[Hiring] Change and Transition Lead @World Food Programme

Role Description

The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking to bring improvement and modernization to its admin and HR processes through the One Payroll Programme. This programme consolidates three payroll populations onto a single SAP S/4HANA platform, with Phase 1 going live in 2027 and Phase 2 extending the solution to additional employee populations in 2028.

The Change and Transition Lead is accountable for organizational readiness and adoption of the One Payroll solution across its implementation. This role ensures:

• Identification and addressing of organizational implications of the technical build ahead of each go-live.
• Preparation of affected functions and offices for the change to their operating model.
• Independent assessment of organizational readiness at each critical decision point.
• Engagement with counterparts from the working level to director level across technical, human resources, and finance workstreams.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Finance, or a related field, or a first level university degree with additional years of relevant professional experience.
• At least eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in change management, organizational transformation, or programme delivery.
• Demonstrated experience leading the change and adoption dimension of enterprise system implementations and corporate transformation projects.
• Experience in international, decentralized organizations, including engagement with field operations.
• Experience engaging and advising senior leadership at director level and above.

Requirements

• Established command of change management methodologies and their practical application in complex organizations.
• Working knowledge of corporate information systems, including SAP human capital and payroll modules and Workday.
• Ability to translate complex technical change into operational impact for non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical capability, including the structuring of impact, readiness, and stakeholder analysis.
• Excellent written and oral communication, including executive level briefing.
• Sound judgement and the standing to hold an independent position on organizational readiness.

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.
• Attractive compensation package.

Company Description

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 extreme weather shocks.

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.