Vacancy title:
Programme Policy Officer – Climate Resilience

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Non-profits, Foundations & Philanthropists]

Jobs at:
WFP

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, April 30 2025

Duty Station:
Dar es salaam | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, April 17 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Working under the supervision of the Strategic Outcome 3 Manager and guidance from the Head of Programme, the climate resilience consultant will carry out the following tasks:

1.Design and planning for asset creation and livelihoods activities:

• Provide technical expertise and develop multi-year strategies for asset creation progression and graduation, including natural resources management (NRM) activities focused on soils, water, and landscapes.
• Link NRM activities with biodiversity conservation, livelihoods, and resilience to disasters and climate impacts.
• Develop and maintain effective communication and coordination with the government and other organizations involved in NRM, including WFP Cooperating Partners, to establish multi-year agreements for project delivery, undertake field visits, review implementation of project activities to ensure progress towards objectives and identify opportunities of further collaboration.
• Use the Three-Pronged Approach (3PA) and other participatory tools to identify priority areas and activities, including disaster-prone regions (landslides, droughts, floods, etc.), coordinate community-level initiatives, and review tools and processes to ensure effective project implementation.
• Support the definition, in close collaboration with the Head of Programme and relevant units in the CO, of an integrated resilience approach, and the role of asset creation activities within it.
• Ensure gender and nutrition perspectives are embedded in programming to empower women, men, and marginalized groups.

2. Programme Strategy, Policy dialogue and Implementation coordination

• Act as focal point for the implementation of the climate-smart public works outcome under the CLTF project and foster partnerships with donors, government, and research institutions for scale-up.
• Strengthen collaboration with Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) and local governments to enhance climate resilience and support the design and monitoring of public works under the PSSN programme.
• Manage partnerships with research institutions and NGOs involved in regenerative agriculture and climate-smart initiatives, while fostering collaboration with global stakeholders.
• Organize stakeholder trainings on climate change adaptation and integrate interventions such as social protection, anticipatory action, school feeding, and agri-value chains into climate resilience strategies.
• Develop and review proposals for climate finance, climate-smart public works and agriculture, and strengthen partnerships with governments, UN agencies, NGOs, and academia to enhance resilience programme.

3. Reporting and Knowledge Management

• Develop and implement best practices about community-based natural resource management, produce knowledge and evidence-based products (e.g., briefs, case studies), and document lessons learned to promote a culture of learning and improvement.
• Review resilience achievements and monitoring reports, propose corrective actions to meet targets, integrate updates into reporting SOPs, and perform additional tasks as assigned by supervisors.
• Any other task as may be assigned by the supervisors.

QUALIFICATIONS &DESIRED EXPERIENCE:

• 8 to 10 years of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience working on environment and/or development programming, rural development, natural resources management, climate smart agriculture, or other related fields.
• Solid experience in engagement and advocacy with national and local governments, including on capacity strengthening, supporting policy and strategy design, with a proven ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels, is required.
• Field experience in working on food security, natural resource management and sustainable development, rural livelihoods and poverty reduction, asset creation, access to markets, value chains, climate change adaptation and disaster risk management with communities.
• Demonstrable experience of understanding of sustainable development issues in developing countries is required. Experience of working on resilience building, sustainable rural development, climate change and/or disaster risk management with communities, local and national government in Sub-Saharan Africa will be considered an asset.
• Previous work and knowledge of WFP's processes and procedures in the field of asset creation, soil fertility management, landscape rehabilitation, the Three-Pronged Approach (3PA), is considered an asset.

KNOWLEDGE &SKILLS:
ESSENTIAL:

• Ability to lead and manage design and implementation of community-based projects with multiple partners.
• Specialized technical understanding of rural livelihoods, sustainable development issues, natural resource management, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation programming. Experience with community based participatory approaches will be considered an asset.
• Proven ability to write briefs, analytical and guidance documents to a high standard, and to present complex technical information analyses to technical and non-technical in simple and easily understandable way.
• Experience with developing and facilitating trainings to a wide range of stakeholders. Strong organization and planning skills coupled with good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to supervise and work in a team and establish effective working relations with people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
• Flexibility in accepting work assignments outside normal expectations.
• Excellent interpersonal, networking, communication, negotiation, and facilitation skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and other standard software packages and systems

DESIRABLE:

• Experience in the field of resilience and livelihood projects in developing countries in the areas of development and/or natural-resource management, water harvesting, and community development.
• Previous experience with or knowledge of nutrition-sensitive programming is a plus.
• General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations, and procedures is considered a plus.
• Working experience and good knowledge of project areas/country; context, culture, and norms.

EDUCATION:

• Master's degree in soil science, geography or geographic information system, soils and environment management, agronomy, climate studies, or related disciplines, or bachelor’s degree with two additional years of relevant experience.

LANGUAGES:

• Good knowledge of English both spoken and written.
• Knowledge of the Swahili language is a plus

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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