Programme Policy Officer (Social Behavioural Change and Gender) SSA 9 at WFP September, 2023, Tanzania Jobs, NGO and Social Work Jobs, 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.
Programme Policy Officer (Social Behavioural Change and Gender) SSA 9 at 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. Programme Policy Officer (Social Behavioural Change and Gender) SSA 9 at WFP
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Advanced University Degree or University Degree with experience in one or more of the following disciplines: Nutrition, Public Health, Psychology, Social or Behavioural Sciences, Biostatistics, Monitoring and Evaluation or other relevant University Degree. Fluency in English and Swahili Language. ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
WFP Tanzania through its Country Strategic Plan (CSP, 2022-2027) is supporting the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania to deliver equitable and inclusive economic growth through investments in human capital, resilient livelihoods and nutritious diets. A key priority area of the CSP is the support to the national school feeding programme by providing policy-level advocacy and technical assistance to national systems for the rollout of the national school feeding guidelines and implementation of Home-Grown School Feeding models in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar.
In Zanzibar, WFP is working closely with the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) and has supported the Ministry to develop the Zanzibar School Feeding Guidelines to provide the framework for school feeding and other complementary school health and nutrition interventions in Zanzibar. In addition, WFP is supporting to implement comprehensive school-based programmes including school feeding, social and behaviour change (SBC) to promote the adoption of positive nutrition and WASH behaviors as well as position school children as change agents to influence behaviour change at household and community levels. This includes supporting the Government to the use the food systems approach to enhance access to nutritious foods including through school feeding programmes and understand/address the cross-cutting issues including gender dimensions affecting nutrition and WASH behaviors, address identified barriers and enhance enablers to desirable nutrition practices among school children, households, and community at large.
Thus, to ensure evidence-based programming, WFP is looking for a short-term consultant to conduct SBC formative research in North Pemba and North Unguja to provide insights that will inform the design of gender-transformative SBC strategies and activities for school-aged children and relevant school and community stakeholders to strengthen school feeding intervention and promote good nutrition.
JOB PURPOSE
To determine knowledge, perceptions, practices among school-aged children and adolescents and other priority audiences that could promote or inhibit the adoption of positive nutrition practices.
To Identify / analyze barriers to adoption of positive nutrition among school-aged children and adolescents and gender norms and beliefs related to nutrition behaviours among school-aged children and adolescent girls and boys.
To determine best practices and barriers towards comprehensive school feeding and effective community participation.
To identify activities, platforms and identify roles of key stakeholders to promote the adoption of positive nutrition behaviors among school children.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
Based on document review and consultations with stakeholders, prepare a contextual analysis report and information gaps requiring formative research. Design, implement and coordinate targeted formative research among identified priority groups in Zanzibar to generate behaviour insights to inform design of SBC strategy. Ensure the research plan is being implemented with fidelity to the approved research protocol.
Analyse the research data and compile a publishable final report summarizing the findings and outlining recommendations for the development of SBC strategy including guidance on gender intergration. Convene a meeting with WFP and MoEVT to present the study design, implementaion plan and present the findings. Conduct bi-weekly update calls with WFP and MoEVT to ensure timely implementation. Perform other tasks related to this activity.
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
Capability Name Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level 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 analyse 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 specialised 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. OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS This section is optional to describe additional responsibilities & knowledge required for the specific job.
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
Minimum 5 years of experience designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating behaviour change interventions for nutrition, school-based programmes required. Experience in working with Government and non-Government stakeholders in Zanzibar including community members. Good understanding of Zanzibar school feeding and nutrition (including school health and nutrition) context. Experience in conducting interviews, facilitating meetings, workshops and synthesising and reflecting inputs received from stakeholders into a guidance document. Demonstrated ability to work independently and to coordinate inputs from variety of actors. Experience working with the UN will be an added value not a must. TERMS AND CONDITIONS Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
The deadline for sending applications for this position is 01 October, 2023.WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties.
Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.