Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion Advisor

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World Food Programme (WFP)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 22/12/2024
  • Location: Thailand 
Disability rights Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization 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.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Within the programme team, the Regional GEDSI Advisor will be responsible for providing technical guidance and support to country offices including in their engagement and advocacy with government stakeholders, building strategic partnerships, and advancing WFP’s global knowledge and capacities. Responsibilities and activities will include:

Provide technical guidance and support to Country Offices [remote and in-person] to strengthen GEDSI across the programme cycle and in WFP's advisory role with governments, including:
  • Provide guidance to strengthen disaggregated data collection and integrated context analysis, recognizing intersectional vulnerabilities (gender, disability, indigeneity and other affiliations);
  • Enhance country office advocacy and technical assistance to advance GEDSI outcomes in government systems, policy formulation, budgeting and frameworks, in partnership with specialized ministries, partners, and civil society;
  • Provide strategic guidance and technical support to countries to design, inform, and operationalize GEDSI mainstreamed and/or targeted programmes;

Guide strategic advocacy and partnerships including:
  • Support country offices to identify meaningful research and partnerships to guide programme and policy design/refinement, such as building evidence on who is being left behind or the cost of exclusion; 
  • Support WFP management at Country and Regional levels to articulate WFP’s value proposition externally, including in WFP’s engagement and advocacy with governments and financial partners (IFIs, private sector and foundations, and climate financing);
  • Support country offices to advance localization commitments in partnership with civil society organizations (including women-led/women’s rights organizations, organizations of persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples organizations) and related government machineries;

Advance knowledge and capacities of country and regional teams: 
  • Generate knowledge management and learning products on best practices from the region for internal and external consumption, and support targeted advocacy efforts;
  • Support the contextualization of corporate guidance, tools and trainings, including new corporate results framework indicators and accountability frameworks; and
  • Coordinate WFP’s internal regional cross-cutting network and support the onboarding and upskilling of GEDSI staff across the region at country level.
Other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
  • Advanced degree in one or more of the following disciplines: social sciences, development studies, public policy / administration, international relations, gender studies, sociology or other relevant field.
  • Minimum 8 (eight) to 10 (ten) years of professional experience in relevant areas including at least 4 (four) years progressively responsible professional experience in international development and/or humanitarian contexts;
  • Experience in various facets of GEDSI programming relevant for WFP work in the region, including explicit experience in disability inclusion and other relevant areas touched upon in this ToR (eg: digital financial inclusion, inclusive social protection, etc);
  • Familiarity with qualitative data collection, social behavioral change communication, and related engagement approaches; and
  • Experience in influencing/advising government policy / frameworks.
  • Excellent command of English (written and spoken) is essential.
  • Must be willing to live / relocate to Bangkok, Thailand.

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