Programme Associate – Protection, Gender, and AAP

Job Description

Programme Associate (Protection, Gender, and Accountability to Affected People – PGAAP) – SC6 | World Food Programme

The Tone:
This is an ongoing role at World Food Programme, located in an Area Office in Afghanistan. The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives in emergencies and building pathways to peace and prosperity through food assistance. This role is crucial for operationalizing WFP’s commitments on Protection, Gender, Conflict Sensitivity, Accountability to Affected People (AAP), and Disability Inclusion within the Afghan context and its humanitarian programmes.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person at an Area Office in Afghanistan

• Team: Programme Unit, reporting to the Head of Area Office (NOC) with technical guidance from Country Office leads.
• Mission: To operationalize and foster WFP’s commitments on Protection, Gender, Conflict Sensitivity, AAP, and Disability Inclusion, adapting them to Afghanistan’s context and programmes.
• Tech Stack: Client Response Management (CRM) tool

What You’ll Actually Do
• Advisory Support: Provide advice and technical support for integrating Protection, Gender, Conflict Sensitivity, AAP, and Disability Inclusion into programmatic implementation at the Area Office level.
• Reporting & Analysis: Develop analytical and descriptive reports and case studies from field visits, supporting the Area Office in implementing relevant follow-ups and recommendations.
• Capacity Building: Organize and lead workshops, briefings, and inductions on PGAAP and related technical fields for WFP, Cooperating Partner, and Third-party Monitoring staff.
• CFM Management: Support the management, actioning, and verification of sensitive and high-priority Community Feedback Mechanism (CFM) cases, ensuring safe, dignified, and timely resolution.
• Partnership & Coordination: Collaborate with UN and I/NGO agencies, affected populations, and representative groups to mainstream WFP’s cross-cutting priorities across programmes and operations.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Completion of secondary school, with core domain knowledge and operational experience in protection, conflict sensitivity, gender, gender-based violence, humanitarian principles, and accountability to affected populations.
• Experience: Minimum 6 years of relevant work experience in communications related to protection, gender, and accountability to affected populations, including demonstrated field experience in these areas and disability inclusion.
• Skills: Strong capacity for building community relationships; in-depth knowledge and operational experience in risk identification and mitigation measures; strong analytical, writing, and communication skills; high ethical standards and commitment to WFP’s AAP goals.
• Bonus: University Degree in Social Sciences, International Development, Political Science, Law, or a related field; or specialization in protection, gender, and/or human rights related fields.