Programme Policy Officer (AAP)

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 7 September 2026-23:59-GMT+03:00 Arabian Standard Time (Aden) WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. 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: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube , LinkedIn , Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , TikTok . 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). GENERAL INFORMATIO N: JOB TITLE: Programme Policy Officer Gender, Protection, Inclusion, and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) TYPE OF CONTRACT/LEVEL: Fixed Term NOA SUPERVISOR: Programme Policy Officer UNIT/DIVISION: Programme DUTY STATION (City, Country): Aden, Yemen DURATION: 12 Months BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives through food assistance, resilience-building, and systems strengthening. In complex and fragile settings like Yemen, WFP is strictly committed to ensuring that its life-saving safety nets are people-centered, inclusive, safe, and deeply accountable to the diverse populations it serves. This includes ensuring that the specific needs, vulnerabilities, and capabilities of women, men, girls, boys, older persons, persons with disabilities, and other groups at risk of exclusion are systematically integrated into all programmatic interventions. In line with WFP s global Protection and Accountability Policy, Gender Policy, Community Engagement Strategy for Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), Disability Inclusion Roadmap, and corporate commitments on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), the Yemen Country Office seeks to recruit a National Programme Policy Officer. Operating within a highly volatile and politically fragmented landscape, the incumbent will provide technical, operational, and coordination support to cross-functional teams and field offices to ensure that all humanitarian, resilience, and livelihoods operations promote equitable participation, safe access, meaningful inclusion, and robust accountability channels. JOB PURPOSE To drive the technical design, operational mainstreaming, and compliance monitoring of Gender, Protection, Inclusion, and AAP priorities across the entire project lifecycle in the Yemen country office. The incumbent will serve as the primary operational resource person for the Framework for Accountability for Results (FAR), act as a key Country Office focal point for PSEA safeguarding compliance, and coordinate closely with internal units, UN sister agencies, and civil society partners to transform cross-cutting gender and risk analyses into actionable field guidance. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority): Under the direct supervision of the Head of Programme, the National Programme Policy Officer (NOA) will execute the following core accountabilities: 1. Technical Mainstreaming & Operational Design End-to-End Integration: Lead the operational integration of gender equality, protection mainstreaming, disability inclusion, AAP, and safeguarding measures across all phases of WFP Yemen s program cycle encompassing assessment, design, implementation, monitoring, and learning. Equitable Program Delivery: Provide actionable technical guidance to ensure that emergencies, nutrition, and livelihood interventions actively promote women's leadership, economic empowerment, safe digital/financial inclusion, and targeted access for marginalized groups. Strategic Framework Execution: Manage the implementation, action planning, and tracking of the Framework for Accountability for Results (FAR), utilizing its benchmarks to systematically strengthen and report on people-centered programming achievements. 2. Risk Management & Safeguarding Control (PSEA Focal Point) Cross-Cutting

Desired Candidate Profile

• Advanced University Degree (master s or equivalent) in Gender Studies, Social Sciences, International Development, Public Policy, Development Studies, Humanitarian Affairs, or another academic field relevant to international humanitarian/development assistance. Alternatively, a First University Degree (Bachelor s) combined with a minimum of two (2) additional year of directly related professional work experience.
• Total relevant 5 years of experience including 1 year of Professional experience progressively responsible professional experience in gender mainstreaming, protection tracking, community accountability, safeguarding, or social inclusion within the humanitarian or development sector.
• Proven experience supporting complex field operations, preferably in high-risk, fragile, or conflict-affected operating environments.
• Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating technical training workshops, learning sessions, and capacity-building initiatives for diverse institutional stakeholders.
• Direct experience conducting field-level risk assessments, focus group discussions, or formative qualitative research related to marginalized populations.
• Desirable: Direct experience working on livelihoods, nutrition-sensitive programming, financial inclusion, or women's economic empowerment initiatives within Yemen.
• Thorough understanding of protection mainstreaming, disability inclusion principles, AAP tools, and PSEA minimum standards inside enterprise-scale operations.
• Familiarity with Results-Based Management (RBM), Country Strategic Plan (CSP) execution models, and data-driven program adjustments.
• Excellent analytical, report-writing, and presentation capabilities, with a proven ability to translate complex socio-cultural data into practical field instructions.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively across functional teams (Supply Chain, CBT, RAM, Finance) and with external local authorities and community leaders.
• Fluency in both English and Arabic.