Jobs

The Social Protection Programme Policy Officer will: support the engagement in social protection related activities (Government agencies (Department of Samurdhi Development, in particular), UN Agencies, civil society counterparts, cooperating partners, IFIs and major stakeholders) and programmes that effectively meet food security, nutrition needs and response to major shocks (shock responsive social protection (SRSP)/ adaptive social protection, resilience, EPR, gender and disaster risk  management). The purpose of the assignment is to contribute to WFP Sri Lanka’s social protection work to ensure that WFP effectively contributes to the coordinated efforts of various stakeholders to strengthen national social protection in the country.

The Capacity Building Officer for inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) for provision of social protection services (the Officer) will be responsible for conceptualisation and provision of technical assistance to selected LGs. The Officer will contribute to strengthening of participating LGs`capacities that would lead to establishment of IMC for provision of social protection services.   

The Programme Associate duties will be to: support to implementation and management of social protection activities, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures; provide specialized project management support to WFP programmes to ensure that the various activities are performed within the established targets following WFP's policies and procedures; support the development of a long-term vision and strategic approach for WFP’s engagement in social protection in Puntland; contribute to the design and management of a portfolio of social protection programmes that effectively meet food security and nutrition needs; among other tasks. 

The Programme Policy Officer will be responsible to: lead the implementation of the WFP Country office Social protection Unit  strategy and projects; liaise with the Government at the technical level to provide technical and strategic support to the implementation of the National 5-year Strategy of Labour and Social Protection, in particular in strengthening national SP policies and instruments that embed food security and nutrition, aim at enhancing shock-responsiveness and support targeted social assistance mechanisms; oversee the implementation of the  Shock responsive Social protection; protocols including liaise with the ministries involved in drafting the Standard operating procedures; among other duties.