Emergency Learning Consultant

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

16 November 2024-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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).

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:
- Review existing learning and development gaps within emergency functions, by engaging with a wide range of stakeholders at HQ, Regional Bureau and Country Office level, and leveraging on existing inputs from audits, evaluations, strategic workforce planning exercises and learning needs assessments ; DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
- Key learning and development priorities identified in a participatory and evidence-based manner, through analysis of current gaps and challenges;- A comprehensive emergency learning path designed and customized for different audiences at different stages of their careers, including diverse learning approaches (in-person training, online learning modules, workshops, and other blended initiatives, mentoring, job swapping/shadowing).

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education: Advanced university degree in Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Social Sciences, Learning and Development, Human Resources or related fields

Experience- Minimum 7 years of experience in working across all phases of learning design, development and delivery of different kind of learning solutions.- Demonstrated experience in developing cross-functional learning paths (and/or curricula) particularly around emergency response.-
- Experience in a UN agency, preferably WFP, or international NGO would be an asset.

Knowledge & Skills- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at the same time and accomplish tasks with follow-through to completion.- Understanding of learning and