Project Coordinator -CST II

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

10 August 2026-23:59-GMT+05:30 India Standard Time (Colombo)

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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).

The Project Coordinator will serve as the overall lead for the UN Macro Grant in Sri Lanka, ensuring

strategic oversight, donor accountability, and programmatic integration across Food Assistance,

Anticipatory Action, Shelter/NFIs, and Humanitarian Data Assessment & Coordination.

This role also incorporates technical leadership for cash-based transfers and anticipatory action,

ensuring thresholds, triggers, and delivery mechanisms (SCOPE, bank transfers) are implemented

effectively and aligned with government systems.

Key Accountabilities:
1. Strategic Oversight: Lead overall implementation of the Macro Grant, ensuring coherence
across all sectors.
2. Donor Reporting: Prepare timely, accurate, and results-based reports to the US Government
donor.
3. Programme Integration: Ensure effective integration of cash transfers, anticipatory action triggers, NFI pre-positioning, and disaster preparedness coordination.

• Cash-Based Transfers & Anticipatory Action: Oversee design and implementation of conditional Associate
• cash transfers (FFA); manage anticipatory action pre-financing, thresholds, and triggers; supervise
• delivery mechanisms (SCOPE, bank transfers).
• Coordination: Act as focal point for coordination with government agencies, UN partners,
• INGOs/NGOs, and technical working groups.
• Monitoring & Evaluation: Oversee monitoring systems and indicator tracking, ensuring adherence
• to RBM standards.
• Risk Management: Identify bottlenecks, propose contingency measures, and ensure fiduciary
• safeguards.
• Capacity Strengthening: Support government and partner institutions in disaster preparedness and
• anticipatory action.
• Staff Supervision: Provide guidance to technical leads and support staff.
• Representation: Represent WFP in donor and partner coordination forums related to the Macro
• Grant.
• Operational Updates: Produce regular progress reports and briefings to the Deputy Country
• Director.
• Exit Strategy: Define and implement sustainability and exit strategies, including asset transfer and
• embedding AA protocols.

Functional Capabilities
Project Management

• Ability to plan, implement, and oversee complex humanitarian projects.
• Deliver results on time with accountability to donors.
• Technical Expertise
• Knowledge of cash-based transfers (FFA, AA), thresholds, triggers, and delivery mechanisms.
• Familiarity with logistics and NFI management.
• Ability to design and oversee RBM-aligned monitoring systems.

Coordination & Partnerships

• Lead coordination across government, UN, and NGO partners.
• Build institutional and community-level capacities for disaster preparedness.
• Represent WFP in donor and partner forums.

Risk & Compliance

• Identify operational, fiduciary, and strategic risks; implement mitigation measures.
• Use procurement systems and corporate tools for analysis and reporting.
• Maintain accurate records in line with compliance standards.

Communication

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to produce polished reports, briefings, and donor updates.
• Diplomatic engagement with stakeholders.

Education: Advanced university degree in International Development, Political Science, Economics, or
related field; or First University degree with additional years of relevant experience.

Experience: Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in project management and
coordination, with at least 3 years in cash-based transfers or anticipatory action programming.

Knowledge & Skills:
Strong analytical writing, planning, and organizational skills; ability to work independently and
collaboratively; familiarity with food security, logistics, and disaster preparedness.

Position Title: Project Coordinator -CST II

Contract Type: International Consultant

Contract Duration: 11 Months

Duty Station: Colombo Sri Lanka

Nationality: Internationals Only

Date of Publication: 27.07.2026

Deadline of Application: 10.08.2026

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