DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

27 September 2026-23:59-GMT+02:00 Central Africa Time (Harare)

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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 climate change.

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).

ABOUT XXX AT WFP

This position is based in Harare and reports to the Programme Policy Officer, NOB.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Programme Policy Officer (NOB) and under the overall guidance of the Team Lead, P3, the Programme Policy Officer (NOA) will support the implementation and coordination of WFP Zimbabwe's Anticipatory Action portfolio. The incumbent will contribute to strengthening national systems for drought and flood anticipatory action by working with government counterparts, United Nations agencies, humanitarian partners, and development actors. The incumbent will provide technical support to programme planning, risk analysis, trigger development, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and knowledge management. The role will also support national and subnational capacity strengthening and contribute to the integration of anticipatory action approaches into disaster risk management systems and programmes.

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

• Support the implementation and day-to-day coordination of anticipatory action activities in collaboration with government counterparts, field offices, and partner organizations.
• Contribute to programme planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting, ensuring that assigned activities are delivered on time, within scope, and in accordance with agreed quality standards.
• In liaison with relevant teams, contribute to the development and refinement of anticipatory action plans, triggers, thresholds, standard operating procedures, and implementation protocols for drought and flood risks.
• Contribute to the analysis and interpretation of climate, weather, vulnerability, food security, and market information to inform anticipatory action decisions.
• Support the preparation and updating of work plans, implementation schedules, risk registers, monitoring frameworks, and operational guidance.
• Track programme performance against agreed indicators and work plans, identify implementation challenges, and recommend practical corrective actions.
• Support compliance with applicable regional bureau and headquarters guidance, programme standards, donor requirements, and internal controls.
• Undertake field missions, as required, to support implementation, monitoring, partner engagement, and documentation of results.
• Facilitate technical collaboration between Anticipatory Action, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Social Protection, VAM, Nutrition, Resilience, Partnerships, and other relevant functions.
• Support capacity strengthening activities for government institutions, local authorities, field office staff, cooperating partners, and other stakeholders involved in anticipatory action and disaster risk management.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of workshops, simulations, trainings, technical consultations, and learning events.
• Document lessons learned, good practices, operational challenges, and recommendations to improve programme quality and scalability.
• Prepare clear technical reports, briefing notes, presentations, situation updates, donor reports, and other programme documentation.
• Support the dissemination of early warning and anticipatory action information through appropriate communication and knowledge-sharing channels.
• Support regular coordination with the Department of Civil Protection, the Climate Change Management Department, the Meteorological Services Department, the Ministry responsible for agriculture and other relevant ministries and institutions.
• Maintain effective working relationships with United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations, Red Cross partners, donors, research institutions, and private-sector stakeholders.
• Participate in technical working groups, sector meetings, coordination platforms, and partnership forums, representing WFP as delegated.
• Contribute to inter-agency harmonization of anticipatory action approaches, tools, triggers, plans, and implementation arrangements.
• Support national advocacy and knowledge-sharing events, including dialogue platforms on anticipatory action.
• Support monitoring of programme budgets and expenditures against approved work plans and outputs.
• Provide programme information required for financial forecasts, pipeline reviews, budget revisions, and management updates.
• Assist in preparing concept notes, funding proposals, donor briefs, and resource mobilization materials related to multi-hazard anticipatory action and disaster risk financing.
• Contribute to identifying funding opportunities and compiling relevant technical and contextual information for project development.
• Perform other related duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

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.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• At least 1 year experience supporting government, humanitarian, or development programmes.
• Familiarity with anticipatory action, early warning systems, climate services, disaster risk financing, risk mapping, forecasting, monitoring indicators, or triggers.
• Experience in emergence/crisis response planning and implementation; data analysis, risk assessment, programme monitoring, reporting, and project coordination.
• Experience working with government institutions, United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations, donors, or development partners.
• Ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative information and translate findings into practical programme recommendations.
• Experience preparing technical reports, presentations, proposals, briefing materials, and programme documentation.
• Strong communication, facilitation, stakeholder engagement, teamwork, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently within assigned responsibilities, manage competing priorities, and deliver quality outputs within deadlines.
• Proficiency in standard office applications and relevant data analysis or information management tools.

Language:

Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language, if different.

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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: global.inclusion@wfp.org

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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.

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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.