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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
25 November 2026-23:59-GMT+03:30 Iran Time (Tehran)
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 world’s 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 extreme weather shocks.
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 WFP's 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).
The Programme Support Officer leads programme monitoring, including the collection, cleaning, processing, and analysis of monitoring data to support timely programme adjustments and ensure alignment with WFP corporate standards. The role contributes to generating high-quality evidence on the lives of beneficiaries, informing policy, strategy, programme design, and implementation
ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the supervision of the head of programme, the incumbent will:
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Provide inputs to the development of Monitoring, Review and Evaluation plans that will provide the most relevant and strategic information toward achieving expected results (as set out in the Country Strategic Plan (CSP) and other global and regional plans), while being compliant with WFP evaluation and monitoring requirements.
- Budget for M&E costs and advocate through line manager for both appropriate financial and human resourcing.
- Provide feedback on the formulation of the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Strategies and support their operationalization.
- Contribute to evidence-based decision-making on programme design and implementation, notably through monitoring, review and evaluations findings accessible, and developing innovative, user-friendly and informative products.
- Support WFP Management in addressing recommendations from monitoring, reviews and evaluations to ensure that follow-up actions are taken as required.
- Contribute to building M&E capacity of WFP staff and partners through training and information sharing.
- Provide inputs to line manager regarding the development and implementation of inter-agency monitoring, reporting and evaluation frameworks, including United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) aligned with nationally owned sustainable development goals.
Specific to the monitoring function
- At Country Strategic Plan (CSP) design stage, support the Head of M&E or Head of Programme in developing a Theory of Change outlining how the expected results are likely to occur and listing key assumptions and risks.
- Support line manager in ensuring that CO monitoring systems and tools are in place and compliant with corporate standards including the minimum monitoring requirements (MMR), standard operational procedures (SOP) and establishment of baselines and targets in alignment with the updated corporate results framework (CRF).
- Draft regular monitoring reports on status of results and implementation progress and contribute to the data analysis.
- Support mid-term reviews and thematic reviews which are intended for internal learning, strategic and operational decision-making.
- Conduct monthly remote monitoring calls with beneficiaries and prepare and submit monthly monitoring reports and analytical briefs for management, highlighting key findings, trends, challenges, risks, and recommendations for corrective actions.
- Plan and undertake regular field monitoring visits to programme locations, including refugee settlements to verify programme implementation and compliance with WFP standards and procedures.
- Design, coordinate, and implement Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM), Process Monitoring, ensuring timely data collection, analysis, reporting, and follow-up on recommendations.
- Coordinate monitoring activities during emergency responses and rapid assessments, ensuring timely collection, analysis, and dissemination of information required for operational decision-making.
- Represent WFP in inter-agency monitoring working groups, and other relevant coordination mechanisms, and contribute to joint monitoring initiatives when required.
- Support monthly and periodic data entry in corporate systems such as COMET, including beneficiary figures, food and cash distributions, logframe indicators, baselines, targets and follow-up values for outcome indicators.
- Maintain monitoring databases, dashboards and tracking tools to facilitate evidence-based programme management and reporting.
- Support the integration of Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), gender, protection, disability inclusion and conflict-sensitivity considerations into monitoring frameworks and monitoring activities.
- Contribute to donor reports, annual reports, country office reporting products, fact sheets, and other information products through the provision of monitoring data, analysis and evidence.
- Other duties as required.
Specific to the evaluation functionSupport senior officer in the management of decentralized evaluations in line with WFP Evaluation Policy and Decentralized Evaluation Quality Assurance System (DEQAS). This entails supporting evaluation processes from planning to completionSupport centralized evaluations managed by the Office of Evaluation, joint UNDAF evaluations and donor-led evaluation in country.Other duties as required.
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
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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: [email protected]
NO FEE DISCLAIMER
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
- All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel.
- We strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete, and that all sections are filled in, including your employment history, academic qualifications, language skills, and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
- If you experience technical issues while submitting your application, you may contact us at [email protected]. Please note that this email is only for technical issues with an application - unsolicited applications or documents sent to this inbox will not receive a reply.
- At the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested later in the process.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.
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.
