The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking an Intern to join the Gender, Protection and Disability Inclusion (GPI) Unit in Nairobi. This internship aims to significantly support the expansion of dedicated human resources, enabling a more balanced workload distribution, enhancing consistency in technical support across workstreams, and ultimately contributing to improved GPI results and impact.
The GPI Unit provides a rich and structured learning environment, offering hands-on experience in the practical integration of Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE), protection mainstreaming, and disability inclusion within food security and nutrition programming, utilizing a gender-transformative approach across both programme and operations functions. The incumbent will gain extensive exposure and networking opportunities, engaging with WFP Kenya Country Office staff, corporate WFP structures, the UN system, national and county government counterparts, cooperating partners, and other key stakeholders. This role supports GPI integration across diverse interventions and partnerships.
The duration of the Internship is 8 months.
Key Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the Gender Programme Officer, the incumbent will perform the following duties:
- Support in identifying sources of information related to gender, protection and disability issues, synthesize best practices and lessons learned directly linked to gender and transformative programming, protection mainstreaming and disability inclusion goals and updating into the KECO information repository site.
- Support in developing and implementing gender, protection and disability inclusion specific and integrated activities and monitoring processes through a gender transformative approach across the strategic outcomes.
- Contribute in providing inputs in development of gender, protection and disability responsive proposals, concept notes and other programme documents.
- Support in responding to routine queries with readily available support by senior staff and escalate where appropriate to provide a timely and accurate response to inquiries.
- Participate in and represent the unit across Strategic Outcome activities, internal and external meetings to highlight fundamental gender equality and women empowerment related issues and advocate for integrating GEWE, protection mainstreaming and disability Inclusion into the development and humanitarian agenda/programmes.
- Support in ensuring that best practices, human interest stories and lessons learned on gender, protection and Disability inclusion integration and promoting Gender Equality and women empowerment results, through a gender transformative approach are captured and recorded into the CO knowledge networks.
- Support with preparation and conducting field mission visits and capacity strengthening activities in support of WFP, Partner, Government and staff, including community members/resource persons, for effective implementation of gender transformative actions, protection mainstreaming and disability inclusion in food security and nutrition related programming.
- Support in planning and implementing relevant, high-impact gender, protection mainstreaming and disability inclusion advocacy campaigns in collaboration with WFP workstreams, the Government and other strategic partners, for enhanced Gender Equality and women empowerment, protection and disability inclusion results in food security and nutrition programming.
- Assist in preparing gender, protection and disability transformative reports and ensuring deliverables adhere to WFP corporate standards and quality controls.
- Accompany WFP officials in gender, protection and disability inclusion related coordination meetings, workshops and any other planned activities involving WFP’s engagement.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Expected Outcomes
The intern is expected to achieve the following outcomes during the 8-month period:
- Internship goal and objectives defined within one month of onboarding.
- Internship report submitted at the end of the internship program.
- Internship case study completed on gender integration, protection and disability inclusion across WFP programming by the end of the internship program.
Qualifications and Requirements
Education and Language:
- A recent graduate (within the last 6 months) with a Bachelors in Gender studies, Sociology and Social Work, Community development work, Programme Management in development or Humanitarian Settings or an equivalent qualification.
- Fluency in Oral and written English.
Skills and Additional Requirements:
- Computer literacy: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy is essential.
- Basic understanding of Gender equality, women empowerment, PSEA (Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) and linkage on GBV (Gender-Based Violence) in food security and nutrition programming both in humanitarian and non-humanitarian settings.
- Strong analytical, writing, communication and networking skills.
- Should be able to maintain accurate/precise records, perform detailed work, and handle a large volume of work quickly and accurately under time constraints.
- Courtesy, tact, and the ability to work effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
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