Programme Policy Officer – School Feeding

About the role

The World Food Programme (WFP) is recruiting a Programme Policy Officer for its School Feeding Programme in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The position is an 11-month International Consultant (Regular) contract, level CST I, reporting to the Technical Assistance Lead. It supports the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) through technical assistance, coordination, evidence generation and system strengthening, helping Cambodia move toward a government-owned, sustainable school feeding programme.

Key responsibilities

• Support the School Feeding Technical Assistance Lead in donor project management and cross-unit coordination, including performance tracking, reporting, budget monitoring, grant compliance and stakeholder engagement for projects such as the USDA McGovern-Dole and KOICA Home-Grown School Feeding projects.
• Help implement the School Feeding Policy Action Plan and strengthen coordination between MoEYS, MAFF, GS-NSPC, development partners, academia and other stakeholders.
• Lead technical pilots and system-strengthening initiatives (procurement models, local procurement, community-led approaches, model school standards) and document lessons learned.
• Develop concept notes, technical papers, implementation plans and partnership proposals, and turn evidence from studies, evaluations and pilots into recommendations for programme design and scale-up.
• Support stakeholder engagement, advocacy and accountability, including gender, AAP, disability inclusion, environmental sustainability and protection.
• Coordinate learning exchanges, South-South and Triangular Cooperation, and regional and global engagement with school meals coalitions and partners.
• Strengthen monitoring, evaluation and information systems, including the School Feeding Information System.
• Contribute to strategic planning, policy dialogue and corporate reporting, and manage donor-funded projects, including donor reports, work plans, results frameworks and compliance.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree in social sciences, development economics, international development, nutrition or a related field, or first degree with additional relevant experience and training.
• 3-5 years of postgraduate professional experience in a relevant field, with an interest in international humanitarian and development activities.
• Desirable: experience managing social assistance or nutrition-sensitive programmes, and with USDA/KOICA-funded programmes in WFP or partner capacity.
• Desirable: experience working with or assisting the government, and implementing UN operational programmes.
• Fluency (level C) in English, oral and written.

Required skills

• Design of food security and nutrition programmes, preferably school feeding.
• Understanding of food systems and home-grown school feeding value chains.
• Strong knowledge of mainstreaming gender in programme design and implementation.
• Excellent written and oral communication, reporting and presentation skills.
• Strong understanding of the project cycle and national and UN institutional frameworks.

Applications are made only through the online recruiting system, with a CV and cover letter; the deadline is 24 November 2026. Only non-Cambodian nationals are eligible.