Gender Consultant – 4 Months Contract
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ABOUT WFP & THE ROLE
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.
Job Title: Program Policy Officer-(Gender Consultant)
Type of Contract: Local Consultant
Duration: 4 Months
Duty Station: Harare, Zimbabwe
Date of Publication: 8 June 2023
Deadline of Application: 20 JUNE 2023
WFP encourages female candidates and candidates with disabilities to apply.
This vacancy announcement is open to Non- Zimbabwean nationals ONLY.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
In Zimbabwe, WFP has a strong track record of delivering food assistance and managing supply chains during crises, while building resilience to shocks among vulnerable communities. The July 2022-December 2026 Country Strategic Plan (CSP) provides a road map to promote shock-responsive social protection and sustainable and resilient food systems.
The July 2022-December 2026 CSP articulates collaborative efforts to better anticipate future needs, improve data and forecasting and strengthen livelihoods and local capacities to withstand, respond to and adapt more readily to sudden or chronic stresses. WFP will support informed decision making on food security and nutrition in Zimbabwe, and will integrate nutrition, gender, protection and inclusion, youth engagement, technological innovation and decentralized zero hunger action throughout the plan. WFP will establish new partnerships and leverage existing ones to their full potential, including those with the other Rome-based and other United Nations agencies.
WFP Zimbabwe’s July 2022-December 2026 CSP focuses on the below areas;
- Social and humanitarian assistance for food-and nutrition-insecure populations in targeted rural and urban areas.
- Support to urban food insecure households for resilient livelihoods.
- Support to rural communities for climate resilient livelihoods, sustainable management of natural resources and enhanced participation in local markets and value chains.
- Collaboration with national actors to enhance capacities to develop, coordinate and implement well-informed, effective and equitable actions for achieving food and nutrition security.
- Services to humanitarian and development actors in Zimbabwe so they can implement their programmes and provide support to their beneficiaries in an efficient, effective and reliable way at all times, including during crises.
JOB PURPOSE
To enable WFP to optimize its presence, role, and capabilities, in partnership, to advance gender equality and empower women. This is achieved by addressing the three objectives: Achieve equitable access to and control over food security and nutrition, Address the root causes of gender inequalities that affect food security and nutrition, and Advance the economic empowerment of women and girls in food security and nutrition.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Conduct desk review, consultations, and field research in addition to developing a methodology to assess SAFE model and the Toose Manual to identify the most essential component and their applicability to WFP’s nexus programmes in Zimbabwe.
- Consult with the gender units and gender advisers at HQ, Regional and Country Office level as required.
- In collaboration with programme colleagues, identify gaps in the current programme portfolio and ways to address them for enhancing gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Key Deliverables
After successfully implementing the programme, the consultant should produce:-
- A theory of change for the integration of gender transformative approaches in WFP Zimbabwe programme portfolio.
- A short technical guideline defining a gender transformative approach for LSA, Urban Social Cash, FFA and SAMS.
- A technical guideline that outlines programme entry points of a gender transformative approach for LSA, Urban Social Cash, FFA and SAMs along the nexus, including how to incorporate the most effective and efficient aspects of SAFE/Toose.
- An implementation plan and accompanying log frame in line with corporate indicators to ensure results are documented.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Advanced University Degree in one (or more) of the following disciplines: Social Sciences, International Development, Gender Studies, Law, Human Rights, Political Science or related, possibly with a strong research focus. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience can be considered in lieu of the advanced university degree.
At least 4 years of relevant Professional work experience in a humanitarian organization part of which should include leadership of implementing gender, protection sensitive and inclusive humanitarian programmes in urban areas.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
This Position is open to Zimbabwean Nationals Only. Applications close on 20 June 2023.
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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.
