Accountability to Affected Populations Consultant, Emergencies and Transitions Unit

Post title: Accountability to Affected Populations Consultant, Emergencies and Transitions Unit
Duty station: Rome, Italy
Applications deadline: 29 May 2016
Application link: http://i-recruitment.wfp.org/vacancies/16-0021173

As the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger, WFP is well-known for its ability to deliver food assistance rapidly to people in need. However, in order to respond effectively in the challenging contexts in which WFP operates, staff require sound knowledge of the fundamentals of emergency programming, as well as skills in specialized areas, such as humanitarian access, humanitarian protection, accountability to affected populations (AAP), and conflict sensitive programming.
The Emergencies and Transitions Unit (OSZPH) has been given the mandate of leading efforts related to emergency programming, as well as on cross-cutting quality aspects of programming, including humanitarian protection and accountability to affected populations. In this context, OSZPH is seeking an experienced AAP Advisor to support the work of the organisation in this area.
The work on AAP is closely coordinated with the implementation of WFP’s Protection Policy and while the main responsibilities will be related to AAP, the consultant may be required to support efforts on protection as well.

Education:
Advanced university degree in one of the following disciplines: international development, anthropology, sociology, international relations, or communications.

Experience:
At least 6 years of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in international humanitarian or development work with at least 2 years specific experience on AAP. This should include experience working in crisis or post-crisis contexts.
Solid knowledge of operational strategies for integrating AAP in the humanitarian response is a requirement.
Complementary protection programming experience is an asset, as is previous experience working on policy implementation, and guidance and training development.
Previous UN experience, preferably with WFP, is highly desirable.

Language:
Fluency in oral and written English is essential. Knowledge of French or Spanish is an advantage.