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Closing date: Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Country: South Sudan
Duty station: Juba, South Sudan
Contract type: Full time | Fully Present
Grade: Not specified
Applicant eligibility: Not explicit in source
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30 March 2026-23:59-GMT+02:00 Central Africa Time (Juba)
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WHY JOIN WFP?
JOB TITLE: Programme Policy Officer (Head of Access)
TYPE OF CONTRACT: International Consultancy level 2 (CST-2)
UNIT/DIVISION: Access unit
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Juba, South Sudan
DURATION: 11 months (renewable subject to performance and budget availability)
JOB TITLE:
Programme Policy Officer (Head of Access)
TYPE OF CONTRACT:
International Consultancy level 2 (CST-2)
UNIT/DIVISION:
Access unit
DUTY STATION (City, Country):
Juba, South Sudan
DURATION:
11 months (renewable subject to performance and budget availability)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
In September 2018, after more than five years of civil war, the Republic of South Sudan signed a peace agreement with several opposition parties, including the SPLA-IO. Yet implementation of the peace agreement has stalled and South Sudan continues to present a wide array of challenges to the secure, principled and predictable delivery of humanitarian assistance. In 2026, armed conflict continues and has expanded in several parts of the country. Sub-national and local violence has increased in Greater Upper Nile, the Equatorias and is reaching parts of the Greater Bahr el Ghazals, resulting in the killing of civilians, large scale displacement and contributing to expanding food insecurity and malnutrition. Civilian authorities, security forces and non-state armed groups persistently compromise humanitarian space through illegal taxation, bureaucratic impediments and interference in the implementation of humanitarian activities. South Sudan also remains one of the most dangerous countries for humanitarian personnel to work, with consistent attacks on aid workers, humanitarian convoys and the looting of relief.
To effectively deliver humanitarian assistance in a complex context like South Sudan, WFP needs to ensure the safeguarding of its humanitarian principles, advocate and negotiate for adequate humanitarian space with all relevant stakeholders on all levels.
The position of Head of Access Unit requires someone with in-depth knowledge of the political, ethnic, and security context in the country. You will need to be able to analyze regional, national, and sub-national geopolitics and conflict dynamics, with pre-existing skills and experience in negotiating access for humanitarian operations and advocate for principled and sustained humanitarian access.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the supervision of the Country Director, you will be responsible for the following duties:
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