job Description
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
1 October 2026-23:59-GMT+02:00 Central Africa Time (Harare)
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.
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).
ABOUT XXX AT WFP
This position is based in Harare and reports to the Programme Policy Officer, Cross Cutting.
THE ROLE
Reporting to the Programme Policy Officer Cross Cutting and under the overall guidance of the Deputy Country Director, the Programme Policy Officer (NOA) will be the focal point for nutrition related programming activities.
Duties and Responsibilities
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):
-Liaise with nutrition specialists in other UN agencies, in particular, in UNICEF to support CO designing, planning and implementation of nutrition programmes and activities, ensuring alignment with WFP strategic objectives, national priorities, and global nutrition policies and guidelines.
-Provide regular technical support to nutrition interventions, ensuring a coordinated and effective integration with other programme aspects, such as food security, social protection, school feeding, resilience, health, and emergency response.
-Provide input and support in nutrition assessments, monitoring systems, and data collection activities to ensure the availability of high-quality evidence for programme planning, implementation, and decision-making.
-Analyse nutrition and programme performance data, identify trends and gaps, and provide strategic recommendations to strengthen programme effectiveness, accountability, and reporting.
-Lead the preparation of related reports, briefs, donor updates, and analytical products to support management decision-making and external stakeholder engagement.
-Establish and maintain effective partnerships with government ministries, UN agencies, NGOs, donors, research institutions, and other relevant stakeholders to support coordinated nutrition programming and policy development.
-Provide support to national counterparts and implementing partners to strengthen capacities in nutrition programme design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, contributing to sustainable national systems.
-Represent WFP in technical working groups, coordination forums, and inter-agency platforms related to nutrition, food security, health, and social protection, ensuring WFP's priorities and expertise are effectively communicated.
-Contribute to resource mobilization efforts through the development of concept notes, project proposals, donor reports, and evidence-based advocacy materials to support programme expansion and sustainability.
-Support nutrition preparedness and emergency response activities, ensuring timely technical inputs and effective implementation of nutrition interventions during crises and emergencies.
-Perform other duties as required in support of WFP's Zimbabwe CSP objectives.
-Other duties as required.
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