Programme Assistant – Delivery (SC5) – 2 Positions

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

2 June 2026-23:59-GMT+03:00 East Africa Time (Mogadishu)

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme 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 (Integrity, 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 keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, 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).

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):

Enrolments and Beneficiary Data Management:

• Lead enrolment processes in SCOPE, ensuring accurate data entry, verification, and compliance with established standards.

• Maintain and update beneficiary records in SCOPE, including registrations, biometric updates, and mobile number changes.

• Manage and maintain accurate records of Cash-Based Transfers and In-kind enrolments in coordination with Strategic Outcome teams, ensuring alignment with approved distribution plans, and available CBT &B IK resources.

• Provide frontline support to Area Offices, technical teams, and cooperating partners during registrations and beneficiary rotation activities.

Deduplication and Data Quality Assurance:

• Lead programmatic & biometric deduplication and quality checks for new and existing identities, ensuring all records are free from biometric and programmatic duplicates.

• Manage and monitor the interagency phone number deduplication platform and other anomaly detection dashboards, ensuring conflicting or duplicate data is excluded from distribution cycles.

• Conduct regular data integrity checks using dashboards to identify and resolve duplicate records.

• Support routine data cleaning and validation exercises using already developed tools to uphold the accuracy and reliability of beneficiary data in SCOPE.

CBT and In-kind Reconciliation & Reporting:

• Monitor in-kind distributions, tracking dispatches, commodity accounting, and daily distributions to support monthly reconciliation and expense recognition.

• Liaise with Strategic Outcome Managers, Supply Chain, Finance and CP Management units to resolve discrepancies in distribution and reconciliation data.

• In collaboration with the analytics team, provide monthly reporting inputs for Country Office 5Ws and COMET entries.

Coordination and Operational Support:

• Facilitate effective collaboration by exchanging information with internal counterparts and cooperating partners to support project implementation and monitoring.

• Assist in preparing reports, presentations, and documentation for internal and external stakeholders.

• Act as a focal point for resolving general operational queries, escalating issues where necessary.

Other Duties:

• Perform other related tasks as required to support the IDM and Delivery Team’s objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

Education: Completion of secondary school education OR University degree (Diploma/Bachelor) in degree in Social Sciences, International Development, Business Administration, or a related field.

Experience:  At least five (5) years of relevant experience with a secondary school certificate OR University degree, (Diploma/Bachelor’s) with a minimum of two (2) or more years of experience in CBT/IDM or related fields.

Languages: Fluent knowledge of English and Somali language.

Knowledge and Skills Required: 

• Proficiency in MS Office applications-MS word, PowerPoint, Excel etc.

• Familiarity with corporate digital tools and systems is an added advantage.

• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills.

These positions are open to qualified Somali national candidates only. Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. WFP Somalia offers female friendly spaces in the workplace.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

 

WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework

 

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 connection 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 when submitting personal information on the web.

 

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.

• We strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete, and that all 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 later in the process.

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.

All 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, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.