Humanitarian Access Officer, Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo

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Job Title:

Humanitarian Affairs Officer
Contract Type:  Service Contract
Level:  Level 9
Duty Station :
Beni
Contract Duration:  12 months
Background and Context
The operational context in Eastern DRC is characterized by a deteriorating security environment, increasing access constraints, and growing humanitarian needs affecting millions of people. WFP''s Access and Conflict Sensitivity Strategy ) aims to ensure safe, sustained, and unhindered access to affected populations, while integrating humanitarian principles, protection, and conflict sensitivity across operations.
The Humanitarian Access Officer plays a key role in operationalizing this strategy at field level.
Overall Objective  Ensure that WFP and its partners maintain safe, timely, and sustainable access to affected populations, while supporting operations through analysis, engagement, coordination, and integration of conflict-sensitive approaches.

Key Responsibilities   Access Analysis, Monitoring and Information Management
Establish and maintain a robust system for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting access constraints.
Produce monthly access analysis reports and weekly updates, including incident tracking and trend analysis.
Maintain tools such as:
Access dashboard, Incident tracker, Access engagement tracker
Disseminate critical access information within 48 hours after major incidents.
Provide evidence-based recommendations to support operational planning.
Strategy Implementation and Operational Integration   Support the implementation of the Access Strategy at area and sub-office level.
Develop sub-area access plans aligned with local constraints and dynamics.
Ensure integration of access considerations into at least 80% of operational plans.
Contribute to quarterly reviews of access strategy performance.
Acceptance and Community Engagement   Strengthen community acceptance through structured engagement with leaders, civil society, and communities.
Support communication efforts to counter misinformation and improve perception of WFP.
Promote and integrate community feedback mechanisms (CFM) into access analysis.
Facilitate regular community engagement activities in…