Junior Consultant - Disability Inclusion Lazio

Junior Consultant - Disability Inclusion
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

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

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN WFP? - 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).

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

We are currently seeking to fill a junior consultant position in the Disability Inclusion (DI) Team of the Gender Protection and Inclusion (GPI) Service, based in Rome, Italy.

In November 2020, WFP approved a

disability inclusion road map

along with a resource and implementation plan with the Asia Pacific as the initial pilot region.

The road map supports the implementation of the Secretary General's 2019 UN Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS) and WFP's obligations more broadly regarding disability inclusion.

On 17 November 2021, the road map was

officially extended

until the end of 2022.

Beyond 2022, WFP has incorporated disability inclusion into its

strategic plan for 2022-2025

outlining three goals: to realize the meaningful participation and inclusion of persons with disabilities in all operations and programming; to integrate disability inclusion as a key consideration for management and support functions; and to become an employer of choice for persons with disabilities

The DI Team works in close consultation with the different technical focal points of the DI Working Group at Headquarters, specifically across different key result areas reflected in the road map.

The DI Team is further supported by an official Partnership with researchers from Trinity College Dublin, who are providing technical advice relating to disability data disaggregation.

WFP is also partnering with CBM Global Advisory Group who are operating a Disability Inclusion Helpdesk for WFP.

Duties and responsibilities:

Workstream 1: Support the DI Team Operations at Headquarters- 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.

Workstream 2: Knowledge Management - Disability Inclusion- 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 thro