Project Coordinator -CST II

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).

Cash-Based Transfers & Anticipatory Action: Oversee design and implementation of conditional Associate

• cash transfers (FFA); manage anticipatory action pre-financing, thresholds, and triggers; supervise
• delivery mechanisms (SCOPE, bank transfers).
• Coordination: Act as focal point for coordination with government agencies, UN partners,
• INGOs/NGOs, and technical working groups.

Monitoring & Evaluation: Oversee monitoring systems and indicator tracking, ensuring adherence

• to RBM standards.
• Risk Management: Identify bottlenecks, propose contingency measures, and ensure fiduciary

safeguards.

• Capacity Strengthening: Support government and partner institutions in disaster preparedness and
• anticipatory action.
• Staff Supervision: Provide guidance to technical leads and support staff.
• Representation: Represent WFP in donor and partner coordination forums related to the Macro

Grant.

• Operational Updates: Produce regular progress reports and briefings to the Deputy Country

Director.

• Exit Strategy: Define and implement sustainability and exit strategies, including asset transfer and
• embedding AA protocols.

• Ability to plan, implement, and oversee complex humanitarian projects.
• Deliver results on time with accountability to donors.
• Technical Expertise
• Knowledge of cash-based transfers (FFA, AA), thresholds, triggers, and delivery mechanisms.
• Familiarity with logistics and NFI management.
• Ability to design and oversee RBM-aligned monitoring systems.

• Lead coordination across government, UN, and NGO partners.
• Build institutional and community-level capacities for disaster preparedness.
• Represent WFP in donor and partner forums.

• Identify operational, fiduciary, and strategic risks; implement mitigation measures.
• Use procurement systems and corporate tools for analysis and reporting.
• Maintain accurate records in line with compliance standards.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to produce polished reports, briefings, and donor updates.
• Diplomatic engagement with stakeholders.

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