Programme Associate AAP and Inclusion (SSA6)
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ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
In Sri Lanka, WFP works every day to help improve the nutrition status and food security amongst vulnerable communities, particularly women and children. We take pride in knowing that our day-to-day work makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve.
WFP is on the lookout for multifaceted individuals to join our dynamic team in pursuing our mission in changing lives and saving lives.
Applications are invited from Sri Lankan candidates to fill the following position.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Position Title: Programme Associate AAP and Inclusion
Contract Type: Special Service Agreement
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Duration: 6 Months
Duty Station: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nationality: Sri Lankan only
Remuneration: Attractive remuneration package following UN policy including salary and medical insurance
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Friday, 04 November 2022
JOB PURPOSE
The Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) and Inclusion Associate will report directly to the Gender Officer within the Programme Unit. The associate will be responsible for developing a Community Engagement for Accountability to Affected Populations Action Plan 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 it's accountability targets.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
Strategy design: In close collaboration with key stakeholders, particularly affected populations across all diversities, establish a Community Engagement for Accountability to Affected Populations Action Plan (CE4AAP). The action plan will appreciate AAP as both a process and a result in-and-of itself. The action plan will be measurable.
Community Feedback and Response Mechanisms (CFRM): In close collaboration with the affected populations and key internal (all WFP staff) and external stakeholders (partners, authorities, and representative groups), the associate will expand the current community feedback and response mechanism to meet immediate emergency operation needs. 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 WFP's CFRM complements existing interagency approaches and efforts.
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).
Embedding AAP capacity: Through user-focussed learning methodologies, design, and rollout an AAP capacity strengthening agenda for WFP and CP staff.
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.
Partnerships: Establish partnerships to strengthen 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, organisations 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.
Team Leadership: Oversee (supervise) the day-to-day work of the CFM operators. This will include ensuring that they have appropriate performance targets and support to accomplish their responsibilities.
Ad hoc tasks: Undertake ad-hoc tasks as required. This may include, but is not limited to, support with donor reports and engagements, providing AAP / Protection talking points and summaries (internal and external facing),
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION:
Minimum Requirements: Completion of secondary school education with A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area.
Desirable: University degree, plus relevant experiences, in Human Rights, International Relations, Development Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Communications for Development, Humanitarian Affairs, or related topics.
EXPERIENCE:
- 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.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
- Knowledge of community engagement/accountability to affected populations, including feedback mechanisms, information sharing, and participatory approaches.
- Understanding of protection and gender dimensions of AAP including beneficiary safety, dignity, gender equality, and women's empowerment.
- Knowledge of humanitarian assistance and development practice including general knowledge of UN systems, policies, rules, regulations, and procedures governing administration.
- Knowledge of political, economic, and social situation in Sri Lanka.
- Community engagement skills and an ability to work in culturally sensitive manner.
- Experience in establishing productive relationships with people of all diversities, especially the most marginalized individuals and communities
- Strong analytical and communication skills, including public speaking, workshop facilitation, and focus group discussions.
- Competency in use of MS office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Publisher, Teams). use of databases such as customer relations management tools, and software such as Tableau is desirable.
- Ability to present data and content visually including use of software such as lnDesign, Illustrator and/or Tableau.
- Excellent research, data analysis and reporting skills.
- Understanding of food security and/or nutrition programming.
- Understanding of human rights, humanitarian principles, and some grasp of crosscutting issues and their importance in humanitarian data analysis.
- Ability to build capacity of others through formal and informal training processes.
LANGUAGES:
- Fluency (level C) in written and spoken English.
- Knowledge in either Sinhala or Tamil or both (written and spoken) will be an 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 iresha.chandradasa@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.
