International Consultant (Protection & Accountability Advisor Officer), N'Djamena - Chad

Programme & Policy

Overview

Support the integration of Protection and Accountability in WFP programs.

You have:

• Advanced University degree in Political Science, Economics, Statistics.
• Knowledge of Field contexts in Chad is highly desirable.
• In-depth knowledge of humanitarian protection, sexual- and other forms of gender-based violence, and general humanitarian policy issues.
• Strong analytical, writing, and communication skills.
• Supervision, Mentoring and capacity building experience required.
• Strong skills and experience in training and facilitation on protection or human rights programming/mainstreaming.
• Fluency (level C) in English language.
• Intermediate knowledge (level B) of French.

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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

JOB TITLE: International Consultant (Protection & Accountability Advisor)

TYPE OF CONTRACT: International Consultancy (CST - Level 1)

DUTY STATION (City, Country): N'Djamena - Chad

DURATION: 6 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.

JOB PURPOSE

WFP Protection Policy is complemented by WFP’s five commitments to Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) (2012), and its policies on Humanitarian Principles (2004), and Gender (2015).

The Protection Advisor will support a newly recruited role of a Protection National Staff, work closely with Protection focal points in various offices in sub offices in Chad and relevant units. There will also be close collaboration with the 3 National staff working on the Complaints and Feedback Mechanisms (CFM) /Hotline based in Ndjamena Country office and collaboration with the M&E unit.

The role is responsible for providing training/capacity building and develop clear ToR’s for field staff who act as Protection focal points. The post holder will also provide support to ensure quality protection and accountability induction and orientation process for newly recruited staff through web-based learning and guidance to ensure that key staff in various units are mentored and supported to ensure WFP’s alignment to Humanitarian Protection Standards.

With the National Protection officer, the Protection Adviser will review community-based functioning feedback and complaints handling mechanisms, ensuring that the feedback loop is closed and the learning generated is disseminated and reflected upon throughout the partner and country programmes. This will also be reviewed in relation to WFP’s formal CFM, the Helpline as well as other existing partner related mechanisms that support the same function.

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There will be focus on learning and ensuring that good practice on protection and accountability are captured and documented, shared widely across the organisation as appropriate while supporting sub bureaus to keeps abreast of evolving standards and processes especially on communication with communities and beneficiary engagement within an interagency multi-functional approach.

The implementation of the above activities will be guided by WFP’s Commitment to Protection Policy Policy (2016), Humanitarian Principles, Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) including updated /revised editions.

Focus will be on strengthening

• staff capacity development;
• context and protection risk analysis;
• integration of protection into programme design and implementation;
• incorporation into programme tools;

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• protection information management strengthening of WFP’s bilateral and inter-agency Protection & Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) interagency collaboration.
• Support the office to integrate Accountability and Protection activities in Chad sub offices including compliance to Guiding principle, feedback and complaints tracking, data analysis, verification, and Post distribution follow up;
• Review understand and Strengthen protection and accountability community-based complaints and feedback mechanisms and in coordination with WFP and partner existing formal CFM’s & Tools
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures including reporting requirements and contributions with other units and team members
• Ensure strong linkages between Protection and accountability, the CFM (formal and informal) as well as SCOPE Tool, PDM’s, assessments, Surveys etc (collaborate with M& E unit)
• Provide protection and accountability related input based on strong feedback and learning from the ongoing field activities and support how to incorporate this feedback into proposals, monitoring and evaluation (related GFD - lean season, Cash Based interventions, School Feeding, VAM etc
• Work closely with partners that implement humanitarian protection activities esp. those working on the community-based accountability approaches, community engagement, and GBV and Child Protection

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• The role will support and advise on the integration of Protection and AAP in WFP’s programmes in sub offices including the preparation (with the newly recruited National Officer) of a work plan for three months, that will include planning, implementation and monitoring;
• Provide oversight to the effective review of both Formal and Informal Complaints and feedback mechanism package in WFP’s programmes
• Work to establish a greater link between protection deliverables & accountability with inter-agency complaints and feedback mechanisms including WFP’s Green Line to ensure that issues raised related to WFP’s programmes are effectively addressed
• Fulfill WFP’s commitments towards Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and support an increase in WFP's PSEA focal points engagement (in Ndjamena and the Sub bureaus)
• Support the development of a “Training and Capacity building Schedule / Guidance Documents, Training materials and potentially relevant Webinars that can be used in a wider area for the rest of the year on Protection and AAP mainstreaming including for mangers and Heads of Sub bureaus
• Support the identification of skills development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT

Internal Controls & Risk Management: Support knowledge of basic internal controls, risk management, and monitoring mechanisms;

Specialized Knowledge Demonstrates a broad or specialist knowledge of administration best practices, techniques and processes, and a good grasp of WFP standards, processes, and infrastructure in area of responsibility; applies this to ensure the provision of efficient and effective administration services

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Education: Advanced University degree in Political Science, Economics, Statistics,

Experience:

1. Knowledge of Field contexts in Chad is highly desirable.

2. In-depth knowledge of humanitarian protection, sexual- and other forms of gender-based violence, and general humanitarian policy issues.

3. Strong analytical, writing, and communication skills.

4. Supervision, Mentoring and capacity building experience required.

5. Strong skills and experience in training and facilitation on protection or human rights programming/mainstreaming

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of French

TERMS & CONDITIONS

WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will determined by the contract type and selected candidate's qualifications and experience. Please, visit the following websites for detailed informations on working with WFP

http://www.wfp.org Click on: "Our work" and "Countries" to learn more about WFP's operations

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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.

CLOSING DATE

Monday, June 20, 2022

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