Consultant – Protection & Inclusion (PI)

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Job Title: Consultant - Protection & Inclusion (PI)

Type of contract: International Consultant, Regular, Level 2

Duration: 11 months, renewable  

Duty Station: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Vacancy Number: One

Date of Publication: 10 March 2026

Deadline of Application: 23 March 2026

This vacancy announcement is for non-Cambodian Nationals Only.

BACKGROUND:

The World Food Programme (WFP) has been in Cambodia since 1979. The current WFP Cambodia Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2024-2028 aims to complement and contribute to the government’s efforts to achieve zero hunger through supporting social protection, climate and disaster risk management and food security and nutrition.

Cambodia has made strong development gains in recent years; however, many people—particularly women, persons with disabilities, marginalized groups, and those living in poverty—continue to face significant barriers to food security, nutrition, and resilience. Persistent inequalities, limited access to nutritious foods, climate-related shocks, and structural exclusion leave many populations at risk of being left behind.

The WFP Cambodia Country Strategic Plan (2024–2028) marks a strategic shift toward national systems strengthening, with a focus on ensuring that social protection, food systems, and disaster risk management are inclusive, nutrition-sensitive, and gender-responsive. The CSP is fully aligned with the Royal Government of Cambodia’s Pentagonal Strategy, the National Social Protection Policy Framework, the National Strategy for Food Security and Nutrition, and national climate and disaster management priorities.

The CSP is structured around three Strategic Outcomes:

• strengthening an inclusive, shock-responsive national social protection system;

• improving access to safe, nutritious, affordable foods through equitable and climate-resilient food systems; and

• enhancing national and subnational capacities for early warning, anticipatory action, and coordinated disaster preparedness and response.

Across these areas, WFP prioritizes protection, disability inclusion, and accountability to affected populations to ensure all interventions are safe, accessible, and equitable. As WFP continues expanding its systems-strengthening role, additional support is required to help integrate these cross-cutting commitments consistently across programme portfolios.

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The Consultant will provide high‑level technical assistance (TA) to the Royal Government of Cambodia and WFP Cambodia to:

1) Integrate protection, disability inclusion, and AAP into national systems, particularly through:

• PAP‑centred home‑grown school feeding (HGSF)

• Shock‑Responsive Social Protection (SRSP)

• Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and continuity of services

2) Lead WFP’s representation in inter‑agency mechanisms on human rights, including:

• The UN Human Rights Theme Group (HRTG)

• UNCT Human Rights Task Teams

• Universal Periodic Review (UPR) processes

• Treaty Body reporting inputs

• Inter‑agency protection coordination platforms

• PSEA

Duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

 Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Country Director, the Consultant will undertake the following tasks

A. Technical Assistance to Government (Primary)

A1. School Feeding / PAP Policy & Action Plans

• Lead the integration of disability accessibility, child protection, GBV mitigation, and AAP commitments in the PAP.

• Produce HGSF implementation guidelines including local procurement & vendor QA.

• Define monitoring indicators, SADD flows, FCRM/feedback pathways.

A2. SRSP Technical Assistance (NSPC/MEF)

• Draft inclusive (activation, roles, communication to beneficiaries, monitoring).

• Conduct sub‑national table‑top exercises and after‑action reviews in relation to inclusion for the pilots.

• Work with external senior external consultant to kick start inclusive TA at the sub-national level.

A3. DRM & Continuity of Services (NCDM)

• Support the communications part of the GCF/ draft action plan etc….  to roll it out and document good practice.

B. Inter‑Agency Representation

The consultant will:

• Serve as WFP’s principal representative to:

  • UN Human Rights Theme Group (HRTG)

  • Gender group

• Coordinate and draft WFP’s inputs to:

  • UPR national reports and UNCT contributions

  • Treaty Body submissions (CEDAW, CESCR, CRC, CRPD, CERD)

  • Human rights risk assessments, analyses and early warning

C. Reporting, Communications & Evidence

• Contribute to ACR ensuring compliance and integration of protection

• Produce policy briefs, talking points, thematic notes (HGSF/PAP, SRSP, DRM, human rights, inclusion).

• Maintain evidence taxonomy & searchable library.

D. Action plan for protection inclusion for the office

• Develop capacity strengthening on these topics for the CO

• Chair the inclusion committee and oversee the progress of the work

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education: Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, International Development, Rural Development, Communications, Gender Studies, or related fields. A first-level degree with additional relevant experience may also be considered.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years or more of relevant experience in protection, disability inclusion, AAP, or related cross-cutting areas (including internships or volunteer experience).

• Experience supporting basic research, analysis, or field assessments related to social inclusion, community engagement, or programme design.

• Experience supporting project coordination, reporting, or evidence generation in NGOs, UN agencies, government, academia, or civil society.

• Experience working with vulnerable groups (women, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, rural communities) is an asset.

• Basic experience with data collection or M&E systems, including SADD, is desirable.

• Experience contributing to workshops, consultations, or training materials is an advantage.

• Ability to work collaboratively in multicultural and multi-stakeholder environments.

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