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ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the supervision of the Head of the Gender, Protection, Social Protection and School Feeding Unit, the School Feeding and Gender Officer will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of gender-responsive school feeding programmes in Cameroon. Responsibilities and deliverables during the two-month assignment will include:

1. Conduct a desk review and analysis of existing evidence on the linkages between school feeding, gender equality, girls’ education, women’s economic empowerment, and social protection in Cameroon and comparable contexts.
   
   2.Identify key barriers affecting girls’ enrolment, attendance, retention, and learning outcomes, and assess how school feeding interventions can contribute to addressing these barriers.
   
   3.Review existing school feeding programme monitoring frameworks, tools, indicators, and reporting systems, and propose recommendations to strengthen gender-responsive monitoring, accountability, and learning.
   
   4.Analyze available programme data, including sex-disaggregated data, to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improving educational and gender outcomes.
   
   5.Develop evidence-based recommendations to strengthen the integration of gender considerations into the National School Feeding Strategy and related implementation tools, guidelines, and operational frameworks.
   
   6.Support the design and implementation of research, assessments, and data collection activities related to school feeding, gender, and education.
   
   7.Develop training materials, facilitator guides, and practical tools to support the integration of gender equality and girls’ education considerations into school feeding programming.
   
   8.Organize and facilitate training sessions and capacity-strengthening workshops for WFP staff, Government counterparts, and other stakeholders on gender-responsive school feeding approaches.
2. Prepare knowledge products, briefing notes, policy papers, presentations, and advocacy materials highlighting the contribution of school feeding to girls’ education, gender equality, and women’s economic empowerment.
   
   10.Support the development of concept notes, funding proposals, donor briefs, and other resource mobilization materials aimed at expanding investments in gender-responsive school feeding and girls’ education programmes.
   
   11.Contribute to the design of innovative programmes and interventions that leverage school feeding to promote girls’ enrolment, attendance, retention, learning outcomes, and women’s economic empowerment.
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   Perform any other task related to the successful implementation and learning objectives of the school feeding programme as required.
   
   13.Document good practices, lessons learned, and implementation challenges to inform programme improvement and policy dialogue.

Terms & Conditions

Position:  Programme Policy Officer (Gender, Protection & School Feeding)

Contract Type: International Consultant-CSTI

Duration: 02 months

Location: Yaounde - Cameroon

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