16 December 2024-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

• Provide secretariat support for the relevant Disability Inclusion processes, including the Disability Inclusion Working Group (DIWG) and Disability Inclusion Steering Committee (DISC) (i.e. prepare meetings, draft note for record, follow up with focal points, identify and develop materials).
• Support with the coordination and organization of relevant DI-related webinars, workshops and events (i.e. WFP’s partnerships consultations on DI; workshops with Regional Bureaux; thematic webinars…).
• Support in project management and timelines for tasks, projects and initiatives run by the DI Team.
• Conduct relevant background research/analysis to support the Disability Inclusion portfolio.
• Maintain internal tracking tools to monitor progress against the road map and on-going activities in WFP Country Offices.
• Support with the creation and implementation of communication plans and products such as newsletters, webinars, etc.
• Act as a liaison person to the UNDIS (i.e. monitor and evaluate progess against the UNDIS indicators, draft WFP's yearly UNDIS Report).
• Perform other related tasks as requested by the DI Team.

• Contribute to knowledge management and reporting activities on disability inclusion. For example, maintain an internal WFP Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) Platform on Disability Inclusion; support with capacity building and communication-related work; draft case studies/lessons learned.
• Liaise with Regional Bureaux and County Offices to assist in producing, designing and sharing knowledge and research within regions through the DI IKM platform and organization of Regional and intra-Regional DI webinars.

• Support the development and roll out of internal tracking systems (field support requests, CO engagement, document reviews, etc.) to facilitate coordination of workflows in PPGG.
• Update sections of the Programme Guidance Manual as needed for Protection, AAP and Gender sub-teams.
• Contribute to the maintenance of WFP's knowledge management platforms, in alignment with WFP’s corporate taxonomy and metadata tagging standards to ensure all staff have access to updated, relevant, quality knowledge content and products.
• Promote knowledge sharing through relevant channels to raise staff awareness and encourage usage of knowledge management processes, tools, and platforms.
• Assist with the development and implementation of approaches to identify and document knowledge, good practices, and innovations from teams and projects to ensure critical knowledge is effectively and appropriately captured and retained.
• Support with the development and implementation of methodologies for effectively synthesizing knowledge into a variety of useful products to enable the re-application of knowledge and evidence and scaling of better practices.
• Develop a knowledge repository to ensure all team related knowledge, learning and supporting resources are easily accessible and up to date.

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in political science, social science, international studies or a related field is required.
• Has gained experience in implementing technical programs;
• Has implemented programmes and provided input into designing operations;
• Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions;
• Experience in coordination is required;
• Previous UN experience, preferably with WFP, is highly desirable;
• Demonstrated strong analytical and writing skills;
• Ability to write in an engaging and informative manner, and conceptualise and clearly synthesise information;
• Ability to work on short time lines, under pressure, and managing multiple priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision;
• Initiative, enthusiasm, creativity, and flexibility with excellent interpersonal skills and team spirit;
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook), and/or has contemporary and progressive Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) skills and experience in managing online knowledge platforms; and
• Experience in graphic design, accessible formatting, and knowledge of the WCAG2.0 standards is an asset.

• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to quickly assimilate UN/WFP specific processes and systems.
• Ability to work in multicultural and diverse settings.
• Proactiveness and excellent interpersonal skills and team spirit.
• Initiative, enthusiasm, creativity, and flexibility.

• Excellent knowledge of English (proficiency/level C) is required as well as working knowledge of a second UN language.

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
• Please contact us at

  global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org

  in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified