Requirements

Education:

•Advanced University Degree in International Development, Disaster Risk Management, Humanitarian Affairs, Social Sciences, Public Policy, or related field; OR First University Degree with additional relevant experience.

Experience:

•Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible professional experience in emergency preparedness, humanitarian response, disaster risk management, or related fields.

•Experience working with government disaster management structures, UN agencies, or humanitarian coordination platforms is an asset.

•Experience in anticipatory action, early warning systems, or shock responsive social protection is desirable.

Emergency Preparedness & Response Leadership

•Lead development and implementation of multi-hazard emergency preparedness and contingency plans.

Coordinate operational readiness and response for refugee influxes, natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and other emergencies.

•Guide response planning, including targeting, response modalities, logistics requirements, and adherence to WFP standards.

Early Warning, Risk Analysis & Anticipatory Action

•Monitor emerging risks, humanitarian trends, and food security indicators.

•Lead scenario building and early warning analysis to inform preparedness actions.

•Coordinate anticipatory action and risk financing initiatives, including insurance mechanisms where applicable.

Partnerships, Government and Key Stakeholder Engagements

•Represent WFP in national, district, and interagency coordination mechanisms related to disaster preparedness, humanitarian response, and anticipatory action.

•Strengthen cross-sector coordination with Government (OPM, MAAIF, MoH, MoGLSD, MoLG, Local Governments), UN agencies, NGOs, donors, private sector actors, and other stakeholders.

•Foster coherent multi agency approaches to preparedness planning, ensuring complementarity with national systems and international humanitarian platforms.

Reporting & Information Management

•Produce high quality situation reports, early warning briefs, analytical updates, and inputs for internal and external audiences.

•Maintain and update preparedness and response tools, workflows, dashboards, and databases.

•Support dissemination of analytical products to inform strategic decision making.

Resource Mobilization and Donor Engagement

•Contribute to resource mobilization by preparing inputs for proposals, donor briefs, situation updates, and funding submissions.

•Support engagement with donors, including technical discussions, field visits, and evidence-based presentations on preparedness and response needs.

•Identify funding gaps and opportunities to strengthen EPR, anticipatory action, and shock responsive programming.