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WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme 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. WFP has been present in Sri Lanka since 1968 and provided assistance to the country in emergency response and protracted recovery interventions in the aftermath of man-made disasters such as the 27-year confilict and recurrent natural disasters (Drought and floods/land slides). In full alignment with the forthcoming United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023-2027, WFP is working with the Government of Sri Lanka to implement the Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027 which has a strong emphasis on supporting systems, including those at both national and local levels.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Position Title: Programme Associate – Gender and Protection

Contract Type: Fixed Term (G6)

Contract Duration: 01 Year

Duty Station: Colombo Sri Lanka

Nationality: Sri Lankan only

Remuneration: Attractive remuneration package following UN policy including salary and medical insurance

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

26 JUNE 2024

JOB PURPOSE

The Gender and Protection Associate will report directly to the Gender and protection Officer within the Programme Unit. The associate will be responsible for supporting gender mainstreaming, disability inclusion efforts and advancing protection outcomes in a way that aligns with the WFP Sri Lanka Country Office Country Strategic Plan (CSP). The associate will also be responsible for reviewing current WFP Country Office operations and activities to identify and action opportunities to ensure that activities are inclusive of all diversities, and that WFP is meeting its accountability targets.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Provide technical assistance to documentation, reporting, and knowledge sharing to foster gender equality, improve meaningful disability inclusion, enhance women’s empowerment, and reinforcing data protection measures through WFP supported programmes and strategy.

2. Support the application of the gender and age marker (GAM) to all programmes and monitoring at both the design and monitoring stages.

3. Community Feedback Mechanism (CFM): In close collaboration with the affected population and key internal (All WFP staff) and external stakeholders (Partners, authorities, and representative groups), the associate will support the current community feedback and response mechanism to that aligned to the emergency response and expand to other programmes as well. The CFM will be expanded also with a view to sustainability ensuring that feedback and response remains a priority for the CO. Interagency collaboration will be essential to ensure that FP’s CFRM complements existing interagency approaches and efforts.

4. Information and Knowledge Management: The associate will work closely with key internal and external stakeholders to produce and share information tailored to audiences using feedback data collected. This will ensure that feedback collected is used to inform decisions made by WFP and other humanitarian actors. The associate will also work closely with stakeholders, especially programming, to evidence how feedback collected and shared has informed programming throughout the whole programming cycle. The associate will also coordinate messaging to affected populations to ensure that information on WFP and its activities meets the information needs and preferences of the affected population (of all diversities).

5. Documenting gender, protection and disability inclusion outcomes for reporting, including the drafting of inputs for annual country reports.

6. Inclusion: Undertake a review of WFP’s operations, throughout the full programme cycle, to document existing good practice leading to meaningful inclusion of all affected persons across all diversities. The review will also identify opportunities to strengthen inclusion. The associate will then work closely with key stakeholders (internal and external) to meaningfully, measurably, and sustainably strengthen inclusion throughout WFP operations.

7. Partnerships: Establish partnerships to strengthen Gender, Protection AAP for Zero Hunger results including partnerships with donors, interagency forums, UN and I/NGO agencies. Importantly, establish partnerships with affected populations directly, and relevant representative groups, for AAP including with people with disabilities, organizations of disabled people, women, women’s civil society groups, youth, youth representative groups, ethnic and religious minorities and their representative groups, amongst others with a particular focus on ensuring meaningful inclusion of marginalized groups in informing decisions made by WFP throughout its activities. Provide support and build capacity for the integration of gender, protection and disability inclusion for staff and partners.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

Minimum of 6 years of relevant professional work experience in Accountability to Affected Populations and/or Protection and/or Gender and/or Inclusion. Experience in relevant areas of work will be considered. Or 2 years of experience plus relevant educational qualification.

Demonstrated experience in Protection, AAP and Gender implementation, strong background in communications work, preferably specifically in Communicating with Communities and Inclusion.

Prior UN cluster or WFP experience or experience with a cooperating partner of WFP is an asset

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor’s degree, plus relevant experiences, in Human Rights, International Relations, Development Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Social work, Communications for Development, Humanitarian Affairs, or related topics.
Language: Fluency (level C) in written and spoken English. Knowledge in either Sinhala or Tamil or both (written spoken) will be added advantage.

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To Apply:

Click ‘Apply’ to the link below to start the application process. Candidates are requested to create an account in WFP E-Recruitment system before applying.

Please also include your CV with a cover letter, highlighting your motivation and suitability for this vacancy, as part of an online application.

WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package including basic salary and medical insurance.

Please visit https://www.wfp.org/countries/sri-lanka to learn more about WFP’s operations in Sri Lanka.

We want to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible. Please contact us at gimhani.kariyawasam@wfp.org to advise us of any accessibility needs you may have.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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.

WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.