UN World Food Programme Kenya - Gender & Protection Intern Jobs

UN World Food Programme Kenya - Gender & Protection Intern Jobs

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.

Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

Organizational Context

The Regional Bureau for East and Central Africa, located in Nairobi, provides strategic and policy guidance as well as technical support to WFP operations and activities in nine countries: Burundi, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan, Djibouti and Uganda.

We are currently seeking to fill the position of a Gender & Protection Intern based in the Programme Unit of the Regional Bureau, Nairobi.

The unit is headed by the Programme Policy Officer and supported by the Regional Gender and Protection Officer.

The unit requires support to the Gender, Protection and Accountability to the Affected Populations (AAP) activities in relation to the planning and implementation of 2019 activities, such as.

Analysis of risks related to the safety of women, girls, boys and men in relation to food assistance and identify prevention and mitigation measures.

Document best practices and lessons learnt and facilitate experience and knowledge sharing.

Review and provide inputs to the assessment tools, reports and other documents and ensure the documents meet WFP gender, Protection and Accountability to the Affected Populations (AAP) standards.

Assist in planning for trainings and capacity building activities and field missions.

Standard Minimum Qualifications