Intern (Programme - Gender), Addis Ababa(Open to persons with disability only)

Support gender and inclusion initiatives in humanitarian projects

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Overview

Support gender and inclusion initiatives in humanitarian projects

You have:

  • Open to persons with disabilities
  • Experience or understanding of gender issues in humanitarian context
  • Ability to analyze data and prepare reports
  • Strong advocacy skills
  • Collaboration skills with NGOs and other stakeholders

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WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  • Duty Station: Addis Ababa
  • Number of Positions: 1
  • Contract Duration: 8 Months

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.

BACKGROUND & PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

WFP’s activities include food assistance for relief, school feeding, safety nets, nutrition, and food assistance for asset creation through the provision of in-kind and cash-based transfers. The Person with Disability Internship Programme is a learning opportunity aimed at attracting young and talented candidates across the country. The program will provide selected candidates with the opportunity to supplement their academic knowledge with practical work assignment in a field related to the work of WFP. This will promote a better understanding of WFP Ethiopia’s mandate and programs. Similarly, the program will provide WFP with qualified individuals specializing in relevant fields in line with WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

  • Under the guidance of the Head of Gender, Protection, and Conflict Sensitivity team; support all pillars in the inclusion of all cross-cutting elements into the project management cycle.
  • Provide adequate support to enhance an inclusive and gender sensitive response in all program activities by sharing guidance, conducting awareness raising, support partner organizations and WFP teams in conducting barrier analysis subsequent and plans to remove barriers to services.
  • Support the in drafting recommendations and reviewing tools to ensure gender, protection, AAP, Disability Inclusion and Conflict Sensitivity in the country’s monitoring framework aiming to ensure the collection of gender, age, disability disaggregated data as set out by the IASC and WFP internal guidelines.
  • Contribute to the development of program specific analysis/assessment and to propose innovative solutions to enhance the mainstreaming of cross cutting issues as relevant for all CSP activities.
  • Actively participate and raise awareness in the Disability Working Group; the IAAWG, Protection Cluster, PSEA Network, GBV AOR and other interagency coordination mechanisms to ensure the integration of cross-cutting issues in humanitarian actions/responses by featuring WFP’s representation and contribution.
  • Represent WFP’s priorities in national advocacy initiatives putting the cross-cutting lens specially gender, protection, AAP and disability inclusion in Ethiopia.
  • Collaborative work with the pillar leads and local partnerships and/or consortium with NGOs, on technical priorities and important topics under all cross-cutting scope.
  • Within Gender, Protection, AAP, conflict sensitivity, AAP and disability team, compile data and support analysis and preparation of reports (e.g., food assistance needs, resource utilization, program status, performance) to support operational decision-making.
  • Any other tasks as assigned by the head of the Unit.Represent WFP’s priorities in national advocacy initiatives putting the cross-cutting lens specially gender, protection, AAP and disability inclusion in Ethiopia.
  • Collaborative work with the pillar leads and local partnerships and/or consortium with NGOs, on technical priorities and important topics under all cross-cutting scope.
  • Within Gender, Protection, AAP, conflict sensitivity, AAP and disability team, compile data and support analysis and preparation of reports (e.g., food assistance needs, resource utilization, program status, performance) to support operational decision-making.
  • Any other tasks as assigned by the head of the Unit.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

9 June 2023

This internship opportunity is only open to persons with disability.

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Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply 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

Potential interview questions

Can you give an example of how you've successfully advocated for gender-sensitive policies in previous projects? This question assesses your ability to apply advocacy skills in practice. Provide a specific instance where your advocacy influenced policy decisions.
How would you approach conducting barrier analysis for disability inclusion in program activities? The interviewer wants to understand your thought process and methodology for ensuring inclusivity. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a time when you collaborated with diverse teams. What challenges did you face and how did you address them? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
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