WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to head of programme in oversight in all aspects of programme management and implementation
• Support overall programme decision making needs through provision of relevant information and analytical products
• Identify priority intervention areas in planning, formulating, and targeting recipients for new requests for WFP assistance and coordinate timely CSP budget revisions, internal budgets, workplanning and reviews, financial requests, etc
• Support the updating/development of standard operating procedures to guide effective programme activity implementation
• Create and review project budget plans and monitor ongoing project performance against budget, ensuring adherence to guidance and policies, and providing financial analysis and advice to optimise resources
• Monitor and offer advice on fund utilisation, advanced financing, loan and borrowing/repayment and refinancing arrangements, prioritisation
• Prepare and review monthly resource management analysis reports involving in-depth analysis of pipeline and resourcing issues facing WFP The Gambia
• Monitor and provide advice on actions related to project closure and resource transfer

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in Business Administration, Finance, International Development or Economics; or a first degree with five years relevant work experience
• Three years, minimum, of relevant experience in public sector management/international organisations, development projects, agriculture/food security and livelihoods programming, performance reporting, budget planning, resource and/or project management
• Proven project and operational experience in development as well as humanitarian settings
• Experience of working with government, local and international partners and strong network within government and other stakeholders
• Experienced leading and engaging multi-disciplinary technical teams in challenging contexts
• Previous UN work experience will be an advantage
• Fluency in English with good verbal and written skills
• Women strongly encouraged to apply

To apply and for more information, click here.

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