Emergency learning consultant

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  • Added Date: Monday, 28 October 2024
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS16 November 2024-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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.


ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the worldโ€™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).

    WFP is seeking an emergency learning consultant to review and redesign the emergency learning path, to ensure employees working in emergency are equipped with the most relevant skills and knowledge to be able to provide high quality responses. The activities and approach proposed will have to be developed in in close consultation with relevant stakeholders and based on evidence.

    BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

    The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) 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.

    The Staffing Coordination and Capacity Service (POS) works to streamline talent management across Programme Operations functions, ensuring optimal staffing: aligning the right people with the right roles and right skills to support workforce management and capacity development.

    To support in this mission, WFP is seeking an emergency learning consultant to review and redesign the emergency learning path, to ensure employees working in emergency are equipped with the most relevant skills and knowledge to be able to provide high quality responses. The activities and approach proposed will have to be developed in in close consultation with relevant stakeholders and based on evidence.

    The individual will be collaborating with a dynamic team which works on a variety of initiatives including learning and development, internal reassignment, diversity and inclusion, and workforce management in general. S/he will work in close collaboration with the staffing coordination teams to ensure that learning activities respond to needs and gaps identified strategically through reviews exercise.

    The position reports to the Lead of Learning and Development within POS and can be home based or in WFP HQ in Rome, Italy.

    ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

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