Consultant Budget & Programming

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• 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).

JOB TITLE: Budget & Programming Officer – Business Analyst
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Consultant Level I

UNIT / DIVISION: PQBG
DUTY STATION (City, Country):  Remote working

DURATION: 06 August 2026 to 31 December 2026

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The World Food Programme (WFP) 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.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
The Business Analyst will be part of the PQBG unit, under the supervision of one of the Team Leads and will be responsible for leading and coordinating product development and evolution efforts in 
close collaboration with other business owners and corporate stakeholders. Main Responsibilities include:
• Define product development and evolution roadmaps, resources needed, and budgets required for the implementation of the solutions,

including transition to support.
• Coordinate with business owners/focal points and manage teams composed of internal and external technical resources to develop products that are fit-for-purpose, in timely and efficient manner.
• Use appropriate project and product management methodologies and tools to ensure relevant teams and individuals are involved with the decision-making process, and that decisions are properly documented and communicated.
• Analyze gaps and challenges in existing processes, support systems, and tools, and collaborate with team members to propose solutions.
• Ensure developed solutions are coherent, consistent, fully integrated with the corporate application landscape, and aligned with corporate

objectives.
• Coordinate with key stakeholders to ensure full consistency and alignment of new products with the corporate data frameworks, including enriching such frameworks with new data points.

• Regularly report on progress, issues and risks associated with product roadmaps.

• Prepare briefings, presentations, papers, demos and walkthroughs on products, roadmaps, business processes, relevant technologies and methodologies
• Regularly share experiences and lessons learnt with colleagues (e.g. through dedicated sessions, brown bags) to facilitate the work of other colleagues and to contribute to improving the product development process. Deliverables at the end of the contract:
• Product roadmaps and backlogs developed and shared.
• Input to team’s workplans.
• Product briefing, presentations, papers and demo prepared.
• Knowledge/lessons learnt shared.
• Solutions built and rolled out with proven value added to corporate and\or field processes.
• Regular progress reports shared.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Education:
University Degree in Business Administration, Data Management, Information Management, Statistics, 
Communications or other related field of study.
Experience:
Minimum 3 years post graduate progressively responsible professional experience (of which a minimum 
2-year experience working with WFP). Experience managing people, budgets, and projects. Proven record of leadership and implementation of transformational ideas. Experience working in a busy analytical environment. Experience working with teams and team processes.

Knowledge & Skills:
The candidate must demonstrate strong leadership and people management skills, project management 
skills, and strong business & data analysis skills. Ability to work in multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment. Experience with agile methodology and working knowledge of DOTS.
Languages:
Fluency in oral and written (level C) in English.
 

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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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.

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