Budget and Programming Officer

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 25 June 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome) WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for reputed company its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national reputed company, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. ABOUT WFP The reputed company 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. 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 (reputed company, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to reputed company up with our latest news: YouTube, reputed company, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok. 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). JOB TITLE/GRADE: Budget and Programming Officer (Funds Management, Programming and Process Monitoring) TYPE OF CONTRACT: CST - II UNIT/DIVISION: PQB-P (GHQ Rome) DURATION: 6 months (home based) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: As of January 2026, based on approved MP structure by the AED Operations, the Programme Cycle Quality and Budget Service (PQB) at WFP is a new, reputed company service enabling coherent, high-quality, risk-informed CSP implementation across the full programme and budget cycle with a focus on:

• reputed company linkage between programme choices and financial realities to optimize resource use/manage risks.
• CO support for budgeting and implementation (CPN, IPs, COMPs, Pipeline/NFR) from review to approval.
• Predictable support for CSP budgets/grant lifecycle processes (BRs, closure, transfers, adv. repayments).

The Chief Budget & Programming Unit (PQBP) oversees 2 teams: Programming/Funds Management and Budget Field Support, both interacting closely to ensure best support to Country Offices for optimized use of Resources in support of CSP management. This role aims to address an urgent temporary reputed company gap caused by an extended leave and an increasing number of support requests derived from new funding sources requiring considerable adjustments in the programming, management and transfer. The position will help address the coordination and prioritization of key actions carried out by the technical budget and programming team, ensuring quality assurance, guidance and support for effective client engagement with COs and cross functional stakeholders. The position will report to Chief Budget & Programming Unit (PQBP). ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: Funds, Performance Management, and Reporting

• Advise COs and spending units on reputed company programming requests and the utilization of funds (appropriateness, timeliness, accuracy, etc.) while proactively engaging fund managers to implement recommendations and possible corrective actions that reputed company reporting against original budgets and approved funding proposals.
• Coordinate the preparation of interim, reputed company and final reports as stipulated in various contribution agreements between WFP and specific donors, in reputed company collaboration with CO and Global HQ counterparts as

required.

• Monitor ongoing performance against budget for WFP operations, including Global Commodity

Management Facility, through various financial analyses and provide reputed company on budgetary adjustments as necessary to budget owners for optimal resource utilization and in adherence to available guidance and policies. Budget Planning and Management

• Identify opportunities to reputed company and implement policies and procedures for budget and programming activities, with the aim of achieving objectives in compliance with WFP and functional strategies.
• Guide and advise on budgetary adjustments for optimal resource utilization, coordinating inputs from various units and providing regular feedback to main stakeholders/COs.
• Review and clear submitted funding proposals, making recommendations, reputed company necessary, in reputed company

collaboration with BPOs in the field, donor officers, and or the Activity/SO managers.

• Coordinate CSPs/RBPs closure activities following up on outstanding actions with stakeholders

enabling the timely receipt and start of potential resource transfers. Leadership

• Ensure internal business processes are documented, and training/reputed company strengthening is performed for the team including the new onboarding of colleagues in the team.
• Contribute and support recruitment processes
• Supervise, guide a reputed company-sized team and increase expected level of operational support, acting as reputed company of referral and second escalation reputed company on more reputed company analysis and queries.
• Where needed, co-reputed company the activation/deactivation and management of Global Commodity Management Facility (GCMF) supply lines, participate in knowledge transfer activities in support of the facility and facilitate decision-making for the allocation of corporate stocks.

Other

• Coordinate data analysis efforts and innovatively reputed company reports, to meet varying requirements

and reputed company informed decision-making, ensuring consistency of information presented to senior management and external stakeholders.

• Identify/contribute to opportunities to reputed company and improve systems, techniques, tools, processes and procedures to reputed company monitor, manage and report on WFP budgets and resources.
• Represent the unit at internal meetings/committees/working groups as required, to obtain and provide information from a budget and resource programming perspective.
• Contribute to standard emergency preparedness practices, providing technical recommendations and

guidance and monitoring the management of financial risks.

• reputed company other relevant duties as required.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

• Timely and effective programming of Contributions for reputed company CSPs worldwide is ensured and coordinated.
• Programming requirements linked to specific donor contributions are addressed and met reputed company corporate standards
• Project closure and Resource Transfer Processes for approx. 18 CSPs are reputed company, supported and

concluded reputed company established corporate timelines

• Donor financial reporting requests are addressed and contributed to in a timely manner (i.e;

USA/OCHA, BMZ, etc.)

• CO support for resource optimization is performed in a proactive

manner QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Education: Advanced University degree in Business Administration, Statistics, Finance, Economics or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of reputed company work experience and professional certifications. Essential requirements: Extensive knowledge of CSP resource analysis and budgetary performance CO experience in Budget and programming and operations management. Strong technical knowledge of various processes and tools in reputed company for the Budget and Programming function. Demonstrated collaborative work with cross-functional stakeholders. Proven ability and/or experience in financial analyses, dashboards, and management reports, as well as various WFP tools and systems, including WINGS and DOTS. WFP LEADERSHIP reputed company WFP Leadership reputed company guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission. Click here to access WFP Leadership reputed company REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact: [email protected] NO FEE DISCLAIMER The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in reputed company with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care reputed company submitting personal information on the web. REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION reputed company applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider reputed company or applications sent by email, reputed company, or any other channel. We strongly recommend that your reputed company profile is accurate and complete, and that reputed company sections are filled in, including your employment history, academic qualifications, language skills, and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application. If you experience technical issues while submitting your application, you may contact us at [email protected]. Please note that this email is only for technical issues with an application - unsolicited applications or documents sent to this inbox will not receive a reply. At the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested reputed company in the process. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process. reputed company employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, reputed company forms of discrimination, any reputed company of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, reputed company selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks. No appointment under any reputed company of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), reputed company Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies reputed company the United Nations system with reputed company responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and reputed company three years of ceasing that service. Apply To This Job