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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.

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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).

JOB TITLE: Individual Fundraising – Fundraising Compliance Specialist -Private Sector Partnerships (PSP)
DUTY STATION: Rome HQ
CONTRACT TYPE: Short-Term, Regular Consultant (CST1)
DURATION: 11 months
LINE MANAGER/SUPERVISOR: Strategic Operations Lead

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency working to create a world with zero hunger. WFP and its partners believe that no child should go to bed hungry and that individual
and collective wellbeing can only be achieved if all children, women and men get the nutritious food they need to lead healthy, dignified lives. Each year, WFP assists 90 million people in 83 countries. Every day, some 5,600
WFP-chartered trucks are on the road, 92 planes are in the air and 20 ships are at sea. These numbers speak to WFP’s unparalleled reputation as an emergency responder, one that is often the first on the scene in the most
difficult environments.

WFP also works with partners to strengthen the resilience of communities most vulnerable to hunger and malnutrition through long-term development programmes aimed at boosting food security, local economies,
education, employment and gender equality. While hunger and malnutrition are the world’s largest solvable issues, the needs are still immense and growing. 821 million people in the world suffer from chronic hunger.
The Private Partnerships Division (PSP) is responsible for working with the private sector to achieve greater impact in WFP’s work. PSP has embarked on an exceptionally ambitious new strategy to raise an additional 1.3
billion dollars for hungry or malnourished people in the next five years and to expand the contribution to WFP from the business sector through effective and sustainable long-term partnerships as well as from private
individual supporters around the world. This includes securing new high impact technical partnerships, signing significant new corporate deals and growing existing relationships as well as building a base of one million
individual supporters.

INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISING

WFP operates one of the fastest-growing global individual fundraising programmes in the humanitarian sector. Initially launched as a lean, digital-focused initiative, the programme has evolved into a major strategic driver of
income growth, with an ambition to raise USD 1.3 billion annually by 2030.
The programme has transitioned from a purely digital model to a digital-first, multi-channel approach. While the centralised global team continues to acquire supporters through core digital channels (Meta and Search), it
is rapidly scaling additional acquisition channels such as Face-to-Face, Direct TV, Telemarketing, and Direct Mail.
This diversification is essential to sustain growth and strengthen donor lifetime value, but it also introduces increased operational complexity.

At the same time, the programme is shifting from a largely Western-market focus to a more g-local model. Now operating in seven languages, it enables more locally relevant engagement and is expanding into high-potential
strategic markets including Korea, China, Italy, and the Middle East. This expansion requires robust governance frameworks, a strong understanding of fundraising regulations (to the extent relevant or applicable), and
effective management of contracts with external partners and vendors.
Supporter engagement is delivered through an integrated, multi-channel loyalty ecosystem—including email, SMS, WhatsApp, outbound telephony, and Meta—ensuring a high-quality donor experience that drives longterm
engagement and impact.

In this context of rapid growth and increasing complexity, and as part of a broader team restructuring, a new Strategic Operations sub-team is being established to strengthen governance, contractual, and compliance
oversight across Individual Giving (IG) and ShareTheMeal (STM). The team will play a critical role in enabling sustainable fundraising expansion while ensuring compliance, consistency, and organizational integrity.

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The Fundraising Compliance Specialist will play a central role in ensuring that all individual fundraising initiatives run by IG and STM comply with internal WFP and UN frameworks and industry best practices. The position
contributes directly to maintaining compliance, operational efficiency, and coordinated governance as WFP grows into new markets and digital channels.

Working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, the role will assist in implementing governance and compliance frameworks, securing internal approvals, supporting risk mitigation, and ensuring that donor
engagement activities align with relevant legal, ethical, data protection, and industry standard and requirements. This role provides essential strategic and operational support to streamline processes and enable
the smooth execution of IF’s strategic projects.

Given the ambitious board-mandated growth targets, the role will also play a critical part in enabling rapid, compliant expansion across priority markets and high-potential fundraising channels. Ensuring operational
foundations scale at the same pace as programme ambitions will be essential to unlocking growth, reducing bottlenecks, and supporting accelerated market entry and channel development.

ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fundraising Compliance Specialist will be responsible for the following key areas:

1. Compliance Advisory & Internal Coordination

• Under the supervision of the Strategic Operations Lead, coordinate with Legal Office (LEG), Global Privacy Office (GPO), and Risk teams (RMD) to obtain required internal advice and ensure full adherence to

internal policies.

• Coordinate the preparation and submission of growth fundraising initiatives to relevant stakeholders, including coordination of documentation inputs.

• Maintain records and track outstanding compliance, ensuring timely follow-up.

• Conduct research on best practices for digital fundraising and international donor engagement vis a vis compliance requirement.

• Develop and maintain internal guidance documents, notes for the record (NFRs), and presentations related to governance and compliance.

2. Cross-Functional Alignment & Stakeholder Engagement

• Legal Office: Coordinate closely with the Legal Office to ensure fundraising priorities are supported, and compliance and risks are effectively managed.

• Global Privacy Office: coordinate closely with GPO to ensure fundraising activities where personal data is involved are properly supported and risks effectively managed.

• Risk Management: Promote a risk-aware culture by aligning initiatives with the Risk Management Division and embedding risk considerations from the start throughout the operational cycle.

• UN Fundraising Agencies: Represent IF in inter-agency forums to share best practices and align on compliance standards.

3. Data Protection and Privacy Compliance Oversight

• Serve as the divisional coordination point for identifying IF initiatives that involve personal data and ensuring their timely referral to GPO for formal review and advice.

• Facilitate the preparation, submission, and follow up of documentation and/or additional information required by GPO to assess any new initiative.

• Monitor data protection-related risks raised by GPO concerning IF initiatives involving personal data and ensure mitigating measures identified by GPO are effectively implemented.

4. Operational Compliance and Fundraising Initiatives Oversight

• Drive contract management on behalf of IF, in close coordination with the Legal Office, the Global Privacy Office, and Procurement teams, ensuring alignment with internal policies and fundraising objectives.

• Ensure project compliance by reviewing new fundraising initiatives against WFP’s legal, privacy, and risk frameworks, in close collaboration with the Legal Office, the Global Privacy Office, and the Risk

Management Division and escalating them to stakeholders whenever required.

• Identify and address policy and governance gaps, partnering with the Legal Office, RMD and other internal stakeholders to enable compliant, strategically sound fundraising initiatives.

• Support the oversight of third-party compliance (including vendors, service providers, and partners), by monitoring adherence to contractual and policy requirements and escalating concerns to relevant

stakeholders as needed.

• Support procurement alignment by advising the Strategic Operations Lead on compliance requirements throughout the procurement lifecycle.

• Develop and implement fundraising related compliance frameworks, such as crowdfunding SOPs, and lead strategic initiatives — including the 2026 Review of Fundraising Regulations — in coordination with

external firms and in cooperation with WFP supporting functions including WFP’s Legal Office.

• Contribute to securing compliant, cost-effective, and scalable partnerships that support long-term fundraising growth.

5. Risk Management, Monitoring & Due Diligence

• Identify, assess, and mitigate key risks associated with individual fundraising.

• Embed risk management practices within IF operations and align with the PSP Division’s risk register.

• Coordinate quarterly reviews of the IF risk registry and contribute to updates of the Corporate Risk Registry.

• Support compliance audits and assessments, manage the NFR (Note for Record) registry, and maintain an up-to-date repository of industry compliance standards, best practices and relevant regulatory

changes.

• Work closely with the Due Diligence Team whenever necessary, particularly in situations involving potential reputational risks for WFP or any circumstances that could compromise the organization’s

integrity and independence.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline like Law, International Relations, Political Science or Business Administration/Management. A master’s degree is desirable but not mandatory.

• Sufficient years of experience in Fundraising Operations, Legal, Compliance or related fields.

Work history

• A minimum of 5 years’ progressive experience working in Business Administration, Legal, or Compliance.

• Experience at the international level, including at a UN agency and/or humanitarian organization is highly desirable.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders, ensuring coordinated and timely delivery across initiatives.

Technical expertise

The role requires a mix of compliance expertise, operational knowledge, and cross-functional coordination skills to effectively coordinate the rollout of fundraising activities.

Compliance, Data Protection and Risk Management

• Understanding of international data protection standards and financial regulations (PCI DSS).

• Understanding of international fundraising regulations, including tax laws and financial reporting standards.

• High Familiarity with internal governance policies within international organizations or UN agencies.

• Ability to interpret and apply compliance requirements in fundraising and operational processes.

• Familiarity with risk assessment methodologies and ability to support compliance audits and risk mitigation activities.

Project Coordination and Stakeholder Management

• High Experience in coordinating cross-functional projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.

• Strong ability to track and monitor approvals, risk mitigation actions, and approvals workflows.

• Understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) and ability to assist in project tracking and reporting.

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Digital and IT Awareness

• Familiarity with digital fundraising platforms, and tools used to support engagement, relationship management, and online interactions.

• Awareness of cybersecurity and data protection principles in digital fundraising environments.

Analytical and Reporting Skills

• Ability to analyze compliance trends and risk management reports.

• Strong skills in documenting and maintaining structured records for compliance and approvals.

• Ability to assist in preparing reports, presentations, and internal compliance guidelines.

Soft skills

• Excellent communicator with ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across different cultures, disciplines, and time zones.

• Ability to think creatively, strategically, and identify and resolve problems.

• Able to articulate complex concepts in non-technical language.

• Able to plan and organize work and communicate effectively.

• Ability to travel globally for meetings with colleagues, partners and vendors.

• People-oriented.

Language(s)

• Excellent command of spoken and written English. Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language would be a plus.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

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

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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:  global.inclusion@wfp.org

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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.

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• 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.

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