Programme Policy Officer (Gender, Protection & Inclusion Community Engagement) SSAP L9 at World Food Programme (WFP)

SCOPE OF WORK
The consultancy will cover WFP’s key intervention locations across Borno, Yobe, Sokoto, Adamawa, Sokoto with primary focus on communities where WFP is implementing General Food Assistance, Resilience and Livelihood activities. The consultant will conduct a comprehensive community engagement assessment and develop the CE Action Plan, communication strategy, and gender dialogue manual through a combination of desk review including the review of existing messages, policies, and field consultations through focus group discussion, key informant interview, and community.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):

• Assess community structures, information flows, participation barriers, gender norms, and conflict dynamics across WFP intervention areas.
• Identify risks and opportunities for strengthening CE, localization, and government engagement.
• Develop a practical, context‑appropriate Community Engagement Action Plan aligned with corporate CE guidance and CO 2026 priorities.
• Produce a Community Communication Strategy that strengthens two‑way communication, improves CFM visibility, and addresses misinformation and gatekeeping.
• Develop a Community Gender Dialogue Manual with structured sessions and facilitation tools to address harmful gender norms and promote shared decision‑making in food and nutrition security.
• Facilitate validation sessions with WFP, partners, and community representatives before finalizing deliverables

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:

Advanced university degree in Social/Behavioral Sciences, Communications, Community Development, Social Work, Humanitarian Studies, or related field.

Experience:

• Minimum 8–10 years in community engagement, gender equality or social behavioral change
• Demonstrated experience in food security, nutrition, or humanitarian programming
• Strong understanding of conflict sensitivity and protection principles
• Experience developing and implementing assessment and research, participatory approaches, community engagement, inclusive communication frameworks or gender guides and manuals.
• Familiarity with WFP or UN is preferred
• Experience working in Northeast Nigeria or similar complex humanitarian settings is an asset.

Skills & Competencies:

Good facilitation skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to engage sensitively with diverse communities, demonstrated gender and protection expertise, ability to translate complex analysis into practical tools, high cultural and political awareness. Excellent writing and communication skills; ability to localize IEC materials in multiple languages. Data literacy for feedback analysis and dashboard reporting. High ethical standards and ability to operate in insecure environments.