Programme Policy Officer - Humanitarian-Development Integration

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Programme Policy Officer - Humanitarian-Development Integration

Mozambique

12 months

1

assignment(s)

Fully funded

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General

Description of assignment title

Programme Policy Officer - Humanitarian-Development Integration

Assignment country

Mozambique

Duty stations

Maputo

Work location

On UN premises

Expected start date

19/10/2026

Duration

12 months

Sustainable Development Goal

• Zero hunger

Host entity

WFP

Modality

Onsite

Type

International

Volunteer category

Specialist UCoS from Apr2026

Work schedule

Full-time

Number of Assignments

1

Details

Mission and objectives

The United Nations World Food Programme is a solution provider in the challenge to end hun-ger and malnutrition and focuses on reaching the most food insecure, and the malnourished all over the world. WFP’s dual mandate allows it to use a development lens in its humanitarian responses, and to align early recovery and development interventions accordingly. In Mozambique, WFP has a five-year Country Strategic Plan (2017-2021), which aims to strengthen resilience, emergency preparedness and response while continuing to address the underlying causes of hunger in the country. WFP has collaborative relationships with host governments, donor governments, NGOs, the private sector, the United Nations system, international finance institutions, interna-tional and regional organizations, academia and think tanks. WFP adopts a partnering ap-proach with the children, women and men its serves, the governments that sit on its governing bodies and the media.

Context

Under the Country Strategic Plan (CSP) Strategic Outcome 1 (SO1), WFP Mozambique is committed to ensuring that people are better able to meet their food and essential needs, sup-porting crisis-affected populations with safe and equitable access to adequate and nutritious food. Specifically, under Activity 1 and 2 of the CSP 2022-2026, WFP aims to save lives and protect food security and nutrition for vulnerable populations affected by shocks, while strengthening essential health and nutrition service delivery. At the same time, under Activities 3 and 4, which focuses on strengthening resilience through climate-smart agriculture, liveli-hoods, and social protection, WFP links emergency assistance to early recovery and resili-ence-building efforts, addressing the root causes of vulnerability. This approach will foster self-reliance, strengthen social cohesion, and contribute to peace, while enhancing communities' resilience to future shocks and stressors. Two projects which highlight this transition from humanitarian assistance to self-reliance in Mozambique are the IDP Durable Solutions workstream and the joint refugee project with UNHCR: the ‘Call to Action’ initiative. Durable Solutions refers to the UN Secretary-General's Action Agenda on Internal Displacement, which sets out a vision to better resolve, prevent, and address internal displacement crises, helping individuals and communities rebuild their lives in a sustainable way, ensuring that they no longer rely on humanitarian aid. Through the Call-to-Action initiative (C2A), WFP, UNHCR, and the UNHCR-WFP Joint Hub are advocating for durable solutions for refugees living in Maratane camp. This global initiative encourages UNHCR and WFP Country Offices to collaborate more effectively with relevant stakeholders to ensure that humanitarian assistance is provided to those in need. It also focuses on ex-panding sustainable food security, nutrition, self-reliance, and inclusion into development and government programs, helping refugees move toward long-term solutions. This position will play a pivotal role in linking emergency food assistance with long-term resili-ence initiatives, supporting refugees, IDPs, and vulnerable communities in Mozambique to transition from dependency to self-reliance.

Task description

the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: 1. Contribute towards WFP’s corporate effort to maintain and improve emergency preparedness and response, while also ensuring sustainability and supporting the transition to long-term solutions and self-reliance. 2. Provide project support to the 'Call to Action' initiative, which aims to transition the refugees from humanitarian assistance to self-reliance. 3. Represent WFP in national Durable Solutions discussions and planning, ensuring that WFP’s programming, priorities, and insights inform Durable Solutions in Mozambique, while also ensuring WFP programming aligns with broader UN initiatives and priorities. This two-way approach operationalizes the humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) nexus by integrating WFP’s efforts with UN-wide strategies, ensuring that solutions are context-specific, coordinated, and mutually reinforcing. 4. Develop guidelines and support the development of strategies and tools that link emergency food assistance to the transition to self-reliance activities, including the creation of tools and guidance such as a Nexus Strategy, and contribute to the upcoming Country Strategic Plan. 5. Proactively connect with other organizations (e.g., peace actors, private sector, NGOs, UN agencies and academic institutions) to strengthen information sharing and build partnerships. 6. Liaise with WFP offices, including WFP HQ, Regional Bureaus, and other Country Offices, to stay informed of global and national updates, as well as best practices, and to provide strategic operational recommendations. This includes the preparation of documentation, best practices, presentations, and other materials to proactively share WFP Mozambique’s experiences with relevant stakeholders. 7. Assist in collecting and sharing advocacy messages to strengthen donor engagement in the transition from aid dependency to self-reliance, with a focus on raising awareness and securing funding for initiatives that support this shift. 8. Organize information-sharing sessions and platforms to facilitate internal coordination and knowledge exchange, including After Action Reviews and other such output-oriented sessions. 9. Support the creation of a system to help WFP staff stay connected to the purpose and impact of their work, with a focus on sharing human interest and success stories for both external and internal consumption, ensuring that staff remain motivated and engaged by the real-world impact of their efforts. 10. Deploy when required to support or inform transitional programing and Solutions, including in emergency situations. 11. Other duties as required.

Eligibility criteria

Age

18 - 80

Required Experience 3 years

Donor priorities

Nationality

Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Additional eligibility criteria

This assignment is funded by the Government of the Republic of Ireland and therefore specific criteria apply: - Candidates must be Irish citizens or a European Economic Area nationals with an unrestricted right to reside in Ireland or have a declaration of refugee status from the Minister for Justice and Law Reform. APPLICATION - You may apply to a maximum of three assignments and indicate the order of preference in the ‘Additional remarks’ field when filling in the application form. -- Preference will be given to candidates who have not served as UN Volunteers funded by Ireland before - Application deadline: 16 August 2026 SELECTION - Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The selection will be done by the UN Host Entity at the level of the country of assignment. +++ UN Volunteer entitlement calculator: https://app.unv.org/calculator +++

Assignment requirements

Relevant experience

3 years

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level

Bachelor's degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agri-culture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance

Competencies and values

• Accountability
• Adaptability and Flexibility
• Client Orientation
• Communication
• Creativity
• Empowering Others
• Judgement and Decision-making
• Knowledge Sharing
• Leadership
• Planning and Organizing
• Respect for Diversity
• Self -Management
• Working in Teams

Skills And Experience

• Experience working in emergency conditions in natural or man-made disasters.
• Experience in transitional programming: moving from humanitarian assistance to long term solutions.
• Strong coordination, networking, and organizational capacity.
• Conversant in UN initiatives aimed at achieving Solutions/ self-reliance such as the refugee Call to Action and Durable Solutions.
• Information/ knowledge management skills.

Area(s) of expertise

Community development, Emergency preparedness, crisis response, Project management, programme development, strategy

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Other information

Volunteerism is understood as a wide range of activities undertaken of free will, for the general public good, for which monetary reward is not the principal motivating factor.

Living conditions and remarks

Mozambique is a coastal country with extremely attractive landscapes that include peerless tropical beaches and warm ocean waters, friendly and welcoming people with amazing cultures (hospitable and tolerant), cuisine (food blended of African, Portuguese and Arabic influences) and hospitality, and rich natural resources and fertile lands that are only just be-ginning to be tapped. Conversely Mozambique also contends with undeveloped infrastructure and services, high levels of corruption and abject poverty throughout the country and it isn't unusual for Mozambicans to live with very poor amenities and no electricity or running water mainly in rural areas. Many imported products are expensive. Eating out and entertainment in touristy areas is also quite costly. In relation to terrorism and political unrest, in the northeastern of Cabo Delgado and north-eastern most of Nampula, there's been a rise in extremists attacks and all visitors to those parts of the country should exercise caution. Over the last few months of 2024, Mozambique has witnessed multiple waves of protests and growing agitation and instability following Presidential elections held on 9 October 2024. This has resulted in disruptions to travel across the country and within Maputo. The situation remains uncertain. English is not widely spoken in Mozambique, so learning a few key Portuguese can help ex-pats culture shock and show the locals they're putting in the effort.

Inclusivity statement

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy

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