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Gender Equality in Emergencies Consultant
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World Food Programme (WFP)
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Consultancy
- Humanitarian or Development: Development
- Experience level: 0-5 years
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Not specified
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Deadline: 19/10/2023
- Location: Italy
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Consultant will be an integral member of the Gender Equality Office team and be expected to support senior staff, among others, to advance the overall strategy of the Office.
Core tasks:
- Support the development of Gender in Emergencies workplan, strategy, tools and related documents in accordance with the Gender Policy 2022 and associated Implementation Plan.
- Support the implementation of the gender in emergencies workplan
- Support the development of a gender in emergencies strategy
- Validate the proposed guidance document(s) and tools to support the workplan and strategy, including their socialization at different levels, and during meetings and exposure to external stakeholders;
- Consult and communicate regularly with Regional and Country Offices, to better tailor the new guidance and tools to their needs;
- Support with the development and maintenance of knowledge management platforms and tools;
- Provide technical support to the field as needed, including through on-site visits;
- Ensure strong coordination and collaboration with the Gender Based Violence colleagues;
- Ensure coordination, collaboration and alignment with other colleagues in the Gender Equality Office as appropriate/when needed;
- Support the Gender Equality Office, Regional Bureaux, and Country Offices in other aspects of implementing the Gender Policy as it relates to this assignment
- Support the Gender Equality Office with any other related duties as required.
DELIVERABLES QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- A ‘Gender in Emergencies’ workplan
- Back to Office Reports summarizing purpose, findings and recommendations of field visits (within 2 weeks of each field visit)
- A practical strategy for guiding WFP to apply a gender lens to emergency response and preparedness programming (in alignment with the Gender Policy 2022)
- An annex to the strategy providing an overview of the outreach and collaboration undertaken with HQ, COs, RBx and any other partners to inform the development of the strategy, including reflections on the extent to which these dialogues informed the final approach.
- Guidance document(s) and tools to support the implementation of the above strategy.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Master’s Degree or equivalent in Gender, Development Studies, Economics, Political Science, Conflict Studies, Anthropology or any other relevant Social Science discipline;
Master’s Degree or equivalent in Gender, Development Studies, Economics, Political Science, Conflict Studies, Anthropology or any other relevant Social Science discipline;
At least 2-years field-based experience related to gender equality and/or social inclusion in emergency contexts, or relevant field.
Additional experience in humanitarian and development assistance context (programming, operational or policy) highly desirable.
Strong knowledge of WFP’s mandate and work;
Strong knowledge of gender equality and the empowerment of women, particularly in emergency contexts;
Written and spoken proficiency in English (Level C) with a second language highly desirable.
Strong knowledge of gender equality and the empowerment of women, particularly in emergency contexts;
Written and spoken proficiency in English (Level C) with a second language highly desirable.
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