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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).

JOB TITLE:

Communications Consultant

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Consultancy

UNIT/DIVISION:WFP Innovation Accelerator (INNA)

DUTY STATION (City Country):Munich Germany

DURATION:6 months

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency fighting hunger. WFP

reaches more than 100 million people every day - delivering food assistance in emergencies and

working with smallholder farmers communities and governments to improve nutrition and build

resilience. WFP does this through its presence in over 120 countries and territories globally working with local governments grassroots ecosystems public and private sector donors to save lives and change lives through food assistance and resilience building.

Food insecurity is expected to remain at alarming levels as we enter 2026. In countries where WFP operates and data is available 318 million people are facing acute food insecurity more than double pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Among them 41.1 million people are in Emergency or worse levels of acute food insecurity (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Phase 4) a 20 percent increase since late 2020.

As the leading humanitarian organization delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience WFP fosters and drives innovation. WFPs long history of innovation is evident in some of the major shifts it has made over the years such as wide-scale implementation of cash-based transfers and mobile assessment 2020 WFP was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The WFP Global Accelerator and Ventures was launched in 2015 in Munich Germany with support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) and the Bavarian State Ministry of Food Agriculture Forestry and Tourism (StMELF).

Its mission is to source pilot and scale new innovations that could reshape the fight against food insecurity and bring us closer to SDG2: Zero Hunger. Today it works hand in hand with WFPs vast global network spanning innovation hubs regional and country offices in over 120 countries and territories to develop solutions that are deeply rooted in local needs and designed for real-world impact.

In 2025 alone the WFP Global Accelerator and Ventures supported 85 innovations reaching 132.5 million people across 90 countries and territories. These initiatives addressed critical challenges including climate change healthcare access gender equality and emergency response. To fund our work the Accelerator works with donors from the public and private sectors and collaborates with actors across the UN and multilateral system. For the past three years we have maintained a solid funding base of around USD 20 million in the face of significant cuts to humanitarian funding elsewhere.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Communications Consultant will report to the Head of Marketing and Communications and may work in close coordination with the Communications Advocacy and Marketing Division (CAM) and other WFP divisions as required.

The Communications Consultant is expected to:

Support Innovation Accelerator teams communications needs through writing editing and other communications-focused tasks as required in coordination with the Communications and Knowledge Management team:

Produce and maintain up-to-date communication material for the Innovation Accelerator online and traditional channels;

Position the WFP Innovation Accelerator as industry/sector leaders by drafting and editing articles blogs and other necessary materials to promote Innovation Accelerator;

Provide writing and copy-editing support as per WFP and WFP Innovation Accelerators Editorial Style guides across various formats (e.g. talking points key messages newsletters website content social media content blog content etc.);

Help attract high-potential social innovations from within WFP and external networks through support of events PR and digital marketing activities;

Track analyze and report on the impact of communications and marketing activities through tools such as Google analytics Brandwatch Mailchimp LinkedIn Twitter

YouTube and others

Support the creation of communications content for innovation projects which take part in Innovation Accelerator activities: Lead content gathering for the creation of the Innovation Accelerator portfolio pages on the website; Support innovation projects with communication advice and prepare communication material as required.

Support other partnerships communications media and events needs as required:

Produce and maintain up-to-date communication material for the WFP Innovation Accelerator in line with priority content themes for a variety of stakeholders;

Support the production of communications content and visual assets (e.g. website content social media content blog content graphics audio/video materials presentations etc.);

Prepare key messages talking points briefings for WFP senior management inter-agency opportunities and donor communications;

Support the Accelerators fundraising activities and participation at external events;

Support core processes of the Accelerator (e.g. innovation challenges; bootcamps; sprint programme; thought leadership; innovation fund) as required;

Support Innovation Accelerator teams and leadership through research tasks background reading and interview preparation as required. Monitor incoming media requests and coordinate opportunities with appropriate internal Innovation Accelerator people/teams; Track and report on media coverage of the Innovation Accelerator and associated innovation projects as required; Execute any other task required to support the activities of the Head of the WFP Innovation Accelerator and the Director of Innovation and Knowledge Management; Liaise with the Innovation and Knowledge Management Divisions Communications Officer the Communications Advocacy and Marketing Division (CAM) and the Government and Private Sector Partnerships Divisions as required.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

• Communication activities effectively planned and delivered.

Ensure that all work and materials developed during the contract are well documented and available to the WFP Innovation Accelerator team

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:

Bachelors degree: a degree in business communications or international development preferred.

Experience:

At least 3 years of progressively responsible national and/or international experience in communications reporting marketing and/or business-related positions. Experience in innovation is beneficial.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Experience in communications within a global organization required;
• Experience with marketing metrics and reporting on digital and media analytics
• Strong conceptual thinking to develop new communication strategies and coordinate projects.
• Familiarity with lean startup and human-centered design methodologies interest in innovation and taking a growth mindset
• Ability to produce and copy edit high-quality written materials including graphically-based presentations as well as text documents.
• Ability to interact with leaders and external audiences with maturity and tact.
• Collaborative spirit able to liaise with a wide range of people at all levels and across different cultures and to act with credibility and diplomacy.
• Strong time management skills with an ability to plan ahead anticipate requirements problems and obstacles and an ability to juggle competing priorities successfully and to work to tight deadlines.
• Self-motivated and able to work with a high degree of autonomy.
• Familiarity with modern ways of working and technology to effectively work and collaborate with colleagues via in-person virtual and hybrid scenarios
• Understanding of visual design and content creation including the use of various tools to create and distribute multimedia content e.g. Canva Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Medium (would be beneficial)
• Knowledge/skills regarding Google Suite Slack and contemporary digital tools
• Sets a high-level of ambition for the project and their own work to achieve impact for people facing hunger whom we serve; and
• Fully committed and motivated to achieve the aims of the UN World Food Programme.

Languages:

Fluency in oral and written English is mandatory. Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic Chinese French Russian and Spanish) or

Portuguese (one of WFPs working languages) is beneficial.

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