Programme Policy Officer - Activity Manager (NOA)

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• 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).

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:

Program Policy Officer (Activity Manager) NOA reports to the National Program Policy Officer (NoB) with guidance and regular feedback. The Activity manager is involved in programme or policy activities or similar nature and analytical work of limited complexity

JOB PURPOSE:

To provide effective operational support to WFP programmes on resilience and reducing vulnerability to natural hazards, climate change and other risks and improving sustainability of livelihoods

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

• Technical support and engage development of a wide variety of projects, plans and processes covering but not limited to social protection, resilience, livelihoods, disaster management, disaster risk management, early warning, anticipatory actions and emergency preparedness and response, ensuring alignment with wider program policies and guidance.

• Provide direct project management support to social protection, resilience and resilience building projects, food security, livelihoods, disaster Management, early warning, anticipatory actions and emergency preparedness and response programmes.

• Facilitate cross-functional coordination at the appropriate level and convene the counterparts from all technical/functional workstream areas under the purview

• Coordinate data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.

• Ensure accurate and timely operational level reporting of all programmes and activities under the preview that enable informed decision making

• Liaise with internal and external counterparts including technical working groups to ensure effective collaboration.

• Work closely with the government ministries and departments that cover the area of work of the position to support planning and implementation of WFP supported programs

• Support the identification, development of potential partnerships.

• Capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to in areas of social protection, livelihoods, Disaster Management, Anticipatory actions and emergency preparedness and response

• Meaningfully engage community-based stakeholders, including civil society and communities into risk-sensitive planning processes

• Be accountable for budget management for related strategic objectives and activities.

• Ensure the program design advances WFP’s Gender Equality and embeds nutrition-sensitive dimensions of the WFP delivery and inclusion framework

• Other as required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Experience: Candidates should possess a minimum of 3 years of professional experience in an international organization if they hold a Master's degree, or 5 years of professional experience if they hold a Bachelor's degree.

Education: Advanced University degree in International Development, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, Social Protection, Disaster Management or other field relevant to international development assistance, OR First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.

Knowledge and Skill: Strong knowledge or professional qualifications of majority of following work areas; social protection, resilience, livelihoods, disaster risk management, anticipatory actions and emergency preparedness and response.

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language, if different.

DESIRED EXPERIENCESFOR FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:

• Working experience on social protection, resilience, livelihoods, disaster risk management, early warning, anticipatory actions and emergency preparedness and response.

• Working experience on institutional capacity building.

• Familiarity of WFP work or similar work portfolio with in the UN system.

Position Title: Programme Policy Officer - Activity Manager NOA

Contract Type: Fixed Term (NOA)

Contract Duration: 01 Year (with possible extension)

Duty Station: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Nationality: Sri Lankans only

Date of Publication: 23.11.2025

Deadline of Application: 30.11.2025

This vacancy announcement is for Sri Lankan Nationals only.

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• 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

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