Corporate Planning and Performance Management Consultant

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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 follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok. 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: Corporate Planning and Performance Management Consultant TYPE OF CONTRACT: CST III UNIT/DIVISION: Programme, Policy and Guidance Division (PRG) / Climate and Resilience Service (PRGR)/ Evidence and Learning Team DUTY STATION (City, Country): WFP Headquarters, Rome / Italy (home-based) DURATION: 5 months - July to DecemberBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. We are currently seeking an international consultant to fill the position of a Corporate Planning and Performance Management consultant with the Evidence and Learning Team in the Climate and Resilience Service at WFP headquarters in Rome, Italy. The goal of WFP supported climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and resilience activities is to enable vulnerable people and communities, as well as the governments that serve them, to address the impacts of climate change, climate variability and other shocks on food security and nutrition and increase resilience to shocks and stresses. To achieve this, WFP has developed a number of programming approaches, resources and partnerships, including: i) policy support; ii) climate, resilience and food security analyses; iii) climate services, early warning and anticipatory action; iv) risk financing, social protection and shock-responsive safety nets; v) community and household asset creation, smallholder agricultural market support and disaster risk reduction; vi) access to energy assets and services; and vii) access to climate finance. The learning and performance management team in WFP’s Climate and Resilience Service (PRGR) develop guidance and provides expert advice to: strengthen corporate learning and capacities on climate and resilience programming based on evidence; enhance the quality, visibility and use of climate and resilience programme impacts/results and; assesses the scalability potential of innovative pilots and programming approaches through evidence. This team oversees the generation and use of evidence in corporate systems to show progress towards expected results but also to inform programme decision making throughout the project cycle and achieve better and more sustainable results. ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Review and develop guidance and provide advice to the integration of Climante and Resilience programme areas into country strategic plans and executive board approved planning documents; 2. Review and develop guidance to strengthen capacity at CO/HQ level to improve the use of corporate planning tools by climate and resilience programme areas; 3. Review and develop guidance and provide specialized advice to improve corporate measurement and reporting on climate and resilience results, including climate adaptation and resiliencerelated capacity strengthening of governments and food systems; 4. Represent the climate and resilience service in strategic meetings and working groups to roll-out the Corporate Strategic Plan and climate and resilience indicators included in the Corporate Results Framework; 5. Build evidence on climate and resilience activities in WFP and facilitate access to it through corporate systems and dashboards;and 6. Provide expert M&E guidance to climate and resilience programme teams and country offices, with a specific focus on corporate learning and performance management BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. We are currently seeking an international consultant to fill the position of a Corporate Planning and Performance Management consultant with the Evidence and Learning Team in the Climate and Resilience Service at WFP headquarters in Rome, Italy. The goal of WFP supported climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and resilience activities is to enable vulnerable people and communities, as well as the governments that serve them, to address the impacts of climate change, climate variability and other shocks on food security and nutrition and increase resilience to shocks and stresses. To achieve this, WFP has developed a number of programming approaches, resources and partnerships, including: i) policy support; ii) climate, resilience and food security analyses; iii) climate services, early warning and anticipatory action; iv) risk financing, social protection and shock-responsive safety nets; v) community and household asset creation, smallholder agricultural market support and disaster risk reduction; vi) access to energy assets and services; and vii) access to climate finance. The learning and performance management team in WFP’s Climate and Resilience Service (PRGR) develop guidance and provides expert advice to: strengthen corporate learning and capacities on climate and resilience programming based on evidence; enhance the quality, visibility and use of climate and resilience programme impacts/results and; assesses the scalability potential of innovative pilots and programming approaches through evidence. This team oversees the generation and use of evidence in corporate systems to show progress towards expected results but also to inform programme decision making throughout the project cycle and achieve better and more sustainable results. ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Review and develop guidance and provide advice to the integration of Climante and Resilience programme areas into country strategic plans and executive board approved planning documents; 2. Review and develop guidance to strengthen capacity at CO/HQ level to improve the use of corporate planning tools by climate and resilience programme areas; 3. Review and develop guidance and provide specialized advice to improve corporate measurement and reporting on climate and resilience results, including climate adaptation and resiliencerelated capacity strengthening of governments and food systems; 4. Represent the climate and resilience service in strategic meetings and working groups to roll-out the Corporate Strategic Plan and climate and resilience indicators included in the Corporate Results Framework; 5. Build evidence on climate and resilience activities in WFP and facilitate access to it through corporate systems and dashboards;and 6. Provide expert M&E guidance to climate and resilience programme teams and country offices, with a specific focus on corporate learning and performance management. DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT: Reviewed, updated and rolled-out corporate guidance, methodology and indicators to plan, measure, report and evaluate climate and resilience results; Expert advice on climate and resilience planning, monitoring and analysis of results to embed the corresponding capacities in programme teams, and COs managing or implementing climate and resilience programme areas; Strengthened corporate capacity to plan, measure and report on climate and resilience results, informing programme decision making on the combination of climate adaptation programming approaches and transfer modalities in CSPs; and Increased visibility of climate and resilience results in corporate systems, dashboards, and corporate programme performance analysis to informe programme management, support advocacy efforts, and facilitate thematic climate fund mobilization. QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Education: Advanced university degree or university degree in one, or more, of the following disciplines: Social Science, Sociology, Economics or Development Studies or another related subject Experience: At least 15 years of post-graduate, progressively responsible experience in monitoring and evaluation and strategic planning Knowledge & Skills: Good knowledge of WFP’s normative framework for monitoring, corporate results framework (CRF), corporate monitoring strategy, corporate monitoring guidance and systems (COMET). In-depth understanding of WFP’s performance management and accountability processes, including the Annual Performance Report (APR), the Annual Country Report (ACR), resources to results and value for money approaches. Proven experience with WFP’s accountability and learning strategies, including the Evaluation Policy, Evaluation Charter, and corporate Evaluation Strategy, as well as support to centralized and decentralized evaluations. Familiarity with CSP mid-term review processes. Experience in field staff and government capacity strengthening. Good skills in data analysis and visualization (e.g. Tableau).To perform the wide range of tasks and excel in this position, the ideal candidate would also possess: experience in project management including the definition and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks; experience in managing research, food security or needs assessments; and experience working in a WFP regional bureau or country office. 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