[Hiring] Telecoms Preparedness & Capacity Development Consultant @World Food Programme

Role Description

The LTC Preparedness and Capacity Development consultant will support the LTC Telecoms Area in designing, delivering, and overseeing preparedness delivery, preparedness-for-response (i.e. response readiness), and related capacity development initiatives.

Accountabilities / Responsibilities

• Project delivery functions for preparedness and capacity development:
  • Liaise with WFP country offices, regional offices, global teams, and external partners to support coordinated planning and implementation.
  • Design and deliver meetings, workshops, and consultations related to preparedness, capacity building, and other key funding priorities.
  • Prepare agendas, notes, presentations, action trackers, and follow-up documentation.
  • Engage with technical colleagues to ensure that project activities reflect operational realities and technical standards.
  • Support management in maintaining visibility of priority preparedness and capacity building initiatives.
  • Contribute to donor visibility and accountability requirements, in coordination with communications and partnership colleagues.
• Preparedness and capacity building deliverables:
  • Develop the LTC Telecoms service offer in preparedness for local responders, the humanitarian community, and governments in fragile and protracted contexts.
  • Update LTC Telecoms’ preparedness technical tools and guidance materials for field-focused assessments.
  • Develop forward-looking LTC Telecoms’ position papers on early warning systems and AI.
  • Design, develop, and rollout of preparedness and capacity building initiatives for country operations and LTC partners.
  • Lead and oversee the development of LTC Telecoms preparedness-focused training packages.
  • Provide oversight and implementation support for LTC preparedness countries and operations.
  • Undertake the development of lessons learned, good practices, and knowledge products.
  • Any other tasks, as identified.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in disaster management, development studies, international relations, business, humanitarian affairs, telecommunications, or another relevant field.
• Previous work experience with the ETC is highly desirable.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in project management, learning and capacity development, especially in the field of Telecommunications, ICT emergency preparedness, logistics, or common services.
• Experience in managing or supporting multi-country projects, preferably in preparedness and emergency response settings.
• Experience working with WFP, the UN system, humanitarian clusters, NGOs or interagency coordination mechanisms is desirable.
• Strong planning, coordination, and organizational skills.
• Good understanding of humanitarian preparedness, emergency response coordination, and capacity building approaches.
• Excellent drafting skills, including ability to prepare proposals, donor reports, briefing notes, and management updates.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to present complex information in a clear and practical manner.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced and multicultural environment.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and other relevant project tracking tools.
• Knowledge of WFP systems, especially cluster systems, corporate processes or humanitarian cluster coordination is desirable.
• Fluency in English language. Intermediate knowledge of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s additional working language.

Benefits

• 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.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across various country, regional, and global offices.
• We offer an attractive compensation package.