Programme Policy Officer (AAP) - NOA

WFP seeks a National Programme Policy Officer in Aden to mainstream gender, protection, inclusion and accountability to affected populations across Yemen programmes. The officer will implement protection and safeguarding frameworks, assess field risks, develop guidance and training, integrate inclusion indicators into monitoring, verify distribution sites, and represent WFP in protection networks.

• Integrate gender, protection, disability inclusion, AAP and safeguarding across programme phases
• Provide technical guidance for equitable and safe programme delivery
• Manage Framework for Accountability for Results action planning and tracking
• Serve as a focal point for PSEA safeguarding compliance
• Design context-specific procedures, tools and training modules
• Integrate inclusion indicators into vulnerability and monitoring data
• Conduct field verification and compliance missions
• Represent WFP in protection and inter-agency coordination forums

• Advanced university degree in gender studies, social sciences, international development, public policy, development studies, humanitarian affairs or a relevant field
• Five years of progressively responsible professional experience in gender mainstreaming, protection tracking, community accountability, safeguarding or social inclusion
• Experience supporting complex field operations in high-risk, fragile or conflict-affected environments
• Fluency in English and Arabic

• Experience with livelihoods, nutrition-sensitive programming, financial inclusion or women's economic empowerment in Yemen

• Gender mainstreaming
• Protection mainstreaming
• Accountability to affected populations
• Safeguarding
• Risk analysis
• Capacity strengthening

• Framework for Accountability for Results
• Integrated Cross-Cutting Context Analysis

• Fixed-term National Officer appointment in Aden for 12 months