JOB DESCRIPTION

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

11 December 2025-23:59-GMT+07:00 Indochina Time (Phnom Penh)

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ABOUT WFP

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WHY JOIN WFP?

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

JOB TITLE: Junior Consultant – Protection & Inclusion (PI)

TYPE OF CONTRACT: International Junior Consultant (Regular)

UNIT/DIVISION: WFP Cambodia Country Office/Programme

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Phnom Penh, Cambodia

DURATION: 11 months

BACKGROUND:

The World Food Programme (WFP) has been in Cambodia since 1979. The current WFP Cambodia Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2024-2028 aims to complement and contribute to the government’s efforts to achieve zero hunger through supporting social protection, climate and disaster risk management and food security and nutrition.

 

Cambodia has made strong development gains in recent years; however, many people—particularly women, persons with disabilities, marginalized groups, and those living in poverty—continue to face significant barriers to food security, nutrition, and resilience. Persistent inequalities, limited access to nutritious foods, climate-related shocks, and structural exclusion leave many populations at risk of being left behind.

 

The WFP Cambodia Country Strategic Plan (2024–2028) marks a strategic shift toward national systems strengthening, with a focus on ensuring that social protection, food systems, and disaster risk management are inclusive, nutrition-sensitive, and gender-responsive. The CSP is fully aligned with the Royal Government of Cambodia’s Pentagonal Strategy, the National Social Protection Policy Framework, the National Strategy for Food Security and Nutrition, and national climate and disaster management priorities.

 

The CSP is structured around three Strategic Outcomes:

 

1. strengthening an inclusive, shock-responsive national social protection system;

2. improving access to safe, nutritious, affordable foods through equitable and climate-resilient food systems; and

3. enhancing national and subnational capacities for early warning, anticipatory action, and coordinated disaster preparedness and response.

 

Across these areas, WFP prioritizes protection, disability inclusion, and accountability to affected populations to ensure all interventions are safe, accessible, and equitable. As WFP continues expanding its systems-strengthening role, additional support is required to help integrate these cross-cutting commitments consistently across programme portfolios.

 

This junior consultancy will provide supporting functions that help WFP Cambodia operationalize protection and inclusion commitments as part of its contribution to national systems.

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The Junior Consultant will support WFP Cambodia in mainstreaming protection, disability inclusion, and social equity across all programme areas. The consultant will assist senior staff with analysis, programme support, coordination, and accountability mechanisms to help ensure that WFP-supported interventions are safe, dignified, inclusive, and accessible—particularly for groups facing marginalization.

Duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Contribute to the development of GPI-related components of selected projects, plans, and processes, ensuring alignment with WFP’s Gender Policy (2022), Protection and AAP commitments, Disability Inclusion Roadmap, and the CSP 2024–2028.
• Provide project management and coordination support for specific GPI-related activities within social protection, food systems, and disaster risk management portfolios.
• Support data gathering, monitoring, and reporting systems—including SADD—to help ensure quality and consistent inclusion of PI indicators across programme areas.
• Assist in researching and analysing protection, and inclusion issues relevant to WFP programmes, including barriers affecting women, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and other vulnerable groups.
• Contribute to preparing accurate, timely PI-related reports, briefing notes, minutes, and analytical products for internal and external use.
• Liaise with internal counterparts (Programme, RAM, Partnerships, Area Office) to support effective coordination on PI integration.
• Support the identification and engagement of government entities, civil society groups, women’s rights organisations, and disability networks to promote inclusive programme approaches.
• Assist in capacity-strengthening activities for WFP staff, cooperating partners, and government counterparts, including preparing materials and supporting facilitation.
• Provide basic guidance to staff and field colleagues on GPI queries, documentation needs, or safe programming practices.
• Support AAP and protection-related tasks such as feedback mechanism strengthening, safe referral support, and community engagement.
• Perform other duties as required, including support to emergency response, donor inputs, communication tasks, and GPI mainstreaming for new initiatives.

 

Expected main outputs/deliverables:  
Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Country Director, the Junior Consultant will support GPI mainstreaming through contributing to the following deliverables within the 11-month period:

 

• Perform other duties as required, including support to emergency response, donor inputs, communication tasks, and GPI mainstreaming for new initiatives.

Support integration of protection, and inclusion aspects.

 

• Perform other duties as required, including support to emergency response, donor inputs, communication tasks, and GPI mainstreaming for new initiatives.

Contribute GPI inputs toward milestones planned for June 2026.

 

• Perform other duties as required, including support to emergency response, donor inputs, communication tasks, and GPI mainstreaming for new initiatives.

Support integration of gender and inclusion considerations toward the December 2026 milestones.

 

• Perform other duties as required, including support to emergency response, donor inputs, communication tasks, and GPI mainstreaming for new initiatives.

Support incorporation of GPI elements into evidence products and monitoring systems.:

 

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

 

Education: Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, International Development, Rural Development, Communications, Gender Studies, or related fields. A first-level degree with additional relevant experience may also be considered.

 

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in protection, disability inclusion, AAP, or related cross-cutting areas (including internships or volunteer experience).
• Experience supporting basic research, analysis, or field assessments related to social inclusion, community engagement, or programme design.
• Experience supporting project coordination, reporting, or evidence generation in NGOs, UN agencies, government, academia, or civil society.
• Experience working with vulnerable groups (women, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, rural communities) is an asset.
• Basic experience with data collection or M&E systems, including SADD, is desirable.
• Experience contributing to workshops, consultations, or training materials is an advantage.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multicultural and multi-stakeholder environments.

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

 

WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact:  [email protected]

NO FEE DISCLAIMER

 

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
• Please contact us at [email protected] in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

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.

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements