Recrutement de 01 Programme Policy Officer (Partnerships)

Entreprise: World Food Programme
Niveau d'etude: Non precise
Localité: Tanzanie / Dodoma
Date limite: 2026-09-07

Recrutement de 01 Programme Policy Officer (Partnerships)
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Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzanie
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7 September 2026-23:59-UTC+03:00 heure normale d’Afrique de l’Est (Dar es Salaam)
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ABOUT WFP

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.


At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

WHY JOIN WFP?

WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

Job Title: Programme Policy Officer (Partnerships)

Type Of Contract: Special Service Agreement (SSA)

Grade: Level 8

Unit/Division: Management

Duty Station: Dar es Salaam

Duration: 4 Months



ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need. Assisting almost 100 million people in around 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies, and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. WFP partners with governments, other international organizations and UN agencies, the private sector, and more than 1,000 national and international NGOs in its operations to provide food assistance and tackle the underlying causes of hunger. With its Country Strategic Plan, CSP 2022-2027, WFP Tanzania is adopting a more integrated humanitarian-development approach by increasing its focus on the needs of Tanzanians, while continuing to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees. The CSP’s four Strategic Outcomes and eight Activities will contribute to:

i) Sustaining inclusive economic growth through market-based interventions,

ii) Strengthening human capital and increased affordability of healthy diets,

iii) Promoting climate change adaptation and environmental restoration.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The Programme Policy Officer (Partnerships) will be reporting to the Deputy Country Director and working closely with the Country Head of Programme and CSP Activity Managers.

JOB PURPOSE:

To achieve the above strategic objectives and implement relevant projects and programmes effectively, WFP partners with UN Agencies, and enters into Partnership Agreements with Government institutions, NGOs and Academia, through Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), Letters of Understanding (LoUs) and Field Level Agreements (FLAs) as relevant, where roles and responsibilities of Partners and WFP will be detailed.

The Partnership sub-unit is a crucial part of WFP Tanzania for managing effective and efficient partnerships with significant number of cooperating partners, including Government, NGOs, UN,

University and Private Sector Partners. In addition to ensuring technical quality of FLAs, MoUs and LoUs, the Programme Policy Officer (Partnerships) is expected to provide leadership, training and mentoring to Country Office and Field office staff who interact with Partners, as part of long-term capacity strengthening effort across WFP Tanzania.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Contribute to building and maintaining effective and efficient partnership relationships with NGOs, UN Agencies, Academia and Government Agencies for the implementation of WFP activities and programmes under the CSP.

Provide guidance in the process of FLA/MoU/LoU development and management, ensuring all the review and due-diligence processes are followed in line with corporate guidance, from issuing Calls for Proposal through the UN Partners Portal (UNPP), throughout the selection process, the awarding and signing of Agreements, the registration of the Agreement into WFP’s corporate systems, the implementation of the Agreements and the final evaluation of the Partners.

Provide trainings and orientation to other units, Field offices and Cooperating Partners on the UNPP process.

Convene and support Cooperating Partners Committee (CPC) meetings and CP Technical Evaluation Committee (CPTEC) meetings by acting as Secretary to both CPC and CPTEC; Ensure Technical and Financial Evaluation of Proposals by CPTEC members follow corporate guidance and SOPs.

Respond to queries from CP related to the selection Process, awarding and performance evaluation and capacity building requirements

Oversee implementation of Special Operating Procedures for FLA/MoU/LoU management and updating/revising the SOPs based on new changes/corporate guidelines.

Support Activity Managers in ensuring submission of quality progress reports and invoices by Partners is timely and follow corporate guidance and FLA/MoU/LoU requirements; ensure corporate systems such as Invoice Tracking System (ITS) is used to process invoices and payments.

Together with the Finance, Supply Chain units and Activity Managers, participate in CP compliance spot check exercises, ensuring drafting and submission of reports to management.

Work closely with relevant Country Office units to ensure the end-to-end CP management process complies with corporate guidelines, policies and procedures and minimize WFP’s exposure to risks.

Support the capacity strengthening of CPs and WFP Field offices and technical units’ staff on FLA processes, including budgeting, proposals development, capacity assessments, performance assessment, and reporting.

Provide information and reports on partnerships for program and management briefings, taking points, and Annual Country Reports (ACR). Maintain an up-to-date Partnerships Tracking Sheet and give advance notice to Activity Managers on approaching expiry of FLAs/MoUs/LoUs, and actions required for renewal/extensions/amendments

Manage requests for Budget Revisions, Extensions and Amendments to existing FLAs/MoUs/LoUs as per corporate guidance

Any other assigned duties.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES



Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance - Displays ability to identify the main hunger problem at the national or subnational level to design and implement context-specific programmes that integrate complex analysis and the full range of food assistance tools.

Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Voucher) - Demonstrates ability to analyze and consolidate quantitative and qualitative information from different sources (e.g., market studies) to inform transfer modality selection and programme development

Broad Knowledge of Specialized areas (i.e. Nutrition, VAM, etc.) - Demonstrates the ability to interpret basic data in the context of WFP specialized fields to contribute to technical programme design, implementation and monitoring.

Emergency Programming - Displays ability to translate understanding of programme principles in emergencies and protracted conflict situations into relevant, effective, and context specific approaches.

Strategic Policy Engagement w/ Government - Develops thorough recommendations using multiple inputs (e.g., government counsel, research, own experience) to strengthen national or subnational entities and government owned food and nutrition security programmes.



QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education: University degree in Business Administration, Partnership, Project Management, Economics or other relevant field. Additional professional training in project management, statistical analysis and/or operational planning and management is desirable.

Experience:

At least 4 – 6 years’ experience in similar position performing analysis of medium complexity and presenting the information to meet various audience needs.

Strong organizational and planning skills, and proven experience working effectively with Partners during the execution of projects and programmes.

Strong organizational and planning skills, and proven experience working effectively with Partners during the execution of projects and programmes.

Ability to work systematically, use initiative, good judgement, and communicate complex matters both orally and in writing.

Ability to work independently in a timely and organized manner.

Ability to work as part of a team, participating in open dialogues and valuing diverse opinions of others, regardless of gender, culture, background, experience, or country assignment.

Languages: Fluency (Level C) in English and Swahili languages

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK



WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.


No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

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