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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).

JOB TITLE: FLOCK Volunteer TYPE OF CONTRACT: Voluntary Assignment

UNIT/DIVISION: Counselling/ WEL

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Rome, Italy

WORKING ARRANGEMENT (in person/remote): in person

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

FLOCK (Family Liaison Outreach Community- with or without Kids), is a psychosocial program developed 3 years ago by the Staff Counselling Unit in WFP and shown as an example across the UN System. It aims at strengthening families and communities in the organization in order to prevent, protect, and promote mental health and wellbeing. It builds on extensive research demonstrating the impact positive relationships have on resilience, mental health, and overall health.

Working in the UN System can put Staff’s mental health at risk through highly stressful work environments as well as challenge those positive relationships (separation from family & frequent relocations amongst other factors). The FLOCK program, through the creation of global and local UN communities, including family members and the facilitation of a range of psychosocial activities with and through these communities, aims at mitigating those risks.

Over the past months, FLOCK has seen significant expansion,



with Local FLOCKs active in more than 30 countries. Moreover, our global activities continue to engage employees even in regions where local FLOCKs are not yet active.

This rapid growth has increased the demand to provide consistent support and coordination. Hiring an Official FLOCK Volunteer will increase our ability to manage and sustain this expansion, ensuring we continue to deliver high-quality support and engagement across all regions.

DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Volunteer will be assisting the counselling Team in managing and collaborating with global colleagues on all issues related to FLOCK activities and development.

It is expected that the incumbent will have some knowledge of social work/ mental health/ administration and/ or communications.

- Provide technical and administrative assistance in the organization and delivery for conferences, webinars, training sessions, workshops or other events as needed.
- Support in the organization of FLOCK activities, local FLOCKs and FLOCK support groups
- Administer the FLOCK communication tools including the FLOCK mailbox
- Prepare background material and tables for reports, briefings and review sessions
- Select and enter data from a wide variety of documents, including verifying accuracy, making necessary calculations and ensuring the inclusion of all relevant data.
- Provide programming and administrative support to FLOCK projects
- Participate in the preparation of communication material
- Contribute to the development of the wellbeing app for the Families section (translations, content, feedback…)
- Research and analyse existing family-related policies to support FLOCK in the development of policies, programmes and activities.
- Provide administrative support as needed.
- Any other duties contributing to the development of WFP family programs and systems.
- Arrange programme appointments, and maintain programme and projects background information, calendar, route correspondence and facilitate follow-up actions and deadlines
- Draft correspondence on routine matters, including minutes/summary of FLOCK meetings
- Liaising and following-up with translators to make sure all FLOCK material is available in 4 languages
- Perform other related tasks/ assignments as requested.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

- FLOCK mailing lists are updated weekly
- FLOCK social media are engaging
- FLOCK Peer Support Groups run efficiently
- The Wellbeing Platform Family / FLOCK page is up-to-date
- Rome FLOCK has regular in-person activities
- FLOCK monthly coordination meetings run efficiently
- FLOCK documents are up-to-date in 4 languages

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED Education: Bachelor's in social work/mental health/ IT/ admin support/ communications/ political science/ project management, or related field.

Experience:

- Experience in social work/mental health/ IT/ admin support or communications a strong advantage.




- Previous volunteering experience/ coordinating volunteers is an advantage.

Language: Be fluent (level C) in English. Fluency in another WFP official and working language is an asset. Knowledge & Skills:

- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) ; Outlook and Teams environment.
- Knowledge in graphic design tools such as Canva and video editing is an advantage.

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact: [email protected]

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

- All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel.
- We strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete, and that all sections are filled in, including your employment history, academic qualifications, language skills, and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
- If you experience technical issues while submitting your application, you may contact us at [email protected]. Please note that this email is only for technical issues with an application - unsolicited applications or documents sent to this inbox will not receive a reply.
- At the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested later in the process.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks. No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

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