Policy Integration Consultant
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
11 October 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).
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the worlds largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food and cash assistance to change lives and empower people to meet their essential needs. WFP does this both through direct programming as well as by supporting governments on their national pathways toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in partnership with multiple stakeholders.
The Delivery Systems Services (DSS) within the Delivery Assurance Service within Supply Chain and Delivery division in HQ in Rome leads the organizations global efforts in cash programming and is a dynamic and agile team that works multifunctionally and with a range of innovative partners to enable WFPs field operations to provide high quality cash transfer programming in emergency and development settings.
CBT is the fastest growing component of WFPs portfolio. Since its introduction in 2009 cash transfers have grown from USD 10m in 2009 to USD 2.3B in 2021. Globally the number of countries using CBT increased from 10 to 69 during the same period and the number of people receiving cash transfers grew from 1m to 41.8m. There is now a large body of evidence attesting to the effectiveness of cash transfers emphasizing the choice and flexibility that cash allows people to meet their essential needs even during emergencies and how cash multiplies in local economies.
WFP has over the past decade become the largest provider of humanitarian cash addition to providing food assistance many CBT programmes are also designed to facilitate financial inclusion support womens empowerment enhance social cohesion and increase return on investment. WFPs large footprint brings a responsibility to share the expertise the organization has built and continue to explore ways in which cash transfers can be implemented to enhance the impact of food assistance and create lasting change for people that receive it.
Increasingly governments are also requesting cash transfer expertise and services from WFP to implement or enhance their own government-to-person (G2P) payment systems and 2021 WFP helped 52 governments with their cash transfer programmes. WFP has unique experience in transferring cash to people in challenging contexts. By sharing this learning with governments WFP can help them be able to easily and securely transfer money to their citizens.
Purpose of the assignment
Following the development of WFPs new Cash Policy founded on extensive consultations with staff across the organization working in cash-based transfer operations and inter-related technical areas from the technical level to senior management the DSS unit is engaging with Country Offices and external partners to ensure mutual alignment towards common goals and expectations.
As such the SCDDS needs a Policy Integration Consultant that will support the coordination of internal and external stakeholder consultations support its policy integration work and assist with the development and implementation of an evidence and learning strategy.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.
Ensure the effective coordination of the internal delivery of Cash Services in line with the newly- approved Cash Policy including scheduling meetings content development and ensuring timely communication.
2.
Assist the organisation and coordination of consultations with external stakeholders including EB members donors Country Offices and partners on the delivery of Cash Services.
3.
Review and advise on any new policy or guidance documents generated by the SCDDS and by other divisions to ensure that integration and alignment between these is improved or maintained.
4.
Ensure the effective and timely coordination and implementation of cross-functional groups that are responsible for implementing Cash Services updating normative documents as required.
5.
Support the preparation and shepherd the submission of Cash Services instruments through the relevant channels for approval.
6.
Act as focal point for CBT-related indicators linked to the new services and provide input for the development and implementation of an evidence and learning strategy to support the implementation of the services.
7.
Support the development of monitoring tools and guidance to ensure CBT colleagues in the field have accessible and user-friendly products that effectively measure process and outputs and dignified processes of CBT programmes following a Human-Centered Design (HCD) approach.
8.
Other tasks as required.
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
Consultative processes related to DSS delivery have been successfully arranged and input captured for the intended purposes.
DSS products are coherent with the overall policy framework and delivered in a timely and effective manner.
Advise has been provided on the integration of DSS products with overall PD priorities and other technical areas as relevant.
User-friendly delivery tools and guidance for DSS programmes have been developed.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
Advanced University degree in International Affairs Development Studies Anthropology Law Economics og other field relevant to international development assistance or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.
Experience:
3-5 years experience in the humanitarian and/or development field at the international level.
Experience engaging and coordinating with a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders on policy matters. Experience with project management and/or coordination.
Experience with project management and/or coordination.
Knowledge & Skills:
Strong analytical skills
Solid information management capabilities Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Proven track record in stakeholder relationship management Strong organizational and project management skills
Ability to handle large volumes of work and meet strict deadlines in an independent manner.
Ability to handle a large volume of work and meet strict deadlines.
Languages:
International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English. Intermediate knowledge (level B)of a second official UN language: Arabic Chinese French Russian Spanish and/or
WFPs working language Portuguese.
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
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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:
Contract
Employment Type
Full-Time
