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Resilience Consultant

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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

7 November 2026-23:59-GMT-06:00 Central Standard Time (Guatemala)

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.

To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok.

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: Resilience and food systems Consultant

TYPE OF CONTRACT: International Consultant level 1—CST 1

UNIT/ DIVISION: Programme

DUTY STATION Guatemala, Guatemala

DURATION: 6 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The WFP Guatemala Country Office is implementing its Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2021–2026, which prioritizes resilience building, food systems strengthening, and climate change adaptation. As part of these efforts, WFP is expanding its focus on market access, entrepreneurship, and climate-smart agriculture to support smallholder farmers and vulnerable communities in building sustainable livelihoods.

To support this, WFP is recruiting an international consultant to lead efforts in market development, value chain strengthening, and climate-smart agricultural practices. The consultant will also serve as the focal point for the KOICA-funded Integrated Resilience Project and contribute to resource mobilization, including proposal development and donor engagement.

Job Purpose

To provide technical leadership and coordination for WFP Guatemala’s food systems and market access initiatives, with a focus on entrepreneurship, value chain development, and integrated resilience programming. The consultant will also support fundraising efforts and serve as the focal point for KOICA-funded activities. incumbent will join the Programme unit’s team in Guatemala City under the direct supervision of the SO manager for SO3 Resilient Food System (Activities 3&4). The incumbent will be responsible for carrying out the following tasks and responsibilities:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):

1. Support the development of resilience projects and activities, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with the current WFP CSP 2021 – 2024, the new CSP 2026-2030 once approved (under development), WFP Global Policies and other guidance.

2. Drive the development and implementation of SAMS and resilient food system projects, plans, and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance.

3. Enhance efforts to strengthen and improve market access and food systems approach throughout resilience projects.

4. Serve as the focal point for the KOICA Integrated Resilience Project, ensuring coordination across activities and alignment with donor expectations.

5. Provide technical assistance for capacity strengthening programming to the government around SAMS and resilient food systems.

6. Develop innovative tools and partnerships to support more effective and efficient approaches to resilient food system projects and programmes.

7. Strengthen value chains and market linkages to enhance the sustainability and impact of resilience projects.

8. Prepare accurate and timely reporting on programmes and activities related to resilience-building and food systems.

9. Contribute to fundraising proposals to secure financial support for resilience and food system initiatives, including support the development and follow-up of KOICA proposals and other fundraising initiatives.

10. Coordinate with RAM, Nutrition and Gender/Protection/inclusion teams to ensure integration of cross cutting topics are mainstreamed into resilience and food system workstreams, including supporting environmental assessments, gender analysis, and others as required.

11. Manage partnerships with NGOs and other civil society actors through the coordination of FLAs and MoUs within the scope of assigned resilience projects, including the KOICA-funded resilience project.

12. Facilitate relevant trainings related to food systems and project management, and present lessons learned to the CO team.

13. Analyze how current activities, political and social events of UN and other multilateral bodies/governments may impact WFP activities and programmes, providing information to WFP staff for decision-making, particularly those related to national and international policies and trends.

14. Perform other duties as required to support the resilience and food systems portfolio, as requested by supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

•Experience in diversity of programme approaches, in a variety of contexts, includingClimate/Resilience/VAM.

•Experience in working with international organizations (especially with WFP), development partners, high-level authorities, donors (such as KOICA), local governments and/or civil society organizations.

•Proven ability to conceptualize, develop, plan and manage programmes, leadership and teamwork abilities,good analytical, negotiation, communication and advocacy skills.

STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.

Language: Fluency in oral and written English. Proficiency of Spanish is desirable.

Knowledge & Skills: Experience with UN agency is an advantage, Proficiency in MS Windows and MS Office. Strong qualitative and quantitative skillsets are essential. Collaborative team player, management, innovation, partnership, and client orientation are critical characteristics for the profile.

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: [email protected]

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

  • 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.

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