3 November 2024-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

• 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).

• Support efforts to strengthen WFP’s position in the food systems landscape internally within HQ, RBx and COs, as well as externally in FSS+4 and relevant fora, including COP, G7, G20, to ensure strategic coherence and alignment with WFP’s strategies and policies.
• Coordinate the engagement in relevant FSS+2 processes, coordination fora (e.g., UNFT) and coalitions by preparing documents, briefs, providing inputs, ensuring coherence with WFP's positions, and coordinating with relevant stakeholders.
• Manage the preparation of the FSS+4 Stocktaking Moment in 2025, under the guidance of the Chief of unit and in close collaboration with relevant teams and the UN Food Systems Hub. This includes coordinating team efforts by participating in preparatory meetings, contributing to event planning and organization, drafting and reviewing documents and facilitating communication and coordination among stakeholders.
• Coordinate closely with the UN Food Systems Hub, supporting the National and Regional Dialogues and Pathways, aligning with WFP’s positions and programmes, and ensuring coherence in messaging and activities.
• Develop briefings, factsheets, and presentations, and provide inputs to talking points for events and global fora in a timely and concise manner. This includes ensuring strategic alignment with WFP’s positions and programmes, and effectively communicating key messages to stakeholders.
• Lead the development of a comprehensive communication strategy, in close collaboration with the Communications & Media Division, to ensure clear positioning of WFP in the food systems arena and effective dissemination of messages to diverse audiences, enhancing visibility and influence.
• Collect, organize, and maintain key documents and briefs in a structured and user-friendly manner to establish a comprehensive repository for easy access, sharing, and reference, utilizing appropriate platforms and tools to enhance efficiency and accessibility.
• Stock-taking, reviewing, and mapping out existing food systems work within WFP, identifying best programming practices, capturing lessons learned, and effectively managing and sharing knowledge for internal and external positioning and advocacy.
• Perform any other duties as required or assigned.

• Excellent interpersonal skills to build effective relationships with stakeholders across the organization.
• Knowledge of food systems fora, mechanisms, previous experience in engaging with food systems fora, coordination mechanisms, as well as familiarity with WFP’s work in food systems.
• Sound understanding of food systems, smallholders, and other relevant programme skills.
• Excellent communication skills to engage experts and liaise with a range of stakeholders.
• Track record of strong performance
• Ability to engage and support senior management.
• Openness to innovation and learning

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
• Please contact us at

  global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org

  in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified