Programme Policy Officer – School Feeding at World Food
Programme: (Deadline 11 November 2025)
Job Description
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
11 November 2025-23:59-GMT+02:00 Central Africa Time
(Kigali)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.
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.
To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and
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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).
JOB TITLE: Programme Policy Officer – School
Feeding
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Service Contract (SC8)
UNIT/DIVISION: Programme, School Feeding &
Social Protection
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Kigali, Rwanda
DURATION: 12 months
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations
frontline agency fighting hunger. WFP reaches more than 150 million people per
year – delivering humanitarian food assistance and working with smallholder
farmers, communities, and governments to improve nutrition and build resilience
to crises. As conflict, climate change and economic shocks drive up the number
of hungry people in Eastern Africa, finding innovative solutions to the complex
humanitarian and development challenges in the region is essential, now perhaps
more than ever.
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In Rwanda, WFP supports the Government with its ambitious
goals to ensure food security and nutrition and equitable access to sustainable
livelihoods for all. In this effort, WFP Rwanda works closely with diverse
stakeholders to provide general food and nutrition assistance to over 135,000
refugees, asylum seekers and returnees; to strengthen national disaster risk
management, social protection, school meals and nutrition programmes; to
transform food systems; and to support emergency preparedness and response.
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JOB PURPOSE:
To provide support to the Rwanda Country Office’s school
feeding activities. The selected candidate will be responsible for carrying out
the following tasks and responsibilities specific to school feeding operations.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within
delegated authority):
1. Provide operational coordination and project management
support to school feeding activities, ensuring a coordinated approach with
wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
2. Lead the development of standard operating procedures for
school feeding operations, as needed.
3. Contribute towards the development of a limited number of
projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies
and guidance relevant to school feeding.
4. Follow data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring
that rigorous quality standards are maintained. Analyze and utilize the data to
support data-based programmatic adjustments and adaptations.
5. Support the development of monitoring tools with the
M&E unit and in the facilitation of key programme surveys/data collection
activities. Research and analyze policy and operational issues to support
senior colleagues in the development of in-country school feeding policies,
programmes and activities.
6. Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely
reporting on school feeding programmes and activities that enable informed
decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
7. Liaise with internal counterparts (Budget and
Programming, Supply Chain, M&E) to ensure effective collaboration, monitor
ongoing projects, leading monthly commodity management meetings with FOs and
supply chain team, oversee dispatches to schools, support on annual call
forward with commodity calculations.
8. Manage key aspects of external implementing partnerships-
coordinating agreements, reporting and payments- to ensure strong partnerships.
9. Contribute to support school feeding studies and
assessments, surveys and research activities
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10. Contribute to the development, management and sharing of
knowledge products pertinent to school feeding.
11. Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and
national government to identify and address in-country school feeding needs,
e.g. by providing inputs into specific school feeding guidance materials and/or
learning initiatives.
12. Provide guidance to support staff, acting as a point of
referral and assisting them with analysis and queries.
13. Other as required.
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES:
Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance
Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and
contextual factors that affect food assistance problems and programmes
throughout the lifecycle to inform quality programme design or re-design.
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.
Strategic Policy Engagement with 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.
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:
1. Has implemented technical programmes and provided input
into designing operations.
2. Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions,
preferably in relation to school feeding and/or revolving around food security
and/or nutrition.
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3. Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality written
outputs and ability to present to a diverse range of stakeholders in English
4. Ability to develop and maintain relationships with a
variety of stakeholders, conveying an informed and professional demeanor toward
internal and external partners and stakeholders
5. Appetite for exploring and experimenting with new ideas
and approaches.
6. Ability to work independently in a timely and organised
manner.
7. Ability to work as part of a team, participating in open
dialogues and valuing diverse opinions of others, regardless of gender,
culture, background, or experience.
8. Experience with managing project budgets, finances, and
procurement processes.
9. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
10. Knowledge of current thinking and developments in
country capacity strengthening and effective knowledge transfer models,
concepts and principles
STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Advanced University degree in International Affairs,
Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social
Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance, or
First University Degree
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with additional years of related work experience and/or
trainings/courses.
Experience:
2 or more years of relevant postgraduate professional
experience in one or more of the following areas: Programme Operations;
Partnership Management; Monitoring and reporting; National development
programmes, policies, strategies or plans and institutional structures,
preferably in relation to school feeding and/or revolving around food security
and/or nutrition
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Language:
Fluency (Level C) in both oral and written communication in
English and Kinyarwanda.
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of
behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.
Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities
by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If
you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact: global.inclusion@wfp.org
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processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the
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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
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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