Job Vacancies at World Food Programme (WPF) August 2026

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Job Vacancies at World Food Programme (WPF) August 2026, 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.

Job Title: Programme Policy Officer (Partnerships)

Type Of Contract: Special Service Agreement (SSA)

Grade: Level 8

Unit/Division: Management

Duty Station: Dar es Salaam

Duration: 4 Months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The Programme Policy Officer (Partnerships) will be reporting to the Deputy Country Director and working closely with the Country Head of Programme and CSP Activity Managers.

JOB PURPOSE:

To achieve the above strategic objectives and implement relevant projects and programmes effectively, WFP partners with UN Agencies, and enters into Partnership Agreements with Government institutions, NGOs and Academia, through Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), Letters of Understanding (LoUs) and Field Level Agreements (FLAs) as relevant, where roles and responsibilities of Partners and WFP will be detailed.

The Partnership sub-unit is a crucial part of WFP Tanzania for managing effective and efficient partnerships with significant number of cooperating partners, including Government, NGOs, UN,

University and Private Sector Partners. In addition to ensuring technical quality of FLAs, MoUs and LoUs, the Programme Policy Officer (Partnerships) is expected to provide leadership, training and mentoring to Country Office and Field office staff who interact with Partners, as part of long-term capacity strengthening effort across WFP Tanzania.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Contribute to building and maintaining effective and efficient partnership relationships with NGOs, UN Agencies, Academia and Government Agencies for the implementation of WFP activities and programmes under the CSP.
Provide guidance in the process of FLA/MoU/LoU development and management, ensuring all the review and due-diligence processes are followed in line with corporate guidance, from issuing Calls for Proposal through the UN Partners Portal (UNPP), throughout the selection process, the awarding and signing of Agreements, the registration of the Agreement into WFP’s corporate systems, the implementation of the Agreements and the final evaluation of the Partners.
Provide trainings and orientation to other units, Field offices and Cooperating Partners on the UNPP process.
Convene and support Cooperating Partners Committee (CPC) meetings and CP Technical Evaluation Committee (CPTEC) meetings by acting as Secretary to both CPC and CPTEC; Ensure Technical and Financial Evaluation of Proposals by CPTEC members follow corporate guidance and SOPs.
Respond to queries from CP related to the selection Process, awarding and performance evaluation and capacity building requirements
Oversee implementation of Special Operating Procedures for FLA/MoU/LoU management and updating/revising the SOPs based on new changes/corporate guidelines.
Support Activity Managers in ensuring submission of quality progress reports and invoices by Partners is timely and follow corporate guidance and FLA/MoU/LoU requirements; ensure corporate systems such as Invoice Tracking System (ITS) is used to process invoices and payments.
Together with the Finance, Supply Chain units and Activity Managers, participate in CP compliance spot check exercises, ensuring drafting and submission of reports to management.
Work closely with relevant Country Office units to ensure the end-to-end CP management process complies with corporate guidelines, policies and procedures and minimize WFP’s exposure to risks.
Support the capacity strengthening of CPs and WFP Field offices and technical units’ staff on FLA processes, including budgeting, proposals development, capacity assessments, performance assessment, and reporting.
Provide information and reports on partnerships for program and management briefings, taking points, and Annual Country Reports (ACR). Maintain an up-to-date Partnerships Tracking Sheet and give advance notice to Activity Managers on approaching expiry of FLAs/MoUs/LoUs, and actions required for renewal/extensions/amendments
Manage requests for Budget Revisions, Extensions and Amendments to existing FLAs/MoUs/LoUs as per corporate guidance
Any other assigned duties.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance – Displays ability to identify the main hunger problem at the national or subnational level to design and implement context-specific programmes that integrate complex analysis and the full range of food assistance tools.
Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Voucher) – Demonstrates ability to analyze and consolidate quantitative and qualitative information from different sources (e.g., market studies) to inform transfer modality selection and programme development
Broad Knowledge of Specialized areas (i.e. Nutrition, VAM, etc.) – Demonstrates the ability to interpret basic data in the context of WFP specialized fields to contribute to technical programme design, implementation and monitoring.
Emergency Programming – Displays ability to translate understanding of programme principles in emergencies and protracted conflict situations into relevant, effective, and context specific approaches.
Strategic Policy Engagement w/ Government – Develops thorough recommendations using multiple inputs (e.g., government counsel, research, own experience) to strengthen national or subnational entities and government owned food and nutrition security programmes.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education: University degree in Business Administration, Partnership, Project Management, Economics or other relevant field. Additional professional training in project management, statistical analysis and/or operational planning and management is desirable.

Experience:

At least 4 – 6 years’ experience in similar position performing analysis of medium complexity and presenting the information to meet various audience needs.
Strong organizational and planning skills, and proven experience working effectively with Partners during the execution of projects and programmes.
Strong organizational and planning skills, and proven experience working effectively with Partners during the execution of projects and programmes.
Ability to work systematically, use initiative, good judgement, and communicate complex matters both orally and in writing.
Ability to work independently in a timely and organized manner.
Ability to work as part of a team, participating in open dialogues and valuing diverse opinions of others, regardless of gender, culture, background, experience, or country assignment.

Languages: Fluency (Level C) in English and Swahili languages

7 September 2026-23:59-GMT+03:00 East Africa Time (Dar es Salaam)