Gender, Protection, and Inclusion Specialist

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World Food Programme (WFP)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 02/03/2026
  • Location: Kenya
Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI) Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role
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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Support the implementation of GPI policies (Gender, Cash, Protection, Localization) and commitments (UNDIS, UNSWAP) for the geographic area, engaging with programme, supply chain and operations, enterprise risk management teams at regional level;
  • Advance regional advocacy and engagement to ensure GPI integration in Programme strategies and policies (resilience, school meals, Emergency Preparedness and Response, social protection, nutrition);
  • Ensure appropriate GPI anchoring in CSP at strategic level, coordinating with GPI and POCQ teams at Global HQ and regional levels, and leading the engagement with Country Offices for timely planning;
  • Engage with CO management in the region to identify needs for technical support and ensure coverage, managing available capacities and resources - in coordination with the global GPI team as needed, including through the management of surge mechanisms.
  • Represent WFP in GPI networks at regional level;
  • Specifically, the specialist will lead and support a combination of tasks among the following, to be agreed in the individual annual work plan:
  • Advocating to regional management, including risk and compliance teams, and across programmes and operations teams for GPI strategic anchorage, in line with GPI global policies. 
  • Provide GPI technical inputs to regional documents, policies, trainings materials, partnerships, and ongoing technical support to Country Offices on GPI priorities. 
  • Provide responsive advisory and technical support to Country Offices and liaise with Global HQ on specialized support needs to support GPI mainstreaming needs. 
  • Liaise with PSEA and conflict sensitivity experts at HQ level as needed. Deliver capacity building support to regional teams, and Country Offices when requested, to streamline minimum GPI knowledge across services and teams as needed. 
  • Coordinate with GPI Global HQ team to ensure a consistent implementation of GPI policies in the region, advising on regional specifics as relevant. 
  • Liaise with Country Office management, in coordination with Global HQ and POCQ teams to ensure timely engagement of GPI in strategic planning, particularly for the Framework on Accountability for Results (FAR) rollout.
  •  Review CSPs to ensure appropriate level of GPI strategic anchorage and technical expertise feeds the documents. 
  •  Perform other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

  • Master’s degree in sociology, gender studies, social work, social sciences, development studies, or related fields and/or a first university degree with an additional 7 years of related work experience and/or professional development.
  • Experience:
  • At least 7 years of post-graduate and progressively responsible professional experience in development projects or humanitarian assistance, of which at least 2 years is international field experience.
  • Demonstrated experience integrating GPI concerns in nutrition and food security programming across the nexus.
  • Demonstrated experience in engaging at strategic level with cross-functional teams to advance policies and advocacy.
  • Understanding of the social, cultural, political landscapes of East Africa and/or Southern Africa.
  • Fluent (level C) verbal and written English is required.

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