Senior Transition Manager (CST)
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
29 June 2025-23:59-GMT02:00 South Africa Standard Time (Johannesburg)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).
To provide management support for a RB to ensure the effective delivery of WFPs programmes and activities. A large focus of this role is upon management of teams and the provision of support to Country Offices (COs).
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
the development and implementation of regional strategies policies and plans aligned with regional WFP and wider UN strategies policies and processes to deliver WFPs mandate for beneficiaries within the region.
2. Ensure the effective management of all WFP operations and resources within the region providing coaching and guidance to COs as required to enable effective country management productive partnerships and interventions in line with wider WFP strategies policies and processes.
3. Provide leadership to staff to ensure the continued development of cohesive and high performing multiple teams.
4. Support the Regional Director to efficiently manage people and financial resources for achievement of set objectives.
5. Support the mobilization and coordination of regional resources to ensure meeting regular and emergency needs.
6. Ensure that effective regional support services are provided to all COs.
7. Support the Regional Director in fostering regional inter-agency partnerships to enable a coordinated and holistic response to the humanitarian or development needs through actively participating in the inter-agency strategies setting and deployment.
8. Build productive relationships with the host governments to further enhance partnerships and collaboration with WFP.
9. Lead monitoring evaluation and analysis activities to review regional and specific food security situations to ensure that vulnerability is assessed and the findings used to inform timely and effective interventions.
10. Produce comprehensive reports upon regional situations and performance for both internal and external audiences to provide required donor information and to inform strategic directions and operational planning.
11. Build internal relationships and collaborate cross-functionally to align regional activities with wider WFP activities and ensure a coherent approach to meeting food assistance needs.
12. Take lead to ensure that evaluation audit and compliance recommendations are implemented within the region and COs.
13. Accountable for an equitable and inclusive workplace which incorporates all dimensions of the WFP diversity and inclusion framework.
14. Ensure that emergency preparedness activities are monitored reviewed and updated to ensure that an optimal response capacity is in place enabling timely and effective crisis interventions.
15. Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
16. Other as required.
STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Advanced University degree in Economics International Development Social Sciences or other relevant field or First University degree with additional years of relevant experience and/or advanced training/courses.
Language: 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).
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.
Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation please contact:
NO FEE DISCLAIMER
The United Nations does not charge any application processing training interviewing testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee please disregard it. Furthermore please note that emblems logos names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.
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
Please contact us at in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
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:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
