World Food Programme (WFP) Hiring “Programme Policy Officer (Market Development)” at Islamabad || April-2025
Exciting Career Opportunity at World Food Programme (WFP), Islamabad.
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.
WFP is looking to hire “Programme Policy Officer (Market Development)” at Islamabad.
Details are as follows:
Position Title: Programme Policy Officer (Market Development)
Grade: SC9
Type of Contract: Service Contract
Duration: 12 Months
Duty Station: Islamabad, Pakistan
Date of Publication: 10th April, 2025
Deadline of Application: 24th April, 2025
Job Purpose:
Towards the over-arching goal of Zero Hunger, the UN World Food Programme in Pakistan is works to strengthen local food systems to promote increased accessibility and consumption of nutritious foods. In an effort to support the accessibility and supply of fortified foods to vulnerable populations, WFP Pakistan (PKCO) is looking to expand the market development projects, especially around market demand for locally fortified foods, as part of its broader food systems strategy. Additionally, WFP continues to provide technical assistance and expertise through system strengthening initiatives with the Government of Pakistan efforts to make national supply chains and markets more resilient and nutrition-sensitive.
The overall purpose of the position is to support the project management and implementation of WFP’s market analysis and development activities, including WFP’s new eVoucher for fortified wheat flour pilot. This role will contribute more broadly to the systems strengthening work streams including providing strategic and technical expertise, programmatic support and cross-functional coherence in food systems, agricultural economics and market development.
Programme Policy Officer (Market Development) will work under the direct supervision of the Programme Policy Officer (Food Systems) SO3 – Activity 6: Food Systems Manager or his/she designates at the Pakistan Country Office.
Required Qualification and Experience:
Education:
- Advanced University degree (from a recognized university) preferably in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Business Administration, Logistics, Public Policy, or another related field, or first university degree with additional two years of relevant professional experience.
Experience:
- At least five (5) or more years of professional/ managerial progressive work experience in agroeconomics, food systems, market facilitation, retail development, business development or support services with the private sector and particularly in rural context gained from reputable organizations.
Required Skills:
- Strong analytical and conceptualization\ skills in support of strategy design and implementation.
- Experience coordinating or project managing CBT activities, retail supply chain strategies and/or market development with other units and external partners
- Technical proficiency in using software such as PowerBI, R, STATA, SQL and/or Microsoft Office Suite Products.
- General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations, and procurement procedures is desirable.
Required Languages:
- Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Urdu
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop strategies for WFP to expand its market development and value chain activities, such as the expansion of eVouchers for fortified foods, to improve the accessibility of nutritious foods
- Support resource mobilization for future market develop and systems strengthening activities
- Lead the project management of existing of eVoucher project, plans and processes in coordination with WFP SC and programme teams at country and provincial levels, and external partners.
- Monitor and provide solutions for the efficient implementation of project activities in alignment with project timelines and budget
- Build productive partnerships with counterparts amongst government, other national agencies, NGOs and private sector to take a strategic and proactive approach to improving market development and systems strengthening
- Coordinate tasks and manage communications between Provincial and Country offices on the progress of the eVoucher project
- Promote a digitalization mind-set, looking by default for any opportunity to collect data and operationalize processes in digital form, in a way that allows structured reporting and efficiency gains.
- Provide technical contribution to economic and supply chain network mapping to improve supply chain performance and plan market development activities.
- Offer strategic recommendations to enhance the usability and accessibility of market, value chain and CBT research and analysis to support provincial operations and CO management decision making
- Take responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives in areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men.
- Any other responsibilities as requested.
Reminders Before You Submit Your Application:
- We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
- Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
- Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
- Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
- Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
- Please contact us at global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
- Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
How To Apply:
- To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings).
- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
- 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.
Terms & Conditions: WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, pension, leave plus a medical insurance.
Important: All educational documents must be verified/attested by the Higher Education Commission (HEC). Appointment will be subject to submission of HEC-verified degrees.
Last Date to Apply: 24 April, 2025
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Note: This vacancy announcement is advertised internal to WFP for Pakistani nationals only. This vacancy announcement will also be used to build a roster of pre-qualified applicants for future opportunities within same job profile at the current or lower level in Pakistan.
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