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World Food Programme

UN food assistance and humanitarian relief

Assistant Programme Officer SC5

Community Outreach & ProgramsPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Completion of secondary education is required.
  • Proficiency, spoken and written, in the official United Nations language used at the duty station and the language spoken at the duty station if different.

Responsibilities

  • Carry out specialized or standardized activities and processes within the relevant technical area, supporting alignment with broader programme policies and guidelines.
  • Provide project-management and/or general office support in accordance with established goals and WFP policies and procedures.
  • Collect data and support analysis and reporting on matters such as food-assistance needs, resource use, programme progress, or outputs to support operational decision-making.
  • Record data accurately and promptly in the relevant technical area, such as food-security and vulnerability analysis, following institutional standards and guidelines.
  • Exchange information and work with internal counterparts to support collaboration and effective implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
  • Support communications with local partners, agencies, non-governmental organizations, and public institutions.
  • Serve as a contact point for general operational inquiries and seek assistance when needed.
  • Follow standard emergency-preparedness practices to ensure WFP can respond promptly and deploy resources to affected areas at the onset of a crisis.
  • Direct and accompany technical personnel to ensure activities meet project standards.
  • Carry out field activities directly, ensuring quality and relevance in community interventions.
  • Design and apply monitoring tools, collect information, and prepare progress reports to measure project impact.
  • Present periodic results to the community, authorities, and partner institutions, ensuring transparency in management.
  • Monitor financial and material resource use to ensure efficiency and compliance with budgets.
  • Coordinate with local public and private stakeholders to strengthen cooperation and avoid duplication of efforts.
  • Maintain an in-depth understanding of the project and the social, political, and cultural context, adapting activities to community needs.
  • Perform other duties as required.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience facilitating communication with technical teams, for example teams focused on nutrition or vulnerability analysis and mapping (VAM).
  • Experience contributing to programme implementation.
  • Experience attending policy discussions as an observer or helping organize them.
  • A post-secondary certificate in the relevant functional area is valued.

About the Company

World Food Programme

UN food assistance and humanitarian relief

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations’ food assistance arm and the world’s largest humanitarian organization focused on fighting hunger. It delivers food aid and nutrition support to people in emergencies and in food-insecure areas around the world. WFP works by providing direct food deliveries, cash-based transfers, and logistical support to reach communities in need; it also runs programs like school meals and nutrition initiatives to improve health and resilience. What makes WFP different from its peers is its scale and global logistics network—having a mandate from the UN to operate in many countries and coordinate large, rapid-response relief efforts, often moving food, supplies, and aid through complex supply chains. The program’s goal is to save lives by preventing hunger and to help people achieve longer-term food security and resilience, so communities can recover from crises and build sustainable access to food.

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Headquarters
Rome, Italy
Founded
1961

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