Head of Safeguards - Consultant

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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’s Regional Bureau for the Middle East and Northern Africa (RBC), based in Cairo, Egypt, provides strategic guidance, policy/technical support and direction to WFP operations and activities in 14 countries: Algeria, Armenia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, State of Palestine, , Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Yemen. These country offices aim to assist roughly one-third of all of WFP’s beneficiaries (approx. 30 million) in some of the most critical humanitarian emergencies of our time. RBC is also active in the ‘Changing Lives’ side of WFP’s mandate, helping national governments and local communities improve nutrition, livelihoods, school feeding, social protection, climate and disaster risk reduction and other programmes that build resilience and support development.

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JOB PURPOSE

As the largest humanitarian agency in the world, WFP is well-known for its ability to respond to crises and deliver assistance to people in need at scale. However, WFP also has an ethical responsibility to ensure that its programmes do not inadvertently cause harm to affected populations. Recognizing this, WFP has made a number of corporate commitments related to the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), protection, accountability to affected populations (AAP), disability inclusion and gender.

More recently, WFP has expanded this normative framework to include conflict-sensitivity and environmental safeguarding. All of these commitments need to be put into practice in real operational settings. In order for this to happen, country offices (COs) need support to identify areas of risk and develop practical ways to address them. Realistically, this can only be done by highly-experienced practitioners that have have genuine subject matter expertise.

This position addresses that gap in the RBC region. You will be directly responsible for WFP's efforts related to PSEA, protection, AAP and disability inclusion. You will also directly supervise the Regional Gender Advisor and, by extension, have the overall responsibility for WFP's gender portfolio in the region. You will also be expected to coordinate closely with other RBC colleagues who are working on conflict-sensitivity and environmental safeguarding.

The position will be based in the Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Unit reporting directly into the Regional Head of EPR.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. MANAGEMENT: Directly supervise the Regional Gender Advisor and act as Officer in Charge (OIC) for the EPR Unit when required. Act as WFP's regional PSEA focal point.

2. EXTERNAL COORDINATION: Represent RBC vis-à-vis counterparts in headquarters and in relevant interagengy fora

3. INTERNAL COORDINATION: Ensure a more rationalized and streamlined application of WFP's safeguarding commitments, in coordination with other subject matter experts

4. TECHNICAL GUIDANCE: Ensure that COs are receiving timely and relevant support to operationalize WFP's safeguarding commitments

5. SURGE SUPPORT: If an emergency happens, be on standby to provide remote or on-site support to the response

6. Any other duties as required

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT

-WFP regionally has a rationalized and streamlined approach for operationalizing its corporate safeguarding commitments, and can demonstrate tangible progress

-The design of new Country Strategic Plans (CSPs) and other critical programmes reflects WFP's corporate safeguarding commitments.

-Annual country reports (ACR) for 2021 have met minimum quality standards from the perspective of corporate cross-cutting issues

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Education: -Advanced academic degree in international relations, law, social sciences, development studies or another relevant discipline

Experience: -At least nine (6) years of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in the humanitarian-development system, of which at least three (3) years have been spent working in a low/middle-income setting or humanitarian crisis context -Demonstrable experience of working directly on protection mainstreaming, community engagement, disability inclusion and/or gender mainstreaming in a humanitarian crisis context -A good understanding of WFP's corporate commitments related to PSEA, protection, AAP, disability inclusion; and gender is desired

Knowledge & Skills: -Demonstrable subject matter expertise in at least two of the following areas: PSEA; protection; AAP; disability inclusion; and gender. Flexibility, including willingness to undertake frequent missions and spend up to fifty (50) percent of the time in the field, including hardship duty stations.

Languages: -Fluency in English (oral and written) -Working knowledge of Arabic, French or Russian is desired.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

JOB TITLE: Head of Safeguards - Consultant DURATION & START DATE: 11 months - ASAP UNIT/DIVISION: Programme DUTY STATION (City, Country): Regional Bureau in Cairo (RBC), Cairo, Egypt REPORT TO (JOB TITLE): Regional Emergency Preparedness and Response Officer (EPR) TYPE OF CONTRACT: Consultant

*This position is open to both Egyptian, and Non-Egyptian nationals. In line with WFP guidelines for regional offices on the use of consultancy contracts, should the selected candidate be Egyptian, a national consultant contract (Special Service Agreement - SSA) will be offered

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

12 March, 2022

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Utilizes understanding of WFP’s Strategic Objectives to communicate linkages to team objectives and work.
• Be a force for positive change: Proactively identifies and develops new methods or improvements for self and immediate team to address work challenges within own work area.
• Make the mission inspiring to our team: Identifies opportunities to further align individual contributions with WFP’s mission of making an impact on local communities.
• Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Helps colleagues to see the link between their individual tasks and the contributions of their unit’s goals to the broader context of WFP’s mission.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Is able to identify, support and encourage focused on-the-job learning opportunities to address gaps between current skillsets and needed future skillsets for WFP.
• Create an inclusive culture: Recognizes the contributions of teammates, and encourages contributions from culturally different team mates to recognise the value of diversity above and beyond just including it in programming for beneficiaries.
• Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Provides and solicits ongoing constructive feedback on strengths and development opportunities to help develop individual skills, whilst also helping others identify areas for improvement.
• Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Sets clear targets for self and others to focus team efforts in ambiguous situations (e.g., unprecedented issues and/or scenarios)

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Thinks beyond team’s conventional approaches to formulate creative methods for delivering food aid and assistance to beneficiaries.
• Focus on getting results: Maintains focus on achieving individual results in the face of obstacles such as volatile or fragile environments and/or organizational roadblocks.
• Make commitments and make good on commitments: Takes personal accountability for upholding and delivering upon team’s commitments and provides assurance to stakeholders.
• Be Decisive: Demonstrates ability to adjust to team’s plans and priorities to optimize outcomes in light of evolving directives, while also responding quickly in high-pressure environments, such as in emergency settings.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Demonstrates an understanding of when and how to tactfully engage other units in conversations on impact, timing, or planning
• Build strong external partnerships: Networks regularly with key external partners using formal and informal opportunities to understand each partner’s unique value proposition, and to build and strengthen relationships
• Be politically agile & adaptable: Demonstrates ability to adapt engagement approach in the context of evolving partner circumstances and expectations
• Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Demonstrates ability to articulate to internal and external audiences the value that individual contributions and immediate teams bring to partnerships.

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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.