Job Description

Position Overview

In delivering its technical and operational support to the national school feeding programme, WFP works with a large number of strategic government and development partners to mobilize and advocate for cross-sectoral investments in support of a home-grown school feeding programme. WFP also invests in an ambitious learning agenda to inform policy and advocacy for school feeding, which feeds into WFP’s global school feeding learning agenda. Given Somalia’s low human capital development (170/175), a burgeoning caseload of 4.8 million out-of-school children, 26% primary enrolment rates and low labour productivity, Somalia’s school feeding programme, as a precursor for systematically advancing Somalia’s developmental priorities on human capital development, economic growth and poverty reduction.

The School Feeding Project Manager will provide strategic engagement with key stakeholders and design a needs-based and results-oriented multi-year school feeding programme hinged on the predictability of support to draw predictable results, with the broader vision of transitioning the programme in its entirety to the Federal and State Governments. This position will be based in Mogadishu, Somalia and will report to the Social Protection Lead.

What will you do?

• Lead the formulation and implementation of a needs-based, result-oriented, multi-year school feeding programme with synergies across various areas (education, food systems, etc.).
• Lead technical team on a broad range of strategically significant and policy, programmatic and operational issues, including assessment and analysis, the choice of objectives activities, transfer modalities and appropriate menu options to effectively achieve programmatic objectives, synergies and sustainable impact.
• Coordinate strategic engagement with relevant government officials, relevant platforms and networks including development partners, donors and research partners.
• Ensure that learning is consistently captured and systematically informs planning and implementation.
• Manage the development and implementation of school feeding plans and activities, providing technical oversight and guidance to the team and colleagues providing inputs into programmatic strategy and identifying opportunities for new funding, engagement, programme quality improvement and innovation.
• Oversee the development of school feeding-specific capacity strengthening and technical assistance at the federal, state and district level to advance on the road map toward a government implemented national school meal programme.
• Plan, monitor and prioritize school feeding resources (both cash and in-kind) to maximize effectiveness. Coordinate commodity management for school feeding in close consultation with the supply chain and budget and programming teams.
• Constantly monitor the performance of state authorities on the delivery of school feeding interventions and provide timely feedback to programme management on the quality and effectiveness of service delivery.
• Support the enhancement of monitoring, evaluation and accountability systems for school feeding with the PMLE team, ensure timely, relevant, credible data and evidence are generated to inform planning and operations.
• Support fostering partnerships with donors. Development of technically sound proposals for school feeding implementation and technical assistance, drawing on the human capital development strategy and analysis. Significantly contribute to the crafting of quality (timely) reports to the various school feeding donors and management.
• Support Strategic Outcome 2 and Programme Management as required.

Experiences and Qualifications

Position Overview

In delivering its technical and operational support to the national school feeding programme, WFP works with a large number of strategic government and development partners to mobilize and advocate for cross-sectoral investments in support of a home-grown school feeding programme. WFP also invests in an ambitious learning agenda to inform policy and advocacy for school feeding, which feeds into WFP’s global school feeding learning agenda. Given Somalia’s low human capital development (170/175), a burgeoning caseload of 4.8 million out-of-school children, 26% primary enrolment rates and low labour productivity, Somalia’s school feeding programme, as a precursor for systematically advancing Somalia’s developmental priorities on human capital development, economic growth and poverty reduction.

The School Feeding Project Manager will provide strategic engagement with key stakeholders and design a needs-based and results-oriented multi-year school feeding programme hinged on the predictability of support to draw predictable results, with the broader vision of transitioning the programme in its entirety to the Federal and State Governments. This position will be based in Mogadishu, Somalia and will report to the Social Protection Lead.

What will you do?

• Lead the formulation and implementation of a needs-based, result-oriented, multi-year school feeding programme with synergies across various areas (education, food systems, etc.).
• Lead technical team on a broad range of strategically significant and policy, programmatic and operational issues, including assessment and analysis, the choice of objectives activities, transfer modalities and appropriate menu options to effectively achieve programmatic objectives, synergies and sustainable impact.
• Coordinate strategic engagement with relevant government officials, relevant platforms and networks including development partners, donors and research partners.
• Ensure that learning is consistently captured and systematically informs planning and implementation.
• Manage the development and implementation of school feeding plans and activities, providing technical oversight and guidance to the team and colleagues providing inputs into programmatic strategy and identifying opportunities for new funding, engagement, programme quality improvement and innovation.
• Oversee the development of school feeding-specific capacity strengthening and technical assistance at the federal, state and district level to advance on the road map toward a government implemented national school meal programme.
• Plan, monitor and prioritize school feeding resources (both cash and in-kind) to maximize effectiveness. Coordinate commodity management for school feeding in close consultation with the supply chain and budget and programming teams.
• Constantly monitor the performance of state authorities on the delivery of school feeding interventions and provide timely feedback to programme management on the quality and effectiveness of service delivery.
• Support the enhancement of monitoring, evaluation and accountability systems for school feeding with the PMLE team, ensure timely, relevant, credible data and evidence are generated to inform planning and operations.
• Support fostering partnerships with donors. Development of technically sound proposals for school feeding implementation and technical assistance, drawing on the human capital development strategy and analysis. Significantly contribute to the crafting of quality (timely) reports to the various school feeding donors and management.
• Support Strategic Outcome 2 and Programme Management as required.

Skills Required

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