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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).

JOB TITLE: Resilient Food systems Fellow

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Fellowship

UNIT/DIVISION: Programme

DUTY STATION: Guatemala Country Office

DURATION: 4 months (1 month remote 3 months on-site)

Student of the JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the worlds 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 WFPs values (Integrity Collaboration Commitment Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The WFP Guatemala Country Office is implementing its Country Strategic Plan (CSP) which prioritizes resilient food systems strengthening and climate change adaptation. As part of these efforts WFP is expanding its focus on market access entrepreneurship and climate-smart agriculture to support smallholder farmers and vulnerable communities in building sustainable livelihoods.

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Conduct an analysis of the cooperative landscape in Guatemala including governance structures operational models and alignment with food security and nutrition objectives in areas of WFP intervention.

2. Map key market access actors entry points and value chain linkages relevant to WFP-supported smallholder farmers and cooperatives with a focus on priority geographic areas.

3. Support the development and refinement of tools and methodologies for cooperative and market access assessments ensuring alignment with WFP corporate approaches and country context.

4. Assist in the roll-out and testing of these assessment tools in selected field locations including data collection validation and preliminary analysis.

5. Contribute to the generation of evidence and analytical products to inform programme design related to resilient and inclusive food systems including smallholder market integration and local procurement.

6. Support analysis of constraints and opportunities affecting smallholder participation in structured markets including access to finance aggregation logistics and quality standards.

7. Provide inputs to programme documents concept notes and donor reports related to resilient food systems market access and livelihoods.

8. Collaborate with relevant units (Programme Supply Chain Partnerships) to ensure coherence between market access interventions and broader resilience-building strategies.

9. Support knowledge management and documentation of lessons learned good practices and case studies from ongoing initiatives.

10. Perform other duties as required to support the resilience and food systems portfolio as requested by supervisor.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT

• Cooperative Landscape Analysis Report: A detailed report mapping the cooperative ecosystem in Guatemala including governance structures operational models and their relevance to food security and nutrition objectives in WFP priority areas.

• Market Access and Value Chain Mapping Report: A structured analysis identifying key market actors entry points aggregation mechanisms and value chain linkages for WFP-supported smallholder farmers and cooperatives in targeted geographic zones.

• Assessment Tools and Methodology Package: A set of refined tools templates and guidance notes for cooperative and market access assessments aligned with WFP corporate approaches and adapted to the Guatemala context.

• Constraints and Opportunities Analysis for Smallholder Market Participation: A targeted analysis identifying key barriers and enabling factors (finance logistics aggregation standards etc.) affecting smallholder integration into structured markets with actionable recommendations.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education

Masters and PhD students or graduates researchers or professors from the JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES.

Experience

Advanced academic knowledge or technical experience in Political Sciences International Studies International Relations or Social Studies.

Teamwork Professional Integrity Strategic Thinking Partnership Management Results- Oriented Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Drives results and delivers on commitments

Knowledge & Skills

Languages

Fluency in Spanish (Level B2) and in English (Level C). Intermediate knowledge of any other official UN language (French Spanish Arabic Chinese Russian or Portuguese) is an asset.

Supervisor (name title & signature): Kate Sinclair

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email LinkedIn or any other channel.

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• At the application stage the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport certificates recommendation letters etc.) may be requested later in the process.

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.

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.

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