Beirut - Gender and Protection Associate SC6

Programme & Policy

Overview

Support gender equality and disability inclusion in WFP Lebanon programs.

You have:

• Bachelor's degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or other relevant field.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in humanitarian context with at least two (2) years’ experience in protection or gender.
• Fluency in both oral and written communication in Arabic and English, fluency in another UN language is a plus.
• Experience designing gender equality and women's empowerment training materials in humanitarian settings.
• Ability to deliver results through planning and organizing own activities effectively.
• Ability to manage multiple requests at a time with excellent teamwork skills in a multicultural environment.
• Detailed work style and strong work ethics; Ability to meet strict deadlines.

- This position is open to qualified Lebanese candidates only. - Female candidates in particular, are encouraged to apply. - Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

This Vacancy Announcement will close on 10 March 2022 at 11:59 PM Rome Time.

Contract Duration: The Gender and Protection Associate (AAP) will be contracted for an initial term of 12 months. Contract may be extended based on business need and satisfactory performance.

Organizational background Assisting more than 90 million people in 83 countries each year, the World Food Program (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. As the international community has committed to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030, one in nine people worldwide still do not have enough to eat. Food and food-related assistance lie at the heart of the struggle to break the cycle of hunger and poverty. In Lebanon, WFP Lebanon provides humanitarian assistance to 1.4 million vulnerable people a month, in the form of unrestricted assistance in-kind and cash-based transfers. WFP supports as well Lebanese schools with school meals and also supports vulnerable households in protecting and improving their livelihoods through trainings and rehabilitation of local infrastructures. WFP also supports Lebanon’s National Poverty Targeting Programme, and Lebanon’s Emergency Crisis and COVID-19 Response Social Safety Net Project (ESSN)

To know more about WFP’s mission, please check the below video: https://www.facebook.com/WorldFoodProgramme/videos/10154930622760178/

Job Purpose The Programme associate (Gender and Protection) will support the gender and protection team in WFP Lebanon Country Office in strengthening gender equality and disability inclusion efforts, based on all relevant WFP policies and guidelines across the Lebanon Country Office activities.

Key Responsibilities (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

Within delegated authority and under the direct supervision of the Programme Policy Officer (Gender Officer), the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

• Support the team efforts to integrate gender, protection, and disability inclusion into WFP Lebanon’s programmes. • Assist in the implementation of gender and age marker-monitoring phase • Assist in the design and the implementation of the Gender and protection knowledge management products • Assist in the implementation of WFP Lebanon Gender Transformative Programme initiative, entailing a gender technical and capacity assessment and capacity strengthening across WFP Lebanon’s programmes; • Assist in research and analyses, including desk reviews, as well as compile good gender equality / transformative practices in humanitarian and development contexts; • Support the implementation of the Gender and Age Marker across all programme areas, including the provision of guidance and training, as well as support in using the online platform; • Support implementation of related Regional and Global gender action plans, strategies and policies in the Country Office; • Assist in the efforts of strengthening WFP staff and partner’s gender awareness, gender analysis capacities and ability to mainstream gender in programming and operations; • Perform other related duties as required.

Required Knowledge and Skills: • Designing gender equality and women’s empowerment training materials in humanitarian settings • Experience analysing data and information about context and affected populations in order to make recommendations for improved programming. • Communicating and reporting in English. • Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point); Experience utilizing computer programs, including word processing, spreadsheets, data capture systems and other software packages and systems; • Ability to deliver results through planning and organizing own activities effectively; • Ability to manage multiple requests at a time; Excellent teamwork skills in a multicultural environment; • Detailed work style and strong work ethics; Ability to meet strict deadlines

Standard Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance.

Experience: Minimum five (5) years of experience in humanitarian context with at least two (2) years’ experience in protection or gender.

Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in Arabic and English. Fluency in another UN language is a plus.

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