Internship – Asset Creation, Livelihoods and Regenerative Practices, Climate & Resilience Service, HQ Rome, Italy

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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’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).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVISION

The most vulnerable and food insecure people live in fragile, resource-scarce and degraded environments, in areas that are prone to climate disasters and exposed to frequent and heterogeneous shocks. At the same time, on top of growing displaced populations, food insecurity is increasingly becoming an urban phenomenon, with more and more food insecure people living in urban areas, without direct access to land or natural resources.

Across these contexts, WFP’s main activities to address communities’ and individual’s long term food security and resilience, especially in the context of climate change, have been the Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) and Food Assistance for Training (FFT) programmes. Both interventions can address immediate food security needs through cash, voucher or food transfers. At the same time, FFA builds or rehabilitate productive household and community infrastructures, while promoting regenerative practices and techniques. FFT supports vulnerable people with the needed technical skills to access market-driven income opportunities.

Since 2013 such programmes have helped millions of people each year across more than 50 countries. FFA has brought hundreds of thousands of hectares of degraded land back into productive use, planted thousands of hectares of forests, and built scores of wells, ponds and feeder roads. FFT has been instrumental in improving communities’ -and especially women’s- income access through technical and vocational trainings productive equipment, access to financial capital and products, market linkages, and job placement support.

WFP’s Asset Creation Livelihoods and Regenerative Practices Team, within the Climate and Resilience Service (PPGR) would like to provide the opportunity to two motivated and proactive individuals graduating, or that have recently graduated to be exposed to and directly contribute to the challenging yet rewarding work of the FFA and FFT workstreams. One intern will be focusing on FFA and the other one on FFT.

GENERAL INFORMATION 

• Type of assignment: Internship 

• Number of available positions: 2

• Country of assignment: Italy

• City of assignment: Rome

• Hiring Unit: Climate and Resilience Service 

• Supervisors: Asset Creation & Livelihoods Officer/ Skills Development Officer
• Working arrangement: In person 

• Duration of assignment: 6 months
• Expected Starting Date: December 2024

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Data collection and analysis: collect and analyze data from Country Strategic Plan (CSP) and Annual Country Reports (ACRs), Decentralized Evaluations, studiesor other sources to provide insights and inform reports or communication material on asset creation and livelihoods skills development.
• Technical and Fundraising support: support the drafting of infotechs, guidance, strategies and PGMs , concept notes, proposals, articles, guidance and other technical and promotion materials
• Knowledge management: Support the Knowledge Management Focal point in the Team in managing and maintaining the Team’s knowledge management platforms (Teamwork Space, Teams, WFP.go, Go.docs and Doc360), focusing in particular on FFA and FFT programmes, and support the finalization of the FFT manual or the revision efforts of the FFA Manual.
• Liaising with WFP offices and partners: Support team members in setting up regular and occasional meetings and organize webinars with WFP’s RBx, COs and other partners and writing note for the records for such meetings, regularly updating the contact information for CO and RB focal points.
• Communications: Support team members in liaising with the PPGR communication team, provide relevant material and wording for specific communication material. 
• FFA and FFT evidence and advocacy material stock take: Stock take evaluations, good practices, fact sheets and briefs, and other pieces of evidence available in WFP/externally, which demonstrate positive outcomes and impact of FFA/FFT progammes.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS  

• Be currently enrolled in an undergraduate programme (for example, Bachelor’s degree) from a recognized university and have completed at least two years of the programme; OR 
• Be currently enrolled in a graduate programme (for example, Master degree); OR 
• Be a recent graduate from an undergraduate or graduate programme (within six months prior to the application to the internship programme); 
• Classes attendance in the last 12 months of enrolment in a recognized university. 
• Excellent written and spoken English is required (proficiency/level C). Working knowledge of another official UN language (French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian plus Portuguese) is an asset.  

SUPERVISION  

Under the direct supervision of Programme Policy Officers within the Asset Creation, Livelihoods and Regenerative Practices Team, and under the oversight of the Team Leader.

TRAINING COMPONENTS 

Throughout their assignment WFP interns have access to an industry leading learning platform, weLearn.  Depending on opportunities and availability of funds, he/she may participate in WFP workshops or seminars, as appropriate. 

LEARNING ELEMENTS 

At the end of the assignment, the Intern should:

• Have a good understanding of WFP’s asset creation and livelihood skills development programmes, supporting the food security of millions of people every year by rehabilitating landscapes, improving natural resource management, and building small scale infrastructure and skills.
• Have a general understanding of what resilience building means within WFP and what are the key priorities for the humanitarian and development sector to address recurrent crisis.
• Have a broad understanding of the work of an action-oriented UN organization such as WFP, its key corporate processes and main longer term development
• Have experienced working as part of a multi-cultural team including field-based colleagues.
• Be acquainted to the challenges and opportunities of interacting and working with multiple country offices and regional bureaux.  

INTERNSHIP TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• Interns receive a monthly stipend from WFP up to the maximum amount of US$1,000 per month depending on the duty station of assignment.  
• WFP is not responsible for living expenses, arrangements for accommodation, VISA requests and related costs. 
• WFP will reimburse travel ticket for candidates who are nationals of developing countries and are pursuing their studies in their home country. 
• WFP will recognize candidates’ educational credentials from recognised institutions that have been certified by competent international or national authorities such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) or Ministries of Education. 
• Sons, daughters, brothers, or sisters of current WFP employees are not eligible to apply. 

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

WFP is dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our recruitment process is inclusively crafted to welcome candidates of all backgrounds, celebrating diversity and ensuring a respectful environment for all. We aim for an accessible and fair recruitment journey. Should you need any reasonable accommodations or have accessibility concerns, please reach out to us confidentially at global.inclusion@wfp.org. Our DEI team is here to ensure your full participation in our recruitment process.

NO FEE DISCLAIMER

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT 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 the English language

• 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 global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application

• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.