Programme Policy Officer (Resilience) - NOB, Aden Yemen The Republic

## Programme Policy Officer (Resilience), Aden, Yemen - Organization:WFP - World Food Programme - Office:WFP Aden, Yemen DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. 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GENERAL INFORMATIONJOB TITLE:Programme Policy Officer (Resilience)TYPE OF CONTRACT/LEVEL:NOBSUPERVISOR:Head of Resilience UnitUNIT/DIVISION:ProgrammeDUTY STATION (City, Country):Aden, Yemen Organizational Context The incumbent serves as Deputy Head of the Climate Resilience and Livelihoods Unit of WFP Yemen, providing technical leadership across the climate resilience and livelihoods portfolio. The position operates with a high degree of independence, contributing to strategic and policy discussions, supervising staff, and supporting the delivery of complex Programmes and partnerships. To provide technical leadership, quality assurance and Programme oversight for resilience, livelihoods, ecosystem restoration and value chain development operations, ensuring high-quality design and implementation of Programmes, strengthened government systems and partnerships, effective management of Programme risks and performance, and evidence-based decision-making in support of WFP's resilience agenda. Key Accountabilities: 1. Technical Leadership and Quality Assurance - Lead technical oversight of resilience, livelihoods, ecosystem restoration, climate adaptation, financial inclusion and value chain development interventions, ensuring Programme quality and adherence to WFP corporate strategies, technical standards and operational guidance. - Ensure systematic integration of climate risk management, nutrition-sensitive programming, conflict sensitivity, gender, protection, inclusion, and accountability to affected populations considerations across resilience activities and partner-led interventions. - Support the development and refinement of technical tools, methodologies, standard operating procedures and Programme guidance to strengthen quality, consistency and operational effectiveness across resilience interventions. - Provide technical advice to Field Offices and cooperating partners on resilience programming approaches, community asset creation, livelihoods support, natural resource management and sustainability pathways, ensuring Programmes are delivered in accordance with approved plans, commitments, compliance requirements and agreed quality standards. - Review and clear technical designs, implementation approaches, community planning tools, technical guidance notes, and proposals submitted by cooperating partners and field teams. 2. Programme Development and Strategic Support - Support the Head of Unit in the strategic planning, design and expansion of the resilience portfolio, contributing technical inputs into strategic documents, concept notes, funding proposals, donor briefs, presentations, and advocacy materials. - Contribute to Programme performance reviews to ensure interventions remain relevant, evidence-based, responsive to community needs, cost-effective and aligned with country Programme objectives, identifying bottlenecks, implementation risks and opportunities for improved delivery performance and efficient use of financial, operational and partnership resources. - Support annual and multi-year operational planning processes for the resilience portfolio, monitoring grant implementation timelines and expenditure trends and ensuring budgets and workplans are aligned with strategic priorities, donor commitments, available resources and disbursement timeframes to maximize resource utilization and delivery of ICSP outcomes. 3. Government Engagement and Institutional Strengthening - Lead day-to-day engagement with relevant government ministries, technical departments and local authorities on climate resilience and livelihoods programming. - Support the strengthening of institutional capacities, policies, strategies and systems related to community resilience, livelihoods, ecosystem restoration, climate adaptation, financial inclusion, value chain development and other thematic areas as required. - Facilitate alignment of WFP-supported interventions with national policies, frameworks and priorities, promoting government ownership, sustainability and systems strengthening. - Represent WFP in relevant technical working groups, government forums and coordination mechanisms, and contribute to inter-agency initiatives related to climate, resilience and livelihoods. - Promote the integration of capacity-strengthening objectives and transition pathways within Programme design and implementation to support longer-term institutional sustainability. 4. Partner Oversight and Capacity Strengthening - Oversee the technical performance of cooperating partners, reviewing delivery quality, implementation approaches and compliance with technical standards, review partner performance trends and support the implementation and follow-up of agreed performance improvement measures. - Contribute to partner capacity assessments and the development and implementation of partner capacity-strengthening plans, promote learning and knowledge exchange among partners, field teams and government counterparts to improve programme effectiveness and sustainability. - Support field monitoring, technical supervision missions and programme reviews to identify implementation challenges, risks and corrective actions. 5. Monitoring, Learning and Knowledge Management - Support the generation and use of evidence, research and learning products to strengthen programme design and advocacy, including through review of technical innovations, programme results, monitoring findings, community feedback, partner feedback and analytical products to assess programme performance and identify opportunities for improvement. - Contribute technical inputs for donor, management and corporate reporting, ensuring quality, consistency and evidence-based analysis. - Promote the systematic tracking of recommendations,