About this opportunity
Opportunity Overview
The World Food Programme is hiring a Programme Policy Officer to work on Shock Responsive and Adaptive Social Protection in Baghdad, Iraq. This role is a Service Contract position, graded as SC8, and is expected to last for 6 months with the possibility of extension. The officer will work under the guidance of the Head of Social Protection and with the support of a senior SRASP Technical Advisor to lead the strategic and technical support to WFP Iraq's SRASP agenda. The World Food Programme is a global leader in fighting hunger and malnutrition, and this role will involve working with governments to support national social protection systems. The officer will be responsible for establishing and reinforcing a technical, operational, and institutional agenda with government counterparts, ensuring coherence across national and governorate levels, and advancing the institutionalization of SRASP in Iraq. The ideal candidate will have an advanced university degree in Social Policy, Economics, International Development, Disaster Risk Management, or a related field, and will have experience working in social protection, disaster risk management, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the main liaison with social protection, disaster risk management, and early warning/forecasting counterparts
- Establish and coordinate the SRASP Task Force, ensuring regular engagement of all relevant ministries and agencies
- Support the government in developing a legal framework to formalize SRASP as a national mechanism
- Contribute to the design of financial channel structures that enable rapid and accountable SRASP interventions during shocks
- Develop and implement a technical roadmap / workplan with identified technical areas to be improved for SP-DRM-SRASP
- Assess operational structures and develop joint protocols for SRASP intervention, test them at national and governorate level and regularly update them
- Lead the development of a training and learning agenda, including capacity assessments, workshops, and simulation exercises to strengthen government engagement and technical skills
- Support integration of SRASP into the Unified Registry, ensuring interoperability between social assistance and DRM systems
- Promote the use of digital solutions for targeting, registration, and delivery within SRASP operations
- Ensure a nutrition-sensitive lens is embedded in all SRASP operational architecture through the design of a government plan with line ministries to make SRASP nutrition-sensitive
- Coordinate with WFP Programme Units and government counterparts to develop and maintain a DRF and AA roadmap for SRASP
Benefits
- Attractive compensation package
- Opportunity to work with a global leader in fighting hunger and malnutrition
- Chance to make a meaningful contribution to the development of social protection systems in Iraq
Requirements & Qualifications
- Advanced university degree in Social Policy, Economics, International Development, Disaster Risk Management, or a related field
- Experience working in social protection, disaster risk management, or a related field
- Strong technical skills and knowledge of social protection and disaster risk management
- Ability to work with governments and other stakeholders to advance the SRASP agenda
- Strong communication and coordination skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
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