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World Food Programme

UN food assistance and humanitarian relief

Programme Associate - Cash based transfert

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeDiffa, NigerNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum of a secondary-school diploma, or a diploma in social science, agronomy, or economics.
  • At least six years of professional experience in the humanitarian field, including three years of relevant experience in food assistance, programme management, nutrition, or education, with good command of Food/Cash for Assets activities.
  • Knowledge of rural development, nutrition, education, and the humanitarian work environment.
  • Ability to analyze issues, propose solutions, and formulate relevant conclusions and recommendations to improve activity implementation.
  • Ability to work in a group and under pressure.
  • Ability to prioritize, organize, coordinate, and monitor one's own work plan.
  • Proficiency with computer tools, including Word and Excel.
  • Ability to communicate, negotiate, and conduct advocacy.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to developing operational plans, distribution schedules, and monitoring tools for the sub-office.
  • Coordinate with cooperating partners to prepare and monitor CBT distributions, asset-creation activities, and other programme activities within the role's remit.
  • Collaborate with partners, PSFs, RAM, and CBT; ensure beneficiary feedback and complaints related to CBT are addressed promptly and incorporated into programme adjustments and future programme design.
  • Verify the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of data related to CBT distributions and enter it into COMET within required timelines.
  • Coordinate with the SCOPE team and relevant focal points to ensure effective system use, operational traceability, and compliance with audit and accountability requirements.
  • Ensure beneficiary lists are transmitted, verified, and regularly updated.
  • Maintain databases and monitoring matrices for planned and completed activities, and produce concise analyses and summaries.
  • Review cooperating partners' narrative and financial reports and verify expense eligibility and compliance with applicable budgets and agreements.
  • Contribute to preparing, analyzing, and monitoring agreements with cooperating partners, including reviewing project proposals and budgets.
  • Regularly follow up on requests, utilization and achievement reports, and agreed corrective actions.
  • Provide ongoing advisory support to partners and contribute to their capacity-strengthening activities.
  • Monitor market indicators in the sub-office's covered areas with the VAM team, especially areas implementing cash transfers or vouchers.
  • Conduct field missions to assess activity quality, identify good practices and shortcomings, and formulate operational recommendations.
  • Collect, verify, and consolidate periodic reports on CBT activities, asset creation, and other interventions within the role's remit.
  • Participate in internal and external coordination meetings, write concise minutes, and follow up on decisions and action points.
  • Transmit reliable information about activity planning, implementation, and results to the country office within required timelines.
  • Perform other related duties within the role as requested by management.

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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