Programme Policy Officer
WFP Banadir, South Central Somalia Post Date: 12-10-2022
Apply Before: 15-10-2022
WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.
Posting Dates
Date of Issue: 10 October 2022 Closing Date: 24 October 2022
WHY JOIN WFP?
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide and the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.
This position is open to qualified Somali candidates. Female candidates, in particular, are encouraged to apply.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
I. Programme support to integrate/mainstream inclusion, gender, and protection
• Support the Area Office with continuous context-specific protection and gender analysis aimed at providing solid evidence to inform vulnerability-based and inclusive response across the programmatic cycle;
• Analyze documents to identify entry points for advancing protection and inclusion of the most vulnerable populations in the WFP programmes and delivery modalities
• Support participatory implementation and analysis of WFPs programme related to food support and nutrition through field visits and engagement with key local stakeholders;
• Support the M&E team to strengthen the Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs) to appropriately respond and refer all cases relating to protection including child protection, fraud, and corruption, GBV and SEA, in alignment with corporate WFP policies and guidelines;
• Support programme staff and cooperating partners to integrate and mainstream inclusion across the operation, including both programmes and support functions;
• In collaboration with the CO Gender & Protection Officers, support programme staff to integrate gender and protection throughout the programme management cycle (design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation), and in needs assessment frameworks as appropriate, including the adaptation of tools, collection, analysis and reporting processes to ensure that different beneficiary needs are identified and met;
• In collaboration with the CO Gender & Protection Officers, provide technical support to Programme staff and Cooperating Partners on the monitoring of the Gender and Age Marker (GAM) exercise including the provision of guidance and training, development of key tools to facilitate data collection, as well as development of narratives relating to gender equality and women's empowerment and protection under the Annual Country Reporting for the Country Office;
• Support WFP’s existing commitments to gender transformative practices and protection, and efforts to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) workplan, together with local PSEA focal points and the PSEA Taskforce;
• Working with the Gender & Protection and Diversity & Inclusion Officers, support the Communications and Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) colleagues to develop participatory initiatives for internal and external dissemination regarding the commemoration of international and national events focused on gender equality such as International Women's Day and the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence
Key Accountabilies
II. Foster partnerships and collaborations on gender, protection, and inclusion
• Assist local counterparts in government and other partners to identify protection issues in the framework of WFPs strategies including humanitarian assistance
• Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships on GEWE, protection mainstreaming and disability inclusion with national and local actors, including organizations representing women, persons with disabilities and other particularly marginalized groups in affected communities.
• Participate in all relevant area based inter-agency gender, protection and AAP coordination mechanisms/clusters, coordinating and strengthening the link between WFP’s internal work on gender, inclusion, protection and AAP and its interagency role as a partner and peer within the humanitarian system;
III. Strengthening Capacity
• Support knowledge sharing and gathering of best practices and lessons learned on pilot initiatives, policies and programmes relating to gender equality and women's empowerment and protection at the Area Office level through staying abreast on global, regional, and national initiatives;
• In collaboration with the CO Gender & Protection Officers, identify challenges and opportunities to strengthen the capacity of WFP staff and cooperating partners at the field levels, on the overall knowledge and importance on gender and inclusion and its relation to gender-based violence risk mitigation and the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, WFP's policies and obligations, gender and protection analysis etc;
• Other tasks, as required and assigned by the supervisor or by the management.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor's degree in International Affairs/Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or other related field
Experience: at least one (1) year of postgraduate experience
Knowledge & Skills:
• Knowledge of gender and protection in humanitarian and development settings, gender-based violence, humanitarian policy issues and linkages with food security and nutrition.
• Analytical skills, including gender and protection analysis.
• communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate through multiple mediums (e.g., policy, advocacy messaging, reporting, training)
• Knowledge and skills in adult learning
• Team spirit and excellent interpersonal relations.
Language: Fluency in written and spoken English and Somali required
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Contract duration: 1 year (initial)
Application Instructions
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications through E-Recruitment.
Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Deadline: 24 October 2022
WFP does not charge any application fees to candidates
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.