JOB TITLE:

Resilience and Self-Reliance Programme Policy Officer

TYPE OF CONTRACT:

National Officer

UNIT/DIVISION:

Programme

DUTY STATION (City, Country):

Kampala

DURATION:

Fixed Term

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

Uganda has experienced significant development strides over the past decades, yet it continues to face substantial challenges that impede sustainable growth and equitable prosperity. The country grabbles with recurrent humanitarian crises, including refugee influxes, climate-indused shocks and stressors, and persistent food insecurity.

The World Food Programme (WFP) has been at the forefront of providing humanitarian assistance in Uganda, particularly in supporting vulnerable populations including refugees, the communities that host them, and food insecure people in Karamoja.