Programme Policy Officer

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About the Organization

The United Nations World Food Programme is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. We are 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.

Job Description

In coordination with WFP Country Office and under the supervision of Joint Secretary (DFPD) or as decided by him, the Programme Policy officer (TPDS) will support strategic analysis and advisory services to the Department of Food and Public Distribution in the areas of advanced data analytics & operations research to further enhance TPDS targeting efficiency. The Officer will also support in the planning and expansion of Jan Poshan Kendra (JPK) pilot, contributing to the design, capacity strengthening, monitoring and scale-up of the initiative. The Officer will also be responsible for documenting best practices and providing customized solutions/ capacity strengthening support to State Governments to further PDS reforms

Job Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Director/Joint Secretary, Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India and under the technical supervision by Head of the Social Protection and Supply Chain Unit, WFP New Delhi the Programme Policy Officer (TPDS) will be responsible to perform the following duties:

Provide strategic support to enhance targeting efficiency & improve TPDS access by improving operational efficiency:

• Provide technical assistance through assessments, operations research and data analytics to identify gaps and create solutions for the improvement in supply chain management, including the scale-up of the Annapurti Grain ATM, as required.
• Perform financial feasibility, cost analysis, optimisation analysis of government supply chain networks.
• Design solutions, strategies, standards, and guidance to improve performance, reduce cost, or improve responsiveness.
• Provide a road map for effective roll-out of solutions across States/UTs.
• Prepare training material and undertake capacity strengthening of state level PDS stakeholders in applying analysis tools effectively.

Provide technical advisory for the expansion of Jan Poshan Kendra (JPK) pilot, contributing to the design, partnership, capacity strengthening, monitoring and scale-up of the initiative.

Provide strategic support to identify & disseminate best practice solutions for furthering reforms in TPDS by improving beneficiary targeting, outreach activities and mainstreaming millets in PDS.

• Identify, evaluate and document/ update best practice models in co-ordination with relevant stakeholders/ State Governments.
• Undertake risk and gap analysis.
• Prepare dissemination plan for effective uptake of the identified models by the different states through trainings, conferences & workshops.
• Support the Central Government in the preparation of state specific recommendations & strengthening capacity of PDS stakeholders in States/UTs to implement them effectively.

Prepare and compile relevant data and create detailed technical specifications for all components of the solution/implementation from various stakeholders and share with relevant WFP Country Office Programme Officers for analysis and representation.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Advanced University degree or First level University Degree from an institute of repute in any of the following disciplines: Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Applications, Mathematics, Statistics, Mathematical Statistics, Business Administration.
• Specialization in Operations Research, Business Analytics, or Data Science

Experience

• At least one year of professional experience is required and for candidates with First-Level University Degree additional years of professional experience is required.
• The professional experience should be in working on large scale technology/e-governance solutions with government or a development agency, in the area of Operations Research, Advanced Data Analytics, Supply Chain planning, Monitoring & Evaluation etc. for best practice documentation, capacity strengthening & data driven decision making.
• Experience in working independently with minimum supervision, often in fluid and ambiguous situations will be required.

Language

• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English. Working knowledge of Hindi is preferred.

Competencies & skills:

• The post holder should have strong technical, analytical and problems solving skills;
• ability to think through complex issues to conceptualize, design and execute actions plans.
• Demonstrate passion and motivation with the ability to manage complexities, multiple tasks with commitment to deliver against multiple, tight deadlines at work.
• Excellent team player with an ability to work collaboratively, share information and build strong working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders from diverse backgrounds while focusing on impact and results.
• Maturity and presence required to effectively participate and contribute in meetings with senior government officials.

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