Internship: Gender Equality Office, homebased for WFP HQ Rome (monthly stipend of US$1000)

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Internship – Gender Equality Office, homebased for WFP HQ Rome

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate programme from a recognized university OR recently graduated from an undergraduate or graduate programme (within six months prior to the application to the internship programme) from a recognized university.

Internship – Gender Equality Office, homebased for WFP HQ Rome

Internship – Pillar IV, Gender Equality Evidence Generation and Communication
Gender Equality Office Division
Homebased for HQ Rome, Italy

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. WFP is currently seeking to fill an intern position with the Gender Equality Office (Programme Policy Department), based remotely (home-based).

Brief Description of the Division

For WFP, gender equality and women’s empowerment are central to ending global hunger and saving lives. For a world of zero hunger we need transformative changes; changes that redistribute power between women and men, girls and boys. With equality and empowerment, food security and nutrition for all persons, without distinction, become possible. To assist everybody in integrating gender equality within their daily business, the Gender Equality Office (GEN) implements initiatives and provides services to individuals, offices and units across the Organization.

General Information

Title of Post: Internship
Supervisor: Programme Policy Officer
Unit: Gender Equality Office, GEN
Country: Italy
Duty Station: Homebased internship for HQ Rome
Duration of internship: minimum 6 months, with possible extension to maximum 8 months
Expected Start Date: September 2023

Duties and Responsibilities

This internship will work with Pillar I (Partnerships and Communication) & IV (strategic planning and capacity strengthening) of the Gender Equality Office and will focus on communication products on Gender Transformative approaches for Food Security and Nutrition (GTA). Following the updated Gender Policy, which focuses on addressing the root causes of gender inequalities, WFP is implementing a wide range of programmes and projects applying GTA approaches. While we are part of a joint programme with the Rome based agencies, FAO and IFAD, with a field component in Malawi and Ecuador, there is a need to go beyond these two countries and identify other past and ongoing programme successes.

The intern will be expected to:

Support with the mapping of programmes applying gender transformative approaches to food security and nutrition through collaboration with field-based colleagues (introductions will be facilitated by the Gender Equality Office).
Design, in collaboration with our JPGTA Gender Equality lead and Communications Officer, a template for GTA case studies.
Select, in collaboration with our JPGTA Gender Lead, at least 10 programmes/projects that apply GTA.
Collaborate to produce at least 10 case studies.
Support with drafting of at least 1 communication product for each case study identified.
Other research, analysis or briefing support as required by the Gender Equality Office

Qualifications and Experience

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate programme from a recognized university OR recently graduated from an undergraduate or graduate programme (within six months prior to the application to the internship programme) from a recognized university.
University course attendance in the past 12 months.
University course(s) relating to gender studies, sociology, international relations, political science, food sciences, food security, nutrition, communications or similar.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Interns receive a monthly stipend from WFP up to the maximum amount of US$1000 per month As the position is home-based, WFP is not responsible for living expenses, arrangements for accommodation, necessary visas and related costs.
In the event that the intern is asked to travel to Rome (WFP HQ), associated travel costs will be covered by the Gender Equality Office in line with WFP Travel policy (add link);
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.
Candidates who bear any of the following relations to WFP staff members are not eligible to apply: sons, daughters, brothers or sisters

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