Roster - Programme Policy Officer (Emergency & Livelihood) - Level 9 - Multiple Locations (Pakistan)

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

3 July 2026-23:59-GMT+05:00 Pakistan Standard Time (Karachi)

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• 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 THE JOB

Job Title: Programme Policy Officer (Emergency & Livelihood)

Grade: Level 9 and equivalent within the UN Classification System

Duty Station: Multiple Locations within Pakistan

Date of Publication: 19 June 2026

Deadline of Application: 3 July 2026

This Vacancy Announcement is for Pakistan Nationals Only

Note: This vacancy announcement is intended to build a roster of prequalified applicants for future opportunities within the same job profile at the current or lower grade level in Pakistan

BACKGROUND JOB PURPOSE

The incumbent will be based in WFP Country Office/WFP Provincial Office, reporting to a more senior Programme Policy Officer. He/She
operates with a high degree of independence, manages more junior staff to ensure that programme and policy objectives are achieved in full. May also be involved in a wide variety of programme and policy activities and analytical work, some of which may be of considerable complexity. At this level, job holders are expected to contribute to performance improvement.

JOB PURPOSE:
To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

The incumbent will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Contribute towards the development of a wide variety of projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance.
• Provide project management support to specific and defined programmes and projects of considerable size/complexity, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
• Develop and coordinate data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
• Research and analyse a range of policy and operational issues to inform the development of policies, programmes and activities.
• Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on programmes and activities that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Liaise with internal and external counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
• Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships to collaborative working leading to improved food assistance packages.
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to prepare for and respond to food assistance needs, e.g. through providing inputs into training materials.
• Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
• Other as required within the job level of expertise.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Technical overview and operationalization of WFP food and cash-based assistance at the national level.
• Focal point for starting and coordinating food and cash interventions in emergency and recovery contexts under supervision of the Strategic Objective (SO) Manager. Scale-up and assist in design of Resilience-building and development projects as applicable.
• Focal point for overall project management and coordination of projects nation-wide. Use project management tools, and report progress and results to the SO manager.
• Coordinate with Provincial Offices (PO) and other functional units at Country Office (CO) and guide and drive emergency or conditional response modalities in accordance with timelines.
• Lead and provide technical support to PO colleagues on livelihoods-based recovery activities.
• Ensure resource pipeline coordination and tracking, operational planning of food/cash, and detailed workplans and timelines together with the Programme Associate in liaison with POs.
• Compile and draft adequate situation updates, project progress updates, tracking of distributions and similar together with the Programme Associate.
• Draft concept notes, donor proposals, reports and other technical and strategic documents.
• Coordination with the Financial service providers and Cooperating Partners for effective and efficient delivery of Cash and resolution of issues reported from the field.
• Represent WFP in external Cash working group and other forums as requested.
• Work with functional areas for timely updating of WFP Minimum Preparedness Actions (MPA) online platform to ensure compliance with corporate requirements.
• Participate and facilitate Field Level Agreements processes, contracting of partners and similar, budget and programming, database and SCOPE, and more.
• Provide technical advisory services on programme and interventions to the SO Manager.

EDUCATION & 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 two years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years of post-graduate relevant professional / managerial experience in the development sector related to Emergencies and Livelihood.
• Excellent knowledge and implementation of project management tools.
• Deep experience and technical knowledge of livelihoods, recovery, Food For Asset Creation and similar activities at an officer-level.
• Multiple years-experience working in both field and country offices in relevant capacities.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Technical knowledge of cash-based transfers and food distributions at a manager level.
• Excellent professional coordination, supervision, conflict resolution and liaising skills.

Language:

Fluency in both written and spoken English and Urdu. Knowledge of an additional local language is an advantage.

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings). Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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