Consultant Programme Policy

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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 19 June 2025-23:59-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. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: 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). JOB TITLE:
TYPE OF CONTRACT:
Disability Inclusion Officer CST Regular PPGG UNIT/DIVISION:
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Rome, Italy (Remote) DURATION: until 31 December 2025 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)



is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are seeking to fill the position of Disability Inclusion Officer based at our Headquarters in Rome, Italy. WFP is well-known for its ability to deliver food assistance rapidly to people in need. In order to respond effectively in the challenging contexts in which WFP operates, staff require sound knowledge of the fundamentals of programming, as well as skills in specialized areas, such as humanitarian access, protection, accountability to affected populations (AAP), and conflict sensitive programming. The Gender, Protection and Inclusion Service provides programme support, develops guidance and training, and policy advice on cross-cutting quality aspects of programming, including Disability Inclusion. Under the overall supervision of the Senior Disability Inclusion Advisor, the Disability Inclusion Officer will undertake the following duties:
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Five workstreams 1.People Operations/Human Resources
- Provide technical support and recommendations to Human Resources on Reasonable Accommodation through rolling out the Reasonable Accommodation guidance and policy in line with the Diversity & Inclusion team requests.
- Provide strategic inputs and guidance to existing human resources policies and processes from the disability inclusion perspective, as requested.




- Embed disability inclusion throughout end-to-end recruitment cycle to increase employment of persons with disabilities at WFP.
- Work with recruiters and human resources globally to enhance knowledge, capacity and practices on recruitment, retention and career development.
- Assist with capacity building initiatives (on-line and in person) as well as advocacy materials in co-ordination with the Diversity and Inclusion Team 2.Engagement with Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs)
- Lead OPD engagement work on behalf of WFP.
- Develop and foster partnerships with OPDs on behalf of WFP at the global and regional level that are mutually beneficial to both WFP and OPD partners.
- Update guidelines and roll-out for consultation with persons with disabilities, namely through their representative organizations, that ensure accessibility and inclusiveness, and promote representation of the diversity of persons with disabilities and intersectionality.
- Streamline systems for consultation with OPDs globally, including through direct contributions to the BHA project - Outcome 2 - Engage.
- In collaboration with the Partnerships division, review and update field level agreements and/or other partnership frameworks to reflect the relationship with OPDs. 3.Accessibility
- Work across support functions e.g. procurement, administration, etc. to provide support on accessibility related topics.
- Promote accessibility of the built environment at WFP headquarters and across country offices through establishment and implementation of standards and guidance.
- Support completion of ICT accessibility assessment and progress of implementation of emanating recommendations.
- Support with baseline assessment and subsequent approach for ensuring accessibility of Conferen

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