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Are you interested in further developing your professional experience while contributing to ending global hunger? Are you passionate about helping those in need? Would you like to join a global organization investing in its people?

If so, an exciting & fulfilling career awaits you!!! Join our diverse and passionate team that works on varied and international projects directly contributing to saving & changing millions of lives around the globe.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & 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.

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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).

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Regular CST, level 2

UNIT/DIVISION: Climate and Resilience Service (C&R) - PPGR

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Rome, Italy

DURATION: 11 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

Climate change multiplies existing threats to food security, hunger and malnutrition. It intensifies the frequency and intensity of natural hazards, amplifies the scarcity of land and water, impacting agricultural productivity and ultimately putting hundreds of millions of people at risk. WFP approaches the challenge of climate change from the point of view of its impact on hunger and malnutrition, working to reduce disaster risk, build resilience and help people adapt to climate change.

The Climate and Resilience Service in WFP headquarters serves as the institutional focal point for interaction with multilateral climate finance mechanisms, providing technical guidance to Country Offices (COs) and Regional Bureaux (RBx) on the specific requirements and complex project cycles of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Adaptation Fund (AF) and Green Climate Fund (GCF) and supports design and implementation of projects to be funded by multilateral climate funds.

These projects incorporate a range of climate change adaptation and risk management activities benefitting of WFP's comparative advantage, including climate risk analyses to help governments better understand the impact of climate risk on food security and nutrition; nature-based solutions; climate risk insurance, forecast-based financing schemes to increase anticipatory action ahead of climate hazards, last-mile climate information, energy services, and technical support to governments to establish risk management structures, processes and strengthen implementation capacities.

The Programme Officer will join the Multilateral Climate Finance team within the Climate and Resilience Service to provide guidance and support to COs and RBx in designing and implementing climate change adaptation projects funded through climate finance. He/she will ensure the technical quality of the projects and compliance of the proposals with the requirements of multilateral climate finance funds, as well as their rules and regulations. The Programme Officer will play a key role to contribute to the overall WFP’s climate finance portfolio.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide guidance, training and support to Country Offices and partners (including governments), in collaboration with Regional Bureaux and relevant teams in HQ, to scoping and design funding proposals for the Adaptation Fund (AF) and Green Climate Fund (GCF) that build climate resilience in communities, are aligned with Country Strategic Plans (CSPs) and national climate ambitions and strategies, and are integrated with other WFP-supported activities in the country:

• Guide CO through the internal scoping pipeline request, including support in completing the requested internal pipeline documents and budget exercise, ensuring sound and integrated climate programming;

• Providing support and guidance during the project design phase, also with field missions when needed. This includes but not limited to: stakeholders and communities’ consultations; revision (and writing, when needed) of project proposals, theories of change, feasibility studies, assessments, budgets, logical frameworks and other annexes as required;

• Guiding COs through the entire proposal preparation and submission processes;

• Ensuring compliance with Funds' rules, regulations, processes, and requirements;

• Liaising with the Funds during proposal review processes and coordinating answers to their questions leading-up to proposals’ finalization and approval.

• Provide guidance, training and support to COs, in collaboration with RBx and relevant teams in HQ, during GCF and AF projects inception and implementation phases:

• Support the preparation of grant and other legal agreements, in collaboration with WFP's Legal Office;

• Support the preparation of Standard Operating Procedures with key partners for project execution;

• Train COs, before or during project inception, on donors’ rules, regulations, requirements and timelines, unpacking programmatic and financial project aspects;

• Guide COs in the lead-up to inception workshops (support with further stakeholder consultations, assessments, budget and logical framework revisions, recruitment processes, procurement processes);

• Review and clear inception reports and related documentation;

• Review and clear annual project reporting, final project reporting, evaluations and other reporting requested by the Funds.

• Support the COs throughout project implementation by ensuring compliance with Funds' rules, regulations, processes, and requirements and assisting with any query.

• Actively participate in capacity building and knowledge sharing:

  • Act as a focal point for climate finance to one or several Regional Bureaux by establishing a regular exchange of information with the RB’s climate/resilience/partnerships teams, co-managing – with the RBx – its Adaptation Fund (AF) and Green Climate Fund (GCF) pipeline, and engaging with COs in the region to inform them about climate finance opportunities and specificities;
  • Participate in the teams’ effort of developing and keeping up to date relevant guidance for COs and RBs;
  • Train and coach, as needed, new colleagues (CO, RB or HQ level) engaged in AF/GCF climate finance.

• Support the Climate Finance Team leader, as required. This might include:

  • Supporting with accreditation processes and related reporting;
  • Attending Climate Funds’ Board meetings (in person or remote) and taking notes, meeting Funds’ Secretariat staff;
  • Supporting COs – through RBx – with the integration of climate considerations and climate finance in their CSPs;
  • Participating in CSP and Annual Country Reports reviews at HQ level.

• Any other duties as required.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

• Concept notes and Funding proposals submitted to the AF and GCF, as relevant.
• Legal agreements signed with donors and governments, as relevant.
• Project inception phase coordinated and concluded with the submission of inception reports.
• Annual reports and evaluations submitted to donors on time.
• Project implementation supported ensuring compliance with Funds' rules, regulations, processes, and requirements.
• Regular exchange with RBx climate/resilience/partnerships teams established.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education: Advanced University degree, or University degree with experience and training/courses in one or more of the following disciplines: climate change adaptation, environmental studies, agriculture and food security, development studies or related area.

Experience: At least 7 years post graduate, progressively responsible work on programmatic activities and processes on climate change adaptation, climate and disaster risk management, or related area.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Good knowledge of issues related to climate change, DRR and food security.
• Proven track-record of developing funding proposals with the GCF or AF.
• Familiarity with the AF and GCF rules and regulations.
• Strong analytical, reporting and writing abilities.
• Strong interpersonal and coordination skills, ability to work in a team and to communicate clearly and diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to plan and organize his/her work, efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results.
• Proficiency in Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Knowledge of WFP climate portfolio is an asset.
• Knowledge of the UNFCCC processes regulating the funds is an asset.

Languages: · Proficiency in both oral and written English (proficiency/level C). Intermediate knowledge (intermediate/level B) of another UN official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is highly desirable.

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REASONABLE ACCOMODATION

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