Programme Associate

Job title: Programme Associate

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

14 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.

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).

To provide effective specialized support and technical analyses to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.

• Provide technical support and assist in the development and implementation of various activities and processes within the specific area of work supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines.
• Provide specialized project management support to specific and/or defined programmes to ensure that the various activities are performed within the established targets following WFP’s policies and procedures.
• Ensure and/or perform accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work (e.g. cash assistance programmes, and vulnerability assessments) and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Assist programme unit in preparing the monthly cash-based transfers relevant documents and ensure all eligible beneficiaries have received their assistance
• Liaise with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
• Coordinate and communicate with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions to perform accurate food security analyses and to ensure efficient delivery of food assistance.
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government within the specific technical area.
• Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of operational queries and problems within a specific technical area of responsibility.
• Follow standard emergency preparedness practices and act as Emergency Preparedness Response focal point.
• Contribute to donor reports, annual reports, country office reporting products, fact sheets, and other information products.
• Answer Beneficiaries’ questions/inquiries referred to hotline thoroughly by clarifying and providing relevant information in an effective and efficient manner; allocate enough time for each call;
• Assist, support and guide beneficiaries with issues related to WFP programmes;
• Follow up on beneficiary cases with different units through the supervisor to ensure that actions are taken effectively and in a timely manner and report monthly to M&E;
• Use the Hotline coding system; and use the hotline platform to record and follow up the case;
• Draft correspondence on all matters pertaining to the office, doing translation from English to Persian and vice versa, taking minutes of meetings;
• Represent WFP in inter-agency working groups/task forces;
• Perform other related duties as required.

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