Junior Consultant Finance, level III, CFOFC
Junior Consultant Finance, level III, CFOFC
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
4 June 2025-23:59-GMT01:00 Central European Time (Rome)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 worlds 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 WFPs values (Integrity Collaboration Commitment Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
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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: plugPAY Finance Consultant
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Regular Consultant
UNIT/DIVISION: CFOFC CFO Division
DUTY STATION (City Country): Permanent Place of Residence
DURATION: 6 Months
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
Cash-based transfers (CBT) represent a large share of WFPs total humanitarian assistance (36 percent in 2024) and include assistance distributed as physical banknotes e-money mobile money vouchers or debit cards. In 2024 WFP transferred USD2.18 billion to more than 39.3 million people in 75 countries empowering them to meet their essential needs. In support of WFPs cash-based transfers the Finance function through the Business Development and Cash Based Transfers Branch (CFOFC) is developing corporate tools and guidance providing day-to-day technical advice and assistance to Country Offices (CO) while also undertaking a range of other strategic activities and engagements internally as well as with external service providers.
The consultant will be supporting country roll-outs for plugPAY supporting the development and enhancement of corporate tools and guidance and provide strategic advice based on market intelligence and financial technology insights to the Financial Sector intelligence and Innovation (FSII) team within CFOFC.
Under the overall Supervision of the FSII team lead the Consultant will undertake the following tasks:
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Guide and onboarding WFP Country Offices to plugPAY operations in day to day activities to ensure successful implementation of plugPAY for CBT
Streamline communication and support payment planning timeline keeping and improvement suggestions through close collaboration with all relevant Country Office (CO) stakeholder groups
Provide operational support and guidance for payment creation reconciliation accounting entries and KPI evaluation to involved CO colleagues
Evaluate lessons learned and make continuous suggestions for procedural and technical improvements document such together with CO in pre-established SOPs
Support CO Finance programme and ICT stakeholders as required
Manage transition to self-sufficient CO use of plugPAY
Conduct trainings on plugPAY lifecycle accounting workflows troubleshooting and reconciliation processes
Develop CO-specific handover checklists with key milestones (e.g. SOPs finalized training completed mock reconciliations).
Map and document ownership roles (RACI) within each CO (Finance Programme TEC) and ensure correct authorizations
Coordinate formal transition sign-off between HQ and CO leadership to confirm readiness
Define clear escalation pathways for unresolved issues
Strengthen risk management and business continuity
Support COs in maintaining contingency plans and a plugPAY-specific risk register
Guide COs in identifying mitigation strategies for potential disruptions
Conduct KPI reporting and act as business counterpart for digitization of management reporting with implementation of a comprehensive reporting dashboard
Aggregate KPIs from country offices on monthly basis and consolidate into management report
Prepare inputs for management reporting template on monthly basis
Formulate business requirements and establish plugPAY management dashboard for KPI reporting in close collaboration with Finance Systems and Services unit
Strengthen plugPAY document management
Develop customized toolkits (e.g. SOPs readiness checklists reconciliation templates) for each country Office with live plugPAY operations
Curate and manage the plugPAY repository in SharePoint including guidances SOPs FAQs training materials and lessons learned in collaboration with CO focal points to reflect contextualized workflows and standards
Structure the plugPAY repository with standardized naming conventions version control and update logs
Support plugPAY project management and country rollout roll-out
Support crafting of management reports communication materials and funding applications as required
Support feasibility evaluation for country implementation through research on national payment infrastructures regulatory requirements and available FinTech
service providers to assess potential of plugPAY implementation
Provide COs with guidance and support during the various stages of CBT implementation
Other duties as required
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
Successful self-sufficient Country Office plugPAY CBT operations
Revamped standard document repository
Delivered monthly KPI and management reporting
Potential further COs onboarded
Reviewed and cleared ad-hoc reports produced by the plugPAY team
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
University Degree in Economics or Finance Business Administration or related fields
Knowledge & Skills:
Knowledge of global financial markets sub-sectors and its institutions and stakeholders
Overview of basic corporate finance protocols experience in KPI reporting and crafting of funding applications
Understanding of the regulatory setting for payment instruments in the context of humanitarian interventions
Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a diverse team
Experience:
3 years of related work experience preferably in one or more of the following
Corporate finance financial sector assessment or consulting
Research and market analysis for financial institutions Macro Economic/regulatory/humanitarian setting
Languages:
Good oral and written communication in English; knowledge of French and/or another additional UN language is a plus
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
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NO FEE DISCLAIMER
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate complete and includes your employment records academic qualifications language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.
Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
Additional documents such as passport recommendation letters academic certificates etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
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Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs job requirements merit and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse all forms of discrimination any kind of harassment sexual harassment and abuse of authority. Therefore all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) FAO Finance Committee WFP External Auditor WFP Audit Committee Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
