Gender and protection

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World Food Programme (WFP)

  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 30/03/2025
  • Location: Madagascar
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.

THE ROLE
Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Head of Programme, the Programme Policy Officer - Gender and Protection will be responsible for strengthening protection and gender mainstreaming throughout the WFP programming cycle in the country. He/she will contribute to the implementation of the country office's GPI strategic action plan. By conducting and coordinating protection and gender analyses of our programs, he/she will take stock of our current practices. He/she will help to make subsequent programmatic adjustments in collaboration with all sections of the Program Unit, the Cooperating Partners Management Unit (CP), and the Research, Assessment and Monitoring (RAM) Unit.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):
  • Contribute towards the development of a wide variety of projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance.
  • Provide project management support to specific and defined programmes and projects of considerable size/complexity, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
  • Develop and coordinate data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
  • Research and analyse a range of policy and operational issues to inform the development of policies, programmes and activities.
  • Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on programmes and activities that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
  • Liaise with internal and external counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
  • Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships to collaborative working leading to improved food assistance packages.
  • Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to prepare for and respond to food assistance needs, e.g. through providing inputs into training materials.
  • Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
  • Other as required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Education: Advanced University degree in social sciences, gender, international development, development economics or another related field such as international relations, human rights or political science or First university degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
Experience: 
  • With an Advanced university degree, at least three (03) years of relevant experience at a professional level
  • At least two (05) years experience as a protection and/or gender specialist
  • Technical expertise in gender and protection in humanitarian and development contexts, ideally in food security and nutrition projects
Language: Fluency (level C) in French language and an Intermediate level in English.

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