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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.

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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).

Terms of Reference: Volunteer Intern for ADAPT4R

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Strengthening Resilience of Vulnerable Communities in Sri Lanka and India to Increased Impact of Climate Change (ADAPT4R) is a five-year project supported by Adaptation Fund (AF) constituted under UNFCCC and executed in India by Ministry of Environment forest and Climate Change and WFP as Multilateral Implementing Entity. The regional project targets the dry zones in Sri Lanka and drought prone districts on the eastern coast in the states of Odisha Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

The projects main goal is to strengthen the climate change adaptive capacity and food security of vulnerable communities in Sri Lankas dry zone and Indias eastern coastal states utilizing a regional integrated approach. Leveraging differentiated skills and experience in the two countries and using participatory and bottom-up approaches the project will enable vulnerable groups to use last mile climate services to plan and implement targeted adaptation measures best suited for different livelihoods and localities supplemented by livelihoods diversification and enhanced linkages to existing financial services. A regional feedback loop will provide valuable real-time lessons for scaling up and out both within and beyond the two countries.

The project will achieve its goal through the following two objectives:

Strengthen access to reliable timely and targeted last-mile climate services and develop a system to co-produce disseminate and scale up tailored Agromet and hydromet advisories Enhance the adaptive capacity of income-poor farming households facing high climate risks with a focus on women and vulnerable groups to develop and implement local adaptation plans informed by climate advisories resulting in improved practices and diversified climate-resilient livelihoods

The project will target smallholder farmers in the inland dry areas of the project localities and vulnerable groups in both countries including marginalised communities e.g. PVTGs women- and youth-headed households and food-insecure households.

Job Description:

Synthesize and analyse the formulation of the Adaptation Plans global guidelines and national ones developed by select countries. Use the analysis for refining the approach being adopted in the ADAPT4R project. Prepare draft guidelines for block/GP and district level adaptation plans and its potential integration with GPDP Work on the Village Climate adaptation plans developed under ADAPT4R project with purpose of communication monitoring and progress tracking and prepare a refresher schedule- starting with Odisha followed by other states. Any other work directed by the Supervisor.

Duty Station: The person will be based in Odisha and work closely with the NPMU and WFP SO4 team in the Country Office. Administrative support based on the needs will be provided by Odisha field office.

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruitment system. We do not accept CVs or spontaneous applications by email.

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• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate complete and includes your employment records academic qualifications language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).

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• Additional documents such as passport recommendation letters academic certificates etc. may potentially be requested at a future time

• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

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.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) FAO Finance Committee WFP External Auditor WFP Audit Committee Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.