Under the supervision of the Country Director and within the scope of delegated authority, the Strategic Advisor will:
Advise the Country Director on policy priorities, geopolitical trends, and strategic opportunities for WFP Iraq. Provide insights, analysis, and recommendations to guide critical decision-making. Develop and refine strategies to enhance bilateral and multilateral relations. Support the Country Director in engaging with government officials, civil society activists, and private sector leaders. Monitor political, economic, and social developments that could impact WFP’s role, position, and relations in Iraq. Identify emerging opportunities, risks, and market trends relevant to WFP’s work. Assist the Country Director in managing crises by providing rapid analysis and response strategies. Provide advice and oversight on the development of digital transformation initiatives to enhance governance, social protection, and service delivery. Facilitate external engagement with government counterparts, advising on WFP’s participation in policy dialogues and multi-stakeholder platforms. Provide strategic guidance to advocate for WFP’s contributions to sustainable development. Prepare briefs, talking points, and reports for high-level meetings and public engagements. Perform other duties as required to enhance WFP’s impact and strategic alignment in Iraq.
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES/DELIVERABLES
The Strategic Advisor to the CD will ensure the following outcomes:
This structure allows the CD to maintain overall decision-making authority while leveraging expert advice and strategic insights to navigate Iraq’s complex operational environment.
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The UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization working towards zero hunger by 2030, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. Powered by the passion, dedication and professionalism of our 20,000 staff worldwide, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) works in over 80 countries to bring life-saving food to people displaced by conflict and made destitute by disasters, and help individuals and communities find life-changing solutions to the multiple challenges they face in building better futures. In 2020, WFP assisted 115.5 million people – the largest number since 2012. On any given day, WFP has 5,600 trucks, 30 ships and nearly 100 planes on the move, delivering food and other assistance to those in most need. Every year, we distribute more than 15 billion rations at an estimated average cost per ration of US$ 0.61. We work to enhance nutrition in women and children, support smallholder farmers in improving productivity and reducing losses, help countries and communities prepare for and cope with climate-related shocks, and boost human capital through school feeding programmes. In conflict situations, we bring relief to exhausted populations and use food assistance to build pathways to peace and stability. For its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.