Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Officer

Job Title: Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Officer P3

Organization: World Food Programme (WFP)

Requisition ID: 829500 

Contract Type: Fixed Term 

Grade: P3

Duty Station: Rome, Italy

Working Job Language: English

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Monday October 02, 2023

ABOUT WFP

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 

This job is located in Ethics Office in Rome, Italy, Headquarters (HQ), reports directly to the Senior Advisor on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA). 

WFP is committed to uphold a zero-tolerance approach to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA). Since 2018, the Ethics Office has been the Organizational Focal Point for PSEA responsible for overall coordination of PSEA efforts globally. The PSEA unit focuses on effective prevention and protection measures to safeguard the people WFP serves from SEA and to take actions with a victim-centred approach. This is done by facilitating a multi-disciplinary approach to PSEA, including identifying good practices, supporting interagency coordination and UN coherence, and providing advice and guidance to employees on SEA prevention and response.

JOB PURPOSE

The purpose of this position is to provide expertise and substantive advice to contribute to the PSEA Strategy of the Ethics Office and the rollout of the revised Executive Director Circular on PSEA which outlines the internal framework for addressing SEA. This position will support this process through ensuring PSEA is reflected and integrated into standard corporate processes with a focus on those related to programme design and monitoring. This role also includes strengthening outreach and engagement with regional bureaus, country offices, and relevant HQ Divisions in the area of PSEA. 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Participate in the technical rollout of the ED Circular on PSEA (WFP PSEA policy framework) by developing technical guidance and tailored training and capacity-building modules.
• Provide technical advice to the downstream implementation and mainstreaming of PSEA across the organization by working with counterparts to strengthen of links between units and functions, especially the work of Risk Management Division, Gender, PRO-P, and Human Resources.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of PSEA assessment guidance and tools and track progress towards WFP PSEA commitments at the country level by working with technical counterparts to build upon corporate PSEA risk management tools.
• Conduct collaborative engagement with PRO-M and other HQ colleagues to ensure that PSEA is adequately captured and integrated in CSP guidance, quality checks, and review and approval processes.
• Provide technical and policy level inputs to the Strategic Evaluation of WFP’s Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and conduct analysis of the final report.
• Manage the development of WFP’s updated PSEA Strategy and Policy Framework, integrating recommendations from the Strategic Evaluation and other feedback/data from field operations.
• Develop corporate indicators, methodologies and testing and reporting to feed upstream to strengthen corporate mechanisms on PSEA. This will be done by working with technical counterparts.
• Manage the development of models and processes to integrate feedback and learning into programme adaptation. This will be done by conducting a technical review and interpretation of the data available and current processes.
• Develop a knowledge management approach and tools on PSEA, including the maintenance of the repository of tools, documentation of promising practices, etc. This will be done by conducting a technical review and interpretation of the current information available and current knowledge management processes. 

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:    

• Advanced university degree in political science, law, ethics, human resources, public administration, communications, social sciences, or other related fields or an undergraduate degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

Experience:   

• 5 years of relevant progressively responsible especially in the field of sexual exploitation and abuse, and protection.

Knowledge & Skills: 

• Working knowledge of Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and/or related topics such as Protection and/or Gender-based Violence.
• Strong analytical, written, and oral communication skills, as well as conceptual thinking.
• Demonstrable report and presentation writing skills.
• Sufficient humanitarian/UN/operational/programme knowledge
• Demonstrable skills in developing and conducting capacity-building activities.
• Proven ability to produce outputs independently with minimal supervision and guidance, while at the same time seeking innovative ways to integrate PSEA into humanitarian operations.
• Solid soft skills, tact, and maturity, and experience interacting with all levels of an organization.
•  Ability to collect, collate and analyse data in an efficient and effective manner.
• Independent decision-making skills while respecting the bounds of the authority vested in the position.
• High standards of ethics and values, and impeccable integrity

Language:    

• International Professional: Fluency (level C) in the English language.
• Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (a WFP working language). 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

This is an International Professional position and is open to all nationalities. 

Mobility is and continues to be, a core contractual requirement in WFP. This position is however classified as “non-rotational” which means the incumbent shall not be subject to the regular reassignment process unless the position is reclassified as rotational.
WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package in line with ICSC standards (http://icsc.un.org) including basic salary, post adjustment, relocation entitlement, visa, travel and shipment allowances, 30 days’ annual leave, home leave, an education grant for dependent children, a pension plan, and medical insurance.
The selected candidate will be required to relocate to Rome, Italy to take up this assignment.

REMINDERS BEFORE SUBMITTING 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 English.
•  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 hq.talentacquisition@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application.

WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.

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