Programme Associate (Protection, Gender, and Accountability to Affected People - PGAAP)
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building a pathway to peace and prosperity. WFP operates in diverse and challenging environments, providing food assistance and addressing the root causes of hunger. The organization values diversity, inclusion, and invests in its employees' professional development.
Job Purpose
The Programme Associate (Protection, Gender, and Accountability to Affected People - PGAAP) will be instrumental in operationalizing and advancing WFP’s commitments to protection, gender equality, conflict sensitivity, and accountability to affected populations (AAP) within the Afghanistan context. This role involves providing crucial advisory and technical support to integrate these cross-cutting priorities into WFP's programmatic activities at the Area Office level. The Associate will contribute to developing analytical reports, conducting field assessments, and facilitating workshops to enhance staff and partner understanding of these critical areas. A key aspect of the role is engaging directly with diverse communities, including vulnerable groups, to understand their needs, improve feedback mechanisms, and ensure WFP's programmes are inclusive and responsive. The position also requires active participation in inter-agency coordination forums and collaboration with partners to mainstream WFP's priorities across the humanitarian sector, ensuring effective and dignified assistance reaches those most in need.
Responsibilities
The Programme Associate (Protection, Gender, and Accountability to Affected People - PGAAP) plays a crucial role in operationalizing WFP's commitments within the Afghanistan context. This involves providing advisory and technical support to integrate protection, gender, conflict sensitivity, accountability to affected people (AAP), and disability inclusion into WFP's programmatic implementation at the Area Office level. The Associate will develop analytical reports and case studies, conduct field visits to assess program design and implementation, and support the design and monitoring of relevant tools. A key responsibility is organizing and leading community consultations, particularly with hard-to-reach populations, and facilitating workshops to educate WFP, Cooperating Partner (CP), and Third-party Monitoring (TPM) staff on these cross-cutting issues. The role also involves engaging with diverse communities to understand their information needs and preferences, working with Area Office teams on community engagement strategies, and supporting the dissemination of thematic messages and learning materials. Furthermore, the PGAAP Associate will collaborate with UN and I/NGO agencies, participate in interagency forums, and manage sensitive Community Feedback Mechanism (CFM) cases, ensuring timely verification, appropriate action, and data entry into the CRM tool. This includes handling cases related to gender-based violence, protection, child protection, and data privacy, while ensuring the accessibility and inclusiveness of CFM mechanisms for all community members.
Work Experience
Requires a minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience in communications specifically related to protection, gender, and accountability to affected populations.
Skills
Protection, Gender, Accountability to Affected People (AAP), Conflict Sensitivity, Disability Inclusion, Community Feedback Mechanisms (CFM), Report Writing, Data Analysis, Workshop Facilitation, Partnership Building, Interagency Coordination, Risk Mitigation, Humanitarian Principles, Communication, Cross-cultural Engagement