DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 14 June 2025-23:59-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. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: 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). JOB TITLE:
Gender Equality Officer (Emergencies) TYPE OF CONTRACT:
Consultant Regular UNIT/DIVISION:
Gender, Protection and Inclusion Service DUTY STATION (City, Country):
Rome, Italy DURATION:
Until December 31st 2025 I.BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:




WFP’s ability to achieve its Strategic Objectives and reach a World with zero hunger depends on its capacity to deliver food assistance in a way that considers the different needs and priorities of all the people whom it serves. The 2022 WFP Gender Policy adopts a transformative approach based on a twin-track strategy of mainstreaming gender into all food assistance normative frameworks, programmes, systems and procedures and targeted actions when required. Gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) are everybody’s business. WFP has been updated its Gender Policy and the associated implementation plan which lays out the key priority areas and actions for the organization. In 2024-25, the Gender, protection and inclusion service has focused on better understanding and addressing gender in emergencies and gender-based violence. This has included undertaking a study which examined the gendered barriers to accessing WFP assistance as well as expanding our internal expertise and capacity in gender-based violence. Expanding our advocacy, collaboration and coordination with other relevant teams across WFP is important for ensuring effective gender mainstreaming throughout WFP’s emergency response and preparedness efforts. II.ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
The purpose of this assignment is to seek support and expertise to leverage WFPs experience, alongside new sresearch,



on strengthening and systematizing a gender lens approach to the design and implementation of emergency response and preparedness programming. Under the overall supervision and guidance of the Team lead - Gender equality and the direct supervision of the Programme and Policy Officer (Gender) in Pillar 2: Field Support and Operational Partnerships, the consultant will be required to support the development and implementation of a gender in emergencies workplan and strategy. This will involve collaboration across different WFP work units to identify the most practical results-based approach for mainstreaming gender in emergencies and will include the development of new guidance and tools, including a mapping of existing best practices. This will involve, but not be limited to:
liaising extensively with country offices, other units (within Global HQ) to learn how gender is mainstreamed and integrated into humanitarian operations, including assessing and documenting the real or perceived barriers to integrating gender equality measures/actions and proposing practical solutions to overcome these. The Consultant will be an integral member of the Gender equality team and be expected to support senior staff, among others, to advance the overall strategy and priorities of the Service. Core tasks: - Support the development of a gender in emergencies strategy
- Validate the proposed guidance document(s) and tools to support the workplan and strategy, including their socialization at different levels, and during meetings and exposure to external stakeholders.
- Consult and communicate regularly with Country Offices, to tailor the strategy and tools to their needs.
- Support with the development and maintenance of knowledge management platforms and tools.

📌 Consultant Programme Policy (Roma)
🏢 World Food Programme
📍 Roma