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<p><br></p><p><b>ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT: These jobs are part of Global Headquarters (GHQ) and/or Country Offices (COs). In GHQ th</b>ey report to the Chief/more senior Budget and Programming Officer or designate; in COs they report to the Country Director, or more senior Budget and Programming Officer, or designate. The Budget and Programming mission is to support and enable operations by safeguarding resources and efficient management of WFP resources, risk-informed end-to-end planning, budgeting and reporting that enables WFP to deliver its key priorities, strategic objectives and achieve its zero hunger goals. Job holders are required to operate with minimal supervision to provide analysis and advice on resource planning and management issues.</p><p>JOB PURPOSE: To deliver budget and resource analysis and programming activities, typically with a lower level of complexity, and/or provide support to Global HQ, partnering with and supporting managers in the application of best practice approaches for the efficient, effective and compliant utilisation of funds.</p><p>Budget Planning and Management</p><p>1. Contribute to the implementation of plans and policies by setting clear goals; coordinate processes for budget and programming activities in compliance with WFP and functional strategies.</p><p>2. Review budgets for accuracy, appropriateness, cost containment/effectiveness and completeness in line with available guidelines, flagging any shortcomings and providing comprehensive feedback to the main stakeholders as needed.</p><p>3. Review and release budgets in WFP s corporate systems ensuring that all budget-supporting documents are available, and address received comments and recommendations before relevant resource data is recorded in internal systems for reference.</p><p>4. Support the preparation of funding proposals through donor trend analysis against operational shortfalls, proposing fund prioritization options by activity and modality as necessary.</p><p>5. Analyze CSPs/RBPs closure activities, ensuring actions are taken for the receiving of resources transfers and the timely start and closures of activities.</p><p>Pipeline Management</p><p>6. Review and analyze commodity pipeline requirements including Advance Financing requests in collaboration with stakeholders at the operational level to ensure timely shortfall coverage and efficient utilization of contributions.</p><p>7. Review monthly pipelines, participate in meetings and provide feedback to the CO/RO teams on resource allocations and corporate stock replenishments to maximize operational effectiveness, escalating based on severity of pipeline shortfalls and using relevant pipeline management tools.</p><p>8. Coordinate and consolidate information for the monthly, cross-functional, pipeline working group, (across Area Offices, Sub Offices and Field Offices as needed), that proactively discusses resource availability and upcoming shortfalls, while recommending timely mitigation measures.</p><p>9. Participate in meetings with internal stakeholders to discuss the utilization of foreseen contributions and support the process of developing funding proposals.</p><p>Funds, Performance Management, and Reporting</p><p>10. Advise spending units on the timely and appropriate programming and utilization of funds, to align with funding proposals and donor conditions, proposing timely recommendations and possible corrective actions that enable reporting in close collaboration with the Partnerships teams.</p><p>11. Monitor fund sub allotments as per available procedures and guidelines, to avail funds to spending units for timely commitment.</p><p>12. Coordinate and consolidate inputs for the CO/RO Resource Management Committee (RMC) which reviews and prioritizes resources against the Country Portfolio Budget (CPB) implementation plans, as per agreed timelines.</p><p>13. Contribute to the preparation of interim, progress and final reports as stipulated in various contribution agreements between WFP and specific donors, particularly for those locally negotiated contributions, in close collaboration with CO and Global HQ counterparts as required.</p><p>Other</p><p>14. Where needed, contribute to the activation/deactivation and management of Global Commodity Management Facility (GCMF) supply lines, participate in knowledge transfer activities in support of the facility and facilitate decision-making for the allocation of corporate stocks.</p><p>15. Supervise, guide a small-sized team, coaching and providing/delivering training to build capacity and increase expected level of operational support, acting as a first escalation point on more complex analysis and queries.</p><p>16. Collate and analyze data and contribute to preparation of accurate and timely reports, to enable informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to senior management and external stakeholders.</p><p>17. Implement proposed developments and improvements of systems, techniques, tools, processes and procedures to better monitor, manage and report on WFP budgets and resources.</p><p>18. Represent the unit at internal meetings/committees/working groups as required, in order to obtain and provide information from a budget and resource programming perspective.</p><p>19. Follow standard emergency preparedness practices and contribute to monitoring the management of financial risks.</p><p>20. Perform other relevant duties as required.</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p>Experience performing analytics of medium complexity and presenting the information to meet various audience needs. Experience preparing, managing and reporting on operational budgets. Experience in working with large datasets, extracting information from them in an easy to interpret manner. A demonstrated and adequate understanding of information and financial systems and how those support the implementation of operations. Thorough understanding of operational planning and business processes, rules and procedures and applying them consistently in the implementation and support of programme interventions. Adequate knowledge of programme operational requirements and how these translate into resource management requirements, enabling the proposition of recommendations for improvement in a proactive rather than reactive manner. Experience coordinating operational planning and fostering discussions around resource projections and implications on a programme-wide level, integrating trend analyses and ongoing discussions to drive the way forward. Ability to consolidate and share resource management information in a way that supports decision making and emphasizes accuracy and consistency in numbers across teams. Ability to coach, train and mentor a team of staff to deliver at expected levels.</p><p>Education: Advanced university degree in Business Administration, Statistics, Finance, Economics or any other relevant field. Additional professional trainings in project management, statistical analysis and/or operational planning and management are desirable.</p><p>Experience: At least 7 years of post-graduate experience including 3 years of professional experience related to Budget and Programming, humanitarian/development programme management and capacity building.</p><p>Language: International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (a WFP working language). National Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station s language, if different.</p>
<p>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 INFORMATION JOB TITLE: VAM Officer (Assessments) TYPE OF CONTRACT/LEVEL: Service Contract L8 SUPERVISOR: VAM Officer UNIT/DIVISION: VAM DUTY STATION (City, Country): Aden, Yemen DURATION: 12 Months BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, working to save lives and combat hunger globally. In Yemen, one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises continues to drive widespread food insecurity and vulnerability. According to the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), an estimated 22.3 million people require humanitarian assistance, including 18.3 million people in need of food security and livelihood support. WFP's response focuses on saving lives, protecting livelihoods, and improving food consumption among the most vulnerable populations through life-saving food assistance and nutrition interventions. To support evidence-based programming and strategic decision-making, WFP Yemen's Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) unit leads food security monitoring, assessments, and analysis across the country. The unit conducts large-scale food security and livelihood assessments, market monitoring, beneficiary monitoring, and other analytical activities that generate critical information on food security conditions, market trends, household vulnerabilities, and humanitarian needs. These efforts provide the evidence base for Programme design, targeting, operational planning, donor engagement, resource mobilization, and advocacy. The VAM unit manages and analyzes a wide range of datasets and produces regular analytical products, including monthly food security updates, quarterly food security and market monitoring and market functionality assessments. Through rigorous data collection, analysis, and reporting, the unit plays a central role in informing WFP's response and supporting humanitarian decision-making across Yemen. JOB PURPOSE: The VAM Officer (Assessments) will support the planning, design, implementation, and coordination of food security, market functionality, prices, rapid emergency, beneficiary targeting validation, and other quantitative and qualitative assessments conducted by WFP Yemen. The position is responsible for ensuring the collection and analysis of high-quality data to generate timely and reliable evidence on food security, humanitarian needs, market functionality, population vulnerabilities, and the effectiveness of targeting approaches and WFP interventions. The incumbent will coordinate all stages of assessments, from methodology and questionnaire design through data collection, analysis, validation, and reporting, ensuring adherence to WFP standards and best practices. The role will contribute to the production of evidence and assessment findings that inform Programme design, targeting, emergency response, and strategic decision-making, while promoting innovative assessment methodologies and data collection approaches to strengthen the quality and credibility of evidence generated by the VAM unit. Key Accountabilities (not all-inclusive) Lead the planning, design, and implementation of food security & livelihoods, market functionality, prices, rapid emergency, beneficiary targeting validation, and other quantitative and qualitative assessments using face-to-face or remote survey techniques. Develop assessment methodologies, survey tools, questionnaires, sampling approaches, field protocols, and operational plans in line with WFP standards and best practices. Coordinate assessment activities with field offices, cooperating partners, enumerators, service providers, government counterparts, and other stakeholders to ensure timely and high-quality implementation. Manage remote data collection activities, including telephone-based surveys and call center operations, and serve as the primary focal point for coordination, performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and follow-up with external service providers. Lead assessment fieldwork, including enumerator training, pilot testing, field supervision, data collection monitoring, and implementation of quality assurance measures to ensure the accuracy and reliability of data. Analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data to generate evidence on food security conditions, livelihoods, market functionality, vulnerabilities, humanitarian needs, and the impact of WFP interventions. Coordinate beneficiary targeting validation and verification exercises, ensuring the effective application of established targeting criteria, model, tools, and standard operating procedures. Support periodic market functionality assessments following </p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p>University degree in Statistics, Economics, Food Security, Agriculture, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Monitoring and Evaluation, Public Policy, Geography, Data Analysis, or another field relevant to humanitarian assessments and vulnerability analysis, with strong training in survey methodology, sampling, statistical modelling, and quantitative/qualitative analysis.</p><p>Total relevant 5 years of experience including 1 year of Professional experience in statistics, quantitative/qualitative analysis, survey methodology, data management, monitoring and evaluation, food security analysis, economics, or a related field. Experience in survey design, sampling methodologies, statistical analysis, data quality assurance, and management of large datasets is highly desirable. Experience working with humanitarian, development, or socio-economic data and proficiency in statistical software packages like R, STATA, SPSS, Python would be asset.</p><p>English - Arabic.</p>
<p><br></p> <p> </p> <p> <b>ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: </b> <b>(not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):</b> </p> <ul> <li> <p>Support Performance Management operational activities or projects that are aligned to business needs, following standard processes and ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies.</p> </li> <li> <p>Contribute to the development and implementation of performance management processes, ensuring that employees' objectives are aligned with organizational goals. Provide guidance to managers and staff on setting objectives, conducting performance appraisals, and delivering constructive feedback to foster continuous improvement and development.</p> </li> <li> <p>Responding to queries from managers and staff, understanding their issues and ensuring policies, procedures, processes, systems and tools are available and correctly applied to support them.</p> </li> <li> <p>Contribute to the effective management of the employment relationship between WFP and its staff, by administering conditions of service pertaining to Performance Management Support staff capability building through learning needs analysis, working with managers to understand individual skills and business requirements, and organizing development solutions which equip people with the skills and knowledge required to meet current and future challenges.</p> </li> <li> <p>Support and deliver onboarding activities to ensure new employees have a positive experience of WFP and are successfully integrated into their new role and the organization.</p> </li> <li> <p>Support career development initiatives and ensure staff have access to training and growth opportunities aligned with WFP s strategic objectives Support for succession planning activities that enable senior management to define and organize structures and jobs and allocate people to the right places to improve efficiency.</p> </li> <li> <p>Collate data and contribute to preparation of accurate and timely reporting, supporting a WFP wide view of HR activities that enables informed decision-making and consistent information for stakeholders.</p> </li> <li> <p>Conduct straight forward data analysis under close guidance of a senior HR Officer, to support others on projects or contribute to process efficiencies and improvements.</p> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> <b>QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:</b> </p> <p> </p> <p> <b>Education:</b> </p> <p>Advanced university degree in Human Resource Management, Public or Business Administration, Industrial Psychology or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional three years of related work experience or trainings/courses.</p> <p> </p> <p> <b>Experience:</b> </p> <p>Total relevant 5 years of experience including 1 year of postgraduate professional experience in Human Resources with an interest in international humanitarian development.</p> <p> </p> <p> <b>Desired experiences:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <p>Has responded to standard, ad-hoc HR enquiries;</p> </li> <li> <p>Has provided coaching or training to new staff members within area of expertise;</p> </li> <li> <p>Has gained experience providing administrative and systems support across multiple activities including training support, performance management and policy implementation within a country office environment.</p> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> <b>Knowledge & Skills:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <p>Knowledge of HR best practices, techniques and processes with some understanding of the basic theoretical background.</p> </li> <li> <p>Ability to support more junior and/or less experienced members of the team.</p> </li> <li> <p>Basic analytical ability to compile, maintain and analyze data, prepare reports and draw initial conclusions in support of work carried out by another officer; skills in developing sources for data collection.</p> </li> <li> <p>Good communication skills required to give and receive information and work with a variety of individuals.</p> </li> <li> <p>Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly assimilate, UN/WFP specific processes and systems.</p> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><br></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
<p><br></p> <p> </p> <p> <b>ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <p>Contribute towards the development of Yemen country office specific plans and processes, and deliver HR operational activities or projects, following standard processes and ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies.</p> </li> <li> <p>Provide advice to managers and employees, understanding their needs and ensuring policies, procedures, processes, systems and tools are available and correctly applied to support them.</p> </li> <li> <p>Provide effective management of the employment relationship between WFP and its staff, by administering conditions of service, contracts and appropriate entitlements, and resolving employee relations issues.</p> </li> <li> <p>Accountable for the accurately processing national payroll within the delegated authority. </p> </li> <li> <p>Deliver onboarding activities which ensure new employees have a positive experience of WFP and are successfully integrated into their new role and the organization.</p> </li> <li> <p>Contribute to building and managing talent within WFP, working with managers to understand their needs and delivering solutions to retain, manage and develop a high caliber workforce to deliver business objectives including assisting managers in succession planning.</p> </li> <li> <p>Guide and supervise junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.</p> </li> <li> <p>Collect and analyze data for the preparation of accurate and timely reporting, supporting a WFP wide view of HR activities that enables informed decision-making and consistent information for stakeholders.</p> </li> <li> <p>Contribute to continuous improvement by implementing new/updated HR policies, procedures and systems and recommending improvements to ways of working.</p> </li> <li> <p>Lead various projects within Human resources management function including the one payroll project focusing on bringing together various payroll systems together.</p> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> <b>QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:</b> </p> <p> </p> <p> <b>Education:</b> </p> <p>Advanced university degree in Human Resource Management, Public or Business Administration, Industrial Psychology or other relevant field, or First University degree with three additional years of related work experience.</p> <p> </p> <p> <b>Experience:</b> </p> <p>Total relevant 7 years of experience including 3 years of Professional experience in Human Resources with an interest in international humanitarian development.</p> <p> </p> <p> <b>DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE HR SERVICES:</b> </p> <p> Has provided direction and instruction to more junior staff members within area of payroll, staff engagement and benefits and entitlement management.</p> <p> Has gained extensive experience providing administrative and systems support across multiple activities in employment life cycle including recruitment, interviews, training support, performance management, relocation support and policy implementation within a country office environment.</p> <p> </p> <p> <b>Knowledge & Skills:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <p>Broad or specialized knowledge of HR best practices, techniques and processes with some understanding of the basic theoretical background.</p> </li> <li> <p>Ability to supervise and support more junior and/or less experienced members of the team.</p> </li> <li> <p>Ability to work with minimal supervision.</p> </li> <li> <p>Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and recommend a course of action.</p> </li> <li> <p>Good communication skills required to give and receive information and work with a variety of individuals.</p> </li> <li> <p>Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients and provide client-oriented service. Ability to identify client s needs and match them to appropriate solutions.</p> </li> <li> <p>Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly assimilate, UN/WFP specific processes and systems.</p></li></ul> <p> </p> <p> </p>
<p>DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 7 September 2026-23:59-GMT+03:00 Arabian Standard Time (Aden)</p><p>ABOUT WFP</p><p>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 .</p><p>WHY JOIN WFP?</p><p>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).</p><p>GENERAL INFORMATION</p><p>JOB TITLE: Risk and Compliance Officer</p><p>TYPE OF CONTRACT/LEVEL: NOB</p><p>SUPERVISOR: Head of Risk and Compliance</p><p>UNIT/DIVISION: Risk and Compliance</p><p>DUTY STATION (City, Country): Aden, Yemen</p><p>DURATION: 12 Months</p><p>ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:</p><p>United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and food insecurity. WFP's mission is to help achieve Zero Hunger by ensuring that vulnerable populations have access to adequate, safe, and nutritious food. Every day, WFP works globally to support people affected by conflict, disasters, climate shocks, and economic crises, with particular attention to women, children, and other vulnerable groups.</p><p>JOB PURPOSE:</p><p>Provide support in the establishment of risk management activities; contribute to the application of controls and compliance with policies and procedures and to the overall effectiveness of operations and optimization of WFP resources.</p><p>KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):</p><p>Strategic Risk Integration. Contribute to embedding risk management in planning and decision-making across the office and all aspects of WFP operations through regular updating of risk registers, monitoring of key risk appetite metrics and risk indicators, and including progress towards implementing the risk mitigation actions.</p><p>Risk assessments and Advisory Role. Support relevant managers in their regular and ad hoc risk assessments in regional, country and field offices to identify and evaluate risks; contribute to the development and design of mitigation actions; assess effectiveness of the internal controls; and prepare risk information for management to share with external stakeholders.</p><p>Functional Collaboration. Support the discussion with functional experts and risk management focal points on identifying trends and emerging issues; contributing to the preparation of guidance and/or checklists in conformity with WFP policies and rules on periodic risk and/or control assessments.</p><p>Risk and Incident Escalation. Support timely risk and/or incident escalation and assist CO management to ensure compliance with corporate escalation protocols. Address fraud-related complaints received through community feedback mechanisms and assess the materiality of fraud incidents, when delegated. Serve as CO management liaison with Officer of Inspector & Investigations for reporting, monitoring and control remediation measures.</p><p>Donor Risk-Sharing. Support engagement with donors and consolidate inputs related to donor risk-sharing arrangements, including risk assessments and mitigation strategies. Provide strategic risk-related documentation and analysis to support senior management decision-making, donor engagement, and resource mobilization efforts.</p><p>Internal Controls and Executive Director s Assurance exercise. Support the completion of the annual Executive Director s Assurance exercise survey, collect and review inputs. Provide technical support and inputs to CO management on complex risk and accountability issues, promote enhancement and/or establish adequate internal control systems with clear accountabilities and maintain an effective internal control environment to support operational efficiency.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p>DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:<br>Knowledge of governance, organizational structures, strategy and major initiatives of international organizations.<br>Experience in programme/project management.<br>Has conducted monitoring and reporting activities, has knowledge of results hierarchy, performance metrics and measurement.<br>Has participated in risk analysis and risk mitigation strategies development and/or implementation.<br>Has participated in conversations with other units on impact, timing or planning initiatives, using analytical, evaluative and problem-solving skills as well as resourcefulness, initiative, good judgement, tact and diplomacy.<br>Has contributed to risk management activities, including assessing and recommending effective internal controls and mitigation actions, preferably in organizations that use modern enterprise risk management frameworks, techniques and systems.<br>STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:<br>Education: Advanced University degree in business/public administration, finance, accounting, international development, audit or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of relevant work experience and/or training/courses in audit, performance and risk management or other related fields.<br>Experience: Total relevant 7 years of experience including three years of relevant postgraduate professional experience in risk management, audit, monitoring and/or related fields, with a background and interest in international humanitarian development.<br>Language: Fluent in written and oral English and Arabic.
<p><br></p> <p> </p> <p> <b>KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES</b> (Under the supervision of Head of Finance, Head of Finance OIC and respective International Finance Officer):</p> <ul> <li> <p>Ensure delivery of critical processes, exercises and Programme, including but not limited to FSI, CBT, UNHAS, BSP, Cost recovery, Donor reporting and other core finance activities, to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond in a timely manner.</p> </li> <li> <p>Collaborate and coordinate in ensuring the validity of FSI for Yemen Country Office.</p> </li> <li> <p>Coordinate and support the implementation of the recommendations from FSI exercise.</p> </li> <li> <p>Monitor and analyses the factors impacting exchange rate, including USD and YER liquidity in the country.</p> </li> <li> <p>Coordinate the required budget, monitor spending and unspent balances for BSP, cost recovery projects and expiring contributions, including closure of open items.</p> </li> <li> <p>Lead and coordinate monthly UNHAS, BSP, cost recovery reconciliation and closure of long outstanding open items.</p> </li> <li> <p>Lead and coordinate required Country Office Donor Reporting.</p> </li> <li> <p>Report on key data for financial status and outcomes of projects in accordance with corporate governance requirements, cost to serve to beneficiaries, ensuring accuracy, deadlines, and accounting processes are complied with.</p> </li> <li> <p>Track and collate data to support others to improve policies, systems and procedures in order to minimize financial risks, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, and ensure services are aligned with business objectives.</p> </li> <li> <p>Contribute to the delivery of financial controls and insight into WFP performance, supporting periodic risk and internal control assessments to identify areas which may present potential audit, compliance or financial risks. </p> </li> <li> <p>Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.</p> </li> <li> <p>Represent unit/CO at internal meetings, external meetings and events with other UN agencies, banks and other financial institutions, or other partners and entities as required.</p> </li> <li> <p>Fill in capacity gaps in any stream of Finance function.</p> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> <b>DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:</b> <br>Ensure accuracy and timely delivery in all tasks performed; Produce organized, accurate and well documented records confirming required format with well analyzed data; improve business processes.</p> <p> </p> <p> <b>QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE</b> </p> <p> </p> <p> <b>Education</b>: University degree in Accounting or Finance or relevant fields, Advanced University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or related fields, or First University degree in the same subject(s) with additional years of related work experience plus membership in an international recognized professional accountancy body such as Association of Chartered, Certified Accountants (ACCA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Institute of Certified Public Accounts (ICPA)or equivalent.</p> <p> </p> <p> <b>Experience:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <p>Total relevant 5 years of experience including 1 year of Professional experience.</p> </li> <li> <p>UN experience in working in the finance, project management, in humanitarian and development context are preferrable. </p> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><br></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2>
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<p><span><strong>Background</strong></span></p><br><p><span><span>ICLA and Protection programme in NRC Yemen aim to support conflict-affected, displaced and vulnerable populations through integrated protection services, legal assistance, information dissemination, counselling and community-based protection interventions. The ICLA and Protection Officer Yemen Aden is responsible for leading and coordinating implementation of programme activities in the designated areas of operation. Resource Pools (hereafter pool) gather staff in one common team which is organised and managed (but not necessarily physically located) at Head Office. The purpose of pooling is to improve efficiency, equity, access and flexibility. The teams should ensure that all regional staff and country offices have predictable access to the same services and deliver them in an efficient way.</span></span></p><br><br> </div>
<section><p class="heading jdMain">Job Description</p><p class="heading">Roles & Responsibilities</p><div class="paragraph"><p>Background ICLA and Protection programme in NRC Yemen aim to support conflict-affected, displaced and vulnerable populations through integrated protection services, legal assistance, information dissemination, counselling and community-based protection interventions. The ICLA and Protection Officer Yemen Aden is responsible for leading and coordinating implementation of programme activities in the designated areas of operation. Resource Pools (hereafter pool) gather staff in one common team which is organised and managed (but not necessarily physically located) at Head Office. The purpose of pooling is to improve efficiency, equity, access and flexibility. The teams should ensure that all regional staff and country offices have predictable access to the same services and deliver them in an efficient way.</p></div></section><section><p class="heading">Desired Candidate Profile</p><p class="paragraph"></p><ul><li>Bachelor s degree in law, Social Work, Psychology, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or related fields.</li><li>Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in protection, Legal aid or humanitarian programming.</li><li>Experience in case management, protection monitoring, and community-based approaches.</li><li>Strong communication, reporting, and analytical skills.</li><li>Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office.</li><li>Fluency in Arabic and English.</li><li>Understanding of legal and protection issues in Yemen.</li><li>Experience working with IDPs, refugees and vulnerable populations.</li><li>Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism.</li><li>Knowledge of humanitarian principles and protection standards.</li><li>Handling insecure environments</li><li>Planning and delivering results</li><li>Working with people</li><li>Analysing</li><li>Communicating with impact and respect</li><li>Empowering and building trust</li></ul><p></p></section>
<p><span >A. Technical Leadership, HGSF Scaling, and Institutional Transition</span></p><ul><li>Strategic ICSP Alignment: Provide overarching technical leadership for WFP Yemen's school feeding portfolio, managing the strategic pivot from emergency in-kind distributions to nutrition-sensitive, shock-responsive Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) and Healthy Kitchen delivery models.</li><li>National Handover Framework: Architect and guide the execution of the operational and fiscal transition roadmap to systematically transfer field implementation, data management, and operational incentive costs from WFP direct funding onto the national MoE civil service payroll and budget lines.</li><li>Agrifood Value-Chain Integration: Provide expert guidance on establishing community-based local procurement networks and institutional market linkages. This involves connecting smallholder farmer cooperatives, particularly female-led producer groups, directly to school feeding kitchens to tackle local economic vulnerabilities.</li><li>Standards & Quality Control: Formulate and enforce strict standard operating procedures (SOPs), food safety and quality management protocols, nutrition-sensitive menu guidelines, and localized supply chain tracking tools for the expanded Healthy Kitchen platforms.</li><li>Inter-Ministerial Coordination: Manage and facilitate high-level coordination committees across the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPHP), Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL), and local governorate authorities to secure institutional alignment on transition milestones.</li><li>Social Behavior Change: Oversee the design and deployment of integrated, nutrition-sensitive Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) toolkits targeting students, local school boards, parents, and catering staff to maximize community ownership.</li></ul><p>B. Evidence Generation, Macro-Fiscal Policy, and Innovative Financing</p><ul><li>Investment Case Development: Lead the production of high-level policy briefs, multi-sectoral investment cases, and analytical evidence products to demonstrate the socio-economic return on investment of school meals to senior government stakeholders, international financial institutions (IFIs), and bilateral donors.</li><li>Value-for-Money Analysis: Design and oversee comprehensive Value for Money (VfM) tracking, fiscal cost-effectiveness studies, and rapid diagnostic assessments to optimize institutional delivery systems during the transition phase.</li><li>Resource Mobilization: Identify, design, and pursue complementary and innovative financing streams to support long-term programmatic sustainability, specifically leveraging co-financing models, the GPE Multiplier Grant, and global thematic funds.</li><li>SABER Policy Modernization: Drive the finalization, high-level endorsement, and operationalization of the Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) school feeding tool, utilizing its diagnostic findings to support national legislative and regulatory policy development.</li></ul><p>C. Global Coalitions, South-South Cooperation, and Knowledge Governance</p><ul><li>School Meals Coalition Integration: Act as WFP s primary technical adviser to the Ministry of Education to support Yemen s high-level commitments within the global School Meals Coalition, ensuring national targets are met and showcased globally.</li><li>South-South Knowledge Exchanges: Design, fundraise for, and execute targeted South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) initiatives and study visits. These will link Yemeni ministry officials with regional and international institutional counterparts experienced in executing successful sovereign HGSF transition and payroll absorption roadmaps.</li><li>Contextualized Learning Management: Systematically translate global best practices, technical innovations, and inter-agency evaluation lessons into highly contextualized operational manuals tailored to Yemen s unique dual-governance and economic setup.</li></ul><p>D. Institutional Capacity Strengthening and Workforce Mentorship</p><ul><li>Systems Capacity Assessment: Design and implement a comprehensive capacity diagnostics tool to identify technical, financial, and digital data-tracking gaps within the MoE infrastructure and WFP national staff cohorts.</li><li>Workforce Development Strategy: Roll out a structured institutional capacity-strengthening curriculum, incorporating targeted masterclasses, operational simulation workshops, and strategic planning clinics to prepare state counterparts for programmatic handover.</li><li>Direct Technical Mentorship: Deliver daily on-the-job technical coaching, strategic mentoring, and programmatic oversight to national Programme Policy Officers, fostering elite knowledge transfer and solidifying a sustainable pool of local technical expertise.</li></ul><p>DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:</p><ul><li>ICSP HGSF Scaling Plan Approved: Operational plan, local sourcing guidelines, and Healthy Kitchen voucher workflows finalized and integrated into Country Office supply chain structures.</li><li>MoE Fiscal Handover Roadmap Formulated: A time-bound, phased transition protocol mapping out the baseline administrative and incentive cost absorption onto national budget frameworks.</li><li>National Capacity Strengthening Curriculum Executed: Documented technical modules and completed training cycles for MoE personnel and WFP national officers delivered and evaluated.</li><li>SABER Assessment & Policy Brief Pack Concluded: Finalized system diagnostic reports and donor investment cases packaged for high-level resource mobilization.</li><li>Nutrition-Sensitive SBCC Toolkit Developed: Contextualized Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) operational tools and packages targeting students, caregivers, teachers, and communities.</li><li>South-South Knowledge Exchange Framework Completed: Formulated strategy and identification notes mapping out target technical institutions, study visits, and workshops for peer-learning modules.</li><li>Yemen School Meals Coalition Commitment Package Packaged: Strategic and technical reporting materials ensuring all global coalition parameters and commitments are fully met and documented for the Ministry.</li></ul><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p><strong>STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:</strong></p><ul><li>Education: Advanced University Degree (master's or equivalent) in Social Protection, Public Policy, Education, Nutrition, Food Systems, International Development, Public Health, Economics, or a related human development field.</li><li>Experiences: Minimum of Seven (7) years of progressive international experience leading large-scale school feeding or social protection safety nets, with a proven track record in designing HGSF value chains and navigating fragile, conflict-affected contexts.</li><li>Institutional Expertise: Demonstrated capability working directly with central government ministries (Education and Finance) to manage structural systems-strengthening transitions, operational handovers, and national policy architectures.</li><li>Analytical & Fiscal Track Record: Extensive background leading multi-sectoral evidence generation, authoring investment cases, executing Value for Money (VfM) metrics, and orchestrating resource mobilization campaigns for institutional development.</li><li>Workforce Capacity Development: Proven skill in running formal capacity-building architectures, technical coaching frameworks, and professional mentoring tracks for national counterpart networks.</li><li>Technical Competencies: Elite mastery of nutrition-sensitive safety net designs, community-based procurement, and corporate accountability frameworks. Strong political acumen to navigate complex dual-banking systems and fragmented regulatory governance, with top-tier analytical drafting capabilities.</li><li>Language: Fluency (level C) in English language, knowledge of Arabic is an asset.</li></ul>
<p>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 INFORMATION: JOB TITLE: Programme Policy Officer (FLA Management) TYPE OF CONTRACT/LEVEL: Fixed Term NOA SUPERVISOR: Programme Officer UNIT/DIVISION: Programme DUTY STATION (City, Country): Aden, Yemen DURATION: 12 Months ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and food insecurity. WFP's mission is to help achieve Zero Hunger by ensuring that vulnerable populations have access to adequate, safe, and nutritious food. Every day, WFP works globally to support people affected by conflict, disasters, climate shocks, and economic crises, with particular attention to women, children, and other vulnerable groups. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: To support and strengthen the management of Cooperating Partner (CP) engagements, performance, compliance, risk management, partnership agreements, and capacity development. The incumbent will ensure effective partner onboarding, oversight, accountability, and compliance with organizational policies and donor requirements while maintaining strong coordination with technical units, field offices, and external partners. Key Responsibilities 1. Cooperating Partner and FLA Management Lead and manage the end-to-end Cooperating Partner (CP) engagement and onboarding process through UN Partner Portal (UNPP)/Partner Connect, including Expressions of Interest (EOIs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), direct selection processes, due diligence, capacity assessments, and Cooperating Partner Committee (CPC) submissions. Review due diligence, capacity assessment, and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) documentation, identify risks and gaps, and ensure quality assurance and completeness of CPC packages and onboarding requirements. Manage the contracting process, budget review, FLA amendment, extension, suspension, and closure of Field Level Agreements (FLAs) across all programme activities, ensuring compliance with corporate and donor requirements, and provide regular progress updates, identifying bottlenecks and recommending corrective actions to management. Support the rollout and adoption of Partner Connect digital modules and provide technical guidance and user support to partners and staff to enhance partnership management efficiency and compliance. 2. Cooperating Partner Performance Evaluation Lead the planning and implementation of annual and periodic CP performance evaluations in coordination with Field Offices and cross functional units. Review and update evaluation tools and methodologies for different programme activities. Ensure timely completion of CP evaluations and follow up on outstanding inputs. Oversee the consolidation of evaluation findings, generate overall performance ratings, and prepare analytical reports for management. Provide regular updates on evaluation progress, challenges, and required management actions. 3. Capacity Strengthening and Improvement Planning Develop and disseminate partner improvement action plans based on performance evaluation findings. Review and strengthen recommendations from Field Offices and technical teams to address identified performance gaps. Coordinate capacity-strengthening initiatives covering PSEA, integrity, gender, protection, supply chain, risk management, compliance, and other organizational requirements. 4. Risk Management, Assurance and Compliance Oversight Support the development and regular updating of CP risk assessments and mitigation plans. Coordinate risk-based assurance and spot-check plans in collaboration with relevant units. Liaise with audit firms and partners during spot checks, audits, and assurance reviews. Monitor corrective actions arising from audits and spot checks and ensure timely resolution. Disseminate donor compliance requirements and partner accountability standards. 5. Knowledge Management and Cross-Cutting Compliance Ensure the integration of cross-cutting priorities, including PSEA, gender, protection, environmental and social safeguards, into partnership processes and agreements. Develop guidance materials, standard operating procedures, templates, and communication tools to support staff and partners. Maintain accurate records, trackers, correspondence, and knowledge management repositories. Support management reporting, coordination meetings, stakeholder communications, and other ad hoc assignments as required. </p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><ul><li>Advanced university degree in International Development, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Public Administration, Project Management, Humanitarian Affairs, or related field.</li><li>Total relevant 5 years of experience including 1 year of Professional experience.</li><li>Minimum 4 years experience in CP management, programme management, compliance, risk management, or humanitarian/development operations.</li><li>Sound CP and stakeholder and FLA management skills.</li><li>Risk management and compliance oversight skills.</li><li>Analytical and reporting skills.</li><li>Capacity strengthening and facilitation skills.</li><li>Strong coordination and communication abilities.</li><li>Knowledge of UN partnership frameworks, due diligence, donor compliance requirements, and Partner Connect/UNPP platforms systems.</li><li>Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with cross-functional teams.</li><li>English-Arabic language proficiency.</li></ul>
<p><br></p> <p> </p> <p> <b>KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES</b> (Under the supervision of Head of Finance, Head of Finance OIC and respective International Finance Officer):</p> <ul> <li> <p>Coordinate and provide finance, budget and administration support services involving the recording and interpretation of financial and budgetary information to ensure the efficient functioning of the support services and inform decision-making.</p> </li> <li> <p>Manage payroll, and related payments including salary, entitlements, indemnity and travel</p> </li> <li> <p>Manage payments to families or beneficiaries of detained staff and other sensitive transactions</p> </li> <li> <p>Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of staff related financial transactions, including timely record and clearing of payables and receivables in relation to individual staff and payroll relevant stakeholders such as UNDP</p> </li> <li> <p>Oversight, keep track and maintain up-to-date delegation of financial authority</p> </li> <li> <p>Support financial closure, required reconciliation and staff relevant write-off transactions</p> </li> <li> <p>Report on key data for financial status and outcomes of projects assigned in accordance with corporate governance requirements, cost to serve to beneficiaries, ensuring accuracy, deadlines, and accounting processes are complied with.</p> </li> <li> <p>Track and collate data to support others to improve policies, systems and procedures in order to minimize financial risks, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, and ensure services are aligned with business objectives.</p> </li> <li> <p>Contribute to the delivery of financial controls and insight into WFP performance, supporting periodic risk and internal control assessments to identify areas which may present potential audit, compliance or financial risks. </p> </li> <li> <p>Compile data from the WFP database and systems and provide analysis in monthly basis</p> </li> <li> <p>Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.</p> </li> <li> <p>Represent unit/CO at internal meetings, external meetings and events with other UN agencies, banks and other financial institutions, or other partners and entities as required.</p> </li> <li> <p>Fill in capacity gaps in any stream of Finance function.</p> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> <b>DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:</b> <br>Ensure accuracy and timely delivery in all tasks performed; Produce organized, accurate and well documented records confirming required format with well analyzed data; improve business processes.</p> <p> <br> <b>QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE</b> </p> <p> </p> <p> <b>Education</b>: University degree in Accounting or Finance or relevant fields, Advanced University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or related fields, or First University degree in the same subject(s) with additional years of related work experience plus membership in an international recognized professional accountancy body such as Association of Chartered, Certified Accountants (ACCA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Institute of Certified Public Accounts (ICPA)or equivalent.</p> <p> </p> <p> <b>Experience:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <p>Total relevant 5 years of experience including 1 year of Professional experience.</p> </li> <li> <p>UN experience in working in the finance, project management, in humanitarian and development context are preferrable.</p> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li> <p> <b>Languages:</b> English-Arabic.</p> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> <b>WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK</b> </p> <p> <b> </b> </p> <p>WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.</p> <p> <b>Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework</b> </p> <p> </p> <p> <b>REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION</b> </p> <p> <b> </b> </p> <p>WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact: global.inclusion@wfp.org </p> <p> </p> <p><br></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
<p>To lead the Country Office CBT operational lifecycle, oversee technical end-to-end data controls, and manage a team of multi-disciplinary national personnel. The incumbent will standardize distribution mechanisms, drive FSP diversification, govern macro-level reconciliation loops, and steer strategic policy coordination with UN counterparts and government authorities regarding Identity Management architectures, data-minimization rules, and national social protection single registries.</p><p><br></p><p><b>KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):</b></p><p><br></p><p>Within delegated authority and under the direct supervision of the Head of CBT/IDM Officer, the National Programme Officer will execute the following core accountabilities:</p><p><br></p><p>1. Strategic Leadership & Team Management</p><p><br></p><p>Team Leadership: Lead and manage the Country Office CBT team, providing clear operational coordination, technical oversight, performance management, and targeted capacity building.</p><p><br></p><p>Strategic Programming: Advance WFP’s approach to CBT programming in Yemen through cash, value vouchers, and innovative transfer modalities, ensuring assistance remains secure, cost-effective, and fully assured against fiduciary risks.</p><p><br></p><p>Capacity Strengthening: Assess, design, and implement comprehensive CBT training modules and learning sessions for WFP personnel and cooperating partners to maintain operational excellence across the delivery chain.</p><p><br></p><p>2. Operational Controls & Pipeline Assurance</p><p><br></p><p>SOP Standardization: Author, update, and institutionalize comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for CBT business processes, ensuring they are user-oriented, auditable, and fully compliant with corporate headquarters directives.</p><p><br></p><p>Data Verification & Clearance: Analyze, review, and clear monthly Field Office distribution plans and pipeline requirements. Enforce strict quality control and structural consistency over all beneficiary distribution lists prior to routing them for official Programme clearance.</p><p><br></p><p>Reconciliation & Accountability Control: Oversee the execution of all CBT assurance and compliance tracking frameworks, guaranteeing that end-of-cycle financial reconciliation reports are delivered by FSPs, rigorously verified, and approved without delay.</p><p><br></p><p>Pipeline Data Consolidation: Coordinate the systematic gathering, consolidation, and cleaning of monthly transfer data to feed into the centralized Country Office pipeline report, ensuring data integrity and information consistency for senior leadership decision-making.</p><p><br></p><p>3. FSP Planning, Innovation & Interoperability</p><p><br></p><p>FSP Strategic Planning: Formulate and execute a comprehensive FSP diversification strategy to mitigate institutional risks, evaluate market readiness, and pioneer the integration of multi-channel digital payment networks (e.g., PlugPay and blockchain-linked building blocks).</p><p><br></p><p>Inter-Agency Social Protection Interoperability: Coordinate technical actions and legal clauses required to formalize high-level Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with UN sister agencies to enable WFP data contribution toward Yemen's future unified Social Protection Single Registry.</p><p><br></p><p>4. Identity Management (IDM) & Data Governance</p><p><br></p><p>IDM Policy Coordination: Coordinate operational and cross-cutting policy decisions with relevant units regarding beneficiary identity management, data minimization principles, and the contextual, safe deployment of biometric verification platforms.</p><p><br></p><p>Data Protection & Maturity: Formulate operational guidance notes on identity management, establish clear parameters for data collection, secure processing loops, and beneficiary information protection across all active Programme activities.</p><p><br></p><p>Architecture Alignment: Evaluate and align localized digital systems currently supporting cash, value voucher, in-kind, and commodity voucher tracking against corporately endorsed software modules under WFP’s global IDM Target Architecture.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p>Advanced University Degree (master s or equivalent) in International Affairs, Economics, Public Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, or another field relevant to international humanitarian/development assistance. Alternatively, a First University Degree (Bachelor's) combined with a minimum of three (3) additional years of directly related progressive professional work experience.</p><p>Total relevant 7 years of experience including 3 years of professional experience specifically focused on strategic design, field implementation, and technical evaluation of cash-based assistance programs. Direct experience planning and implementing safety net or emergency response operations at the implementation level in developing countries or complex emergency settings.</p><p><strong>Desirable:</strong> Proven experience establishing corporate standard operating procedures with Financial Service Providers (FSPs) or managing identity management database transfers.</p><p><strong>Knowledge & Skills:</strong> Strong technical mastery across the design, delivery, and compliance tracking of multi-modality cash and voucher programs. Deep technical understanding of food security, livelihoods, and social protection safety net models within fragile states. Comprehensive understanding of UN and WFP programming requirements, with practical knowledge of Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR), data assurance protocols, and funds management. Excellent analytical, negotiation, and diplomatic communication skills (both written and oral), with a demonstrated ability to cultivate relationships with local government authorities, donors, and UN agencies. Proven leadership capability to direct diverse, multi-cultural teams and monitor complex individual and collective work plans under pressure.</p><p><strong>Languages:</strong> Fluent in written and oral English and Arabic</p>