[Hiring] ELP Simulation Design and Facilitation Consultant @World Food Programme

Role Description

The World Food Programme (WFP) seeks an experienced consultant to support the design, adaptation, facilitation, and continuous improvement of simulation-based learning activities and workshop delivery. The consultant will ensure learning experiences are participatory, engaging, operationally relevant, and aligned with adult learning principles, humanitarian programming realities, and WFP emergency preparedness and response priorities.

• Design and contextualize simulation-based learning activities and experiential learning approaches that strengthen emergency preparedness and response capabilities.
• Review, adapt, and enhance existing workshop content, simulation exercises, case studies, facilitation guides, and learning materials.
• Support the adaptation, translation, and quality assurance of learning materials for multilingual audiences.
• Contribute to workshop planning and preparation, including the development and refinement of participant and facilitator resources.
• Facilitate or co-facilitate workshops, simulation exercises, debrief sessions, and other learner-centred activities.
• Support participant engagement, learning assessment, and the collection of workshop feedback.
• Capture lessons learned and provide recommendations to strengthen future workshop delivery and overall ELP implementation.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in Humanitarian Affairs, International Development, Education, Organizational Learning, Emergency Management, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in humanitarian capacity strengthening, learning and development, emergency preparedness, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in the design, development, and facilitation of simulation-based learning activities, scenario exercises, and emergency preparedness workshops.
• Experience working with United Nations agencies, international organizations, NGOs, or other humanitarian actors in complex operational environments.
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles, instructional design, and participatory facilitation methodologies.
• Proven ability to adapt learning content and approaches for diverse audiences and operational contexts.
• Experience supporting the development and delivery of multilingual learning programmes and collaborating with translation and localization processes is desirable.
• Excellent facilitation, stakeholder engagement, communication, and coordination skills.
• Previous experience working with WFP, humanitarian response training initiatives, or inter-agency learning programmes is an asset.

Requirements

• Ability to design and deliver training for UN personnel and other humanitarian actors.
• Ability to adapt and contextualize learning materials using scenario-based and simulation-based learning approaches.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and participatory facilitation techniques.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and learning quality enhancement.

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 around the world.
• We offer an attractive compensation package.