๐ฉ Vacancy Announcement nยฐ: 832367
๐ข Job Title: Communication Junior Consultant
โจ Contract type and Grade: International Consultant CST level E
๐ง Duration: 11 months
โ Unit / Division: Partnership and Communication
๐ Duty Station: Abidjan, Cรดte dโIvoire
โฐ Closing date: 28 April 2024
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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance. Female Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & worldโs largest humanitarian organization, operates in more than 120 countries and territories, bringing life-saving assistance in emergencies, building pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change and supporting sustainable and resilient livelihoods for a world with zero hunger. 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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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
Cรดte dโIvoire is considered a low-middle-income country and ranks 171st of 188 countries in the Human Development Index. It is subject to pervasive food insecurity, malnutrition, and gender inequalities, which severely affect smallholder farmers as they struggle with issues of land access and frequent climate-related shocks. Cรดte dโIvoire has a population of 25 million people, of which 48.4 percent are female1 and 46 percent live below the poverty line. It is ranked 155th on the Gender Inequality Index.
WFPโs Strategic Plan for Cรดte dโIvoire (2019 โ 2025) focuses on capacity strengthening with a view to shifting WFP-led programmes to government and community ownership. At the core of this strategic approach is the sustainability of the national school meals programme, in which WFP assists 613 schools, or 10 percent of the schools covered by the programme, as a platform for promoting education, nutrition and gender equality and stimulating local food production and rural economies. The country strategic plan constitutes an opportunity to support smallholder farmers (SAMS), particularly women, in a holistic way and to diversify food consumption by introducing policies and practices to reduce post-harvest losses and promote sustainable access to markets. By applying the SAMS methodology, WFP aims to lay the foundations for a more robust economy that is less reliant on imports, offers better livelihood options for vulnerable populations and fosters resilient and sustainable national food systems.
JOB PURPOSE:
The purpose of this assignment is to lead WFPโs communication by prioritizing an audience-first approach. The incumbent will proactively create and participate in campaigns and engagement opportunities with all parties in order to raise awareness on food security issues and highlight successes and evidence of WFPโs solutions in action.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):
- Contribute to the implementation of WFP Cรดte dโIvoire communication strategy.