DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS24 November 2024-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)
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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).
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVISION
The most vulnerable and food insecure people live in fragile, resource-scarce and degraded environments, in areas that are prone to climate disasters and exposed to frequent and heterogeneous shocks. At the same time, on top of growing displaced populations, food insecurity is increasingly becoming an urban phenomenon, with more and more food insecure people living in urban areas, without direct access to land or natural resources.
Across these contexts, WFP’s main activities to address communities’ and individual’s long term food security and resilience, especially in the context of climate change, have been the Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) and Food Assistance for Training (FFT) programmes. Both interventions can address immediate food security needs through cash, voucher or food transfers. At the same time, FFA builds or rehabilitate productive household and community infrastructures, while promoting regenerative practices and techniques. FFT supports vulnerable people with the needed technical skills to access market-driven income opportunities.
Since 2013 such programmes have helped millions of people each year across more than 50 countries. FFA has brought hundreds of thousands of hectares of degraded land back into productive use, planted thousands of hectares of forests, and built scores of wells, ponds and feeder roads. FFT has been instrumental in improving communities’ -and especially women’s- income access through technical and vocational trainings productive equipment, access to financial capital and products, market linkages, and job placement support.
WFP’s Asset Creation Livelihoods and Regenerative Practices Team, within the Climate and Resilience Service (PPGR) would like to provide the opportunity to two motivated and proactive individuals graduating, or that have recently graduated to be exposed to and directly contribute to the challenging yet rewarding work of the FFA and FFT workstreams. One intern will be focusing on FFA and the other one on FFT.
GENERAL INFORMATION
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
SUPERVISION
Under the direct supervision of Programme Policy Officers within the Asset Creation, Livelihoods and Regenerative Practices Team, and under the oversight of the Team Leader.
TRAINING COMPONENTS
Throughout their assignment WFP interns have access to an industry leading learning platform, weLearn. Depending on opportunities and availability of funds, he/she may participate in WFP workshops or seminars, as appropriate.
LEARNING ELEMENTS
At the end of the assignment, the Intern should:
INTERNSHIP TERMS AND CONDITIONS
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
WFP is dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our recruitment process is inclusively crafted to welcome candidates of all backgrounds, celebrating diversity and ensuring a respectful environment for all. We aim for an accessible and fair recruitment journey. Should you need any reasonable accommodations or have accessibility concerns, please reach out to us confidentially at global.inclusion@wfp.org. Our DEI team is here to ensure your full participation in our recruitment process.
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
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
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.