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Job Title:    Programme Assistant (Gender & Protection)   

Organisation: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Programme Policy Officer (Gender & Protection)

About US:

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need. In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their lives. On average, WFP reaches more than 80 million people with food assistance in 80 countries each year. The organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to food and contribute to lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.

Job Summary:  The Programme Assistant (Gender & Protection) must have the ability to promote Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace. Coupled with the technical abilities, opportunity will be given to a person with a physical disability, that is Albinism, Vitiligo or Dwarfism.

To perform specialized and/or standardized policy and programme-related processes and activities to support the effective delivery of assistance packages to the Persons of Concern (PoCs).

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support implementation of gender and protection processes and activities within the gender and protection section, supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines.
• Support research and evidence building needs in for programmes in gender and Protection and disability to inform gender, protection and disability mainstreaming.
• In coordination with Programme colleagues, review and adjust assessment/monitoring tools and processes to integrate protection, gender and disability in research and take actions and make recommendations for enhancement of gender protection and disability integration.
• Lead efforts to operationalize the WFP disability roadmap 2020 in WFP Uganda programmes and operations
• Support capacity building for disability mainstreaming through creating awareness about disability and advocating on issues among WFP staff and partners.
• Within the gender and protection section, compile data and support analysis and preparation of reports (e.g. food assistance needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) in order to support operational decision-making.
• Lead the integration and analysis of disability disaggregated data and disability related analysis in WFP programmes, operations and reporting (e.g. food security and vulnerability assessments) following corporate standards and guidelines.
• Work and exchange information with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
• Support communication and activities with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions.
• Establish strategic partnerships and collaborations among key actors and government institutions that work to address disability issues.
• Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Programme Assistant (Gender & Protection) must hold a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Social Science, Economics, Agriculture, Monitoring & Evaluation, Social Protection or any other relevant discipline, obtained from a recognized Institution
• Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station (English).

Desired:

• Candidates with Albinism, Vitiligo or Dwarfism are highly encouraged to apply.
• At least two or three years of relevant working experience gained from a reputable organization.
• Ability to advocate for persons with disabilities as well as sensitization of people on all forms of diversity.
• Ability to communicate with other teams.
• Ability to contribute to the implementation of programme activities.

Competencies:

• Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance: Can facilitate implementation of food assistance programmes under guidance using basic understanding of principles and good practices of programme design, implementation and monitoring.
• Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Vouchers): Demonstrates ability to facilitate, under guidance, food assistance programme implementation that deploys full range of transfer modalities with an understanding of basic principles guiding modality selection and implementation.
• Knowledge of Specialized Areas: Understands basic technical concepts and data and their relevance to food assistance programmes.
• Emergency Programming: Displays capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high quality emergency programmes.
• Strategic Policy Engagement w/Govt: Understands and applies basic principles of engagement with government counterparts at the national or local level.

NB: Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply

How to Apply:

All candidates who wish to join the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in the aforementioned capacity should apply online at the online portal link below.

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Deadline: 13^th May 2022

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