Programme Associate Sc-l6

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30 November 2025-23:59-GMT+02:00 Eastern European Standard Time (Cairo)

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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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Background and Purpose of the Assignment:
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading Humanitarian Organization fighting hunger and changing lives worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies, and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. In Egypt, WFP is committed to supporting the Government’s priorities towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. WFP’s current five-year Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2028 is designed to fully support Egypt’s Vision 2030 and ensure food and nutrition security for all Egyptians.

The CSP focuses on three interrelated thematic areas:
1.Support the crisis-affected populations through food assistance and resilience building;
2.Improve the resilience of vulnerable Egyptian populations especially in Haya Kareema villages;
3.Provide capacity strengthening to the Government and support South-South cooperation between Egypt and neighboring countries.

Within this framework, WFP collaborates with a range of Cooperating Partners (CPs) to implement its activities effectively and accountably. The Programme Associate (Cooperating Partner Management) will play a key role in managing partnership agreements and ensuring compliance with WFP’s corporate procedures and standards.

Job Purpose:
Under the direct supervision of the Head of Programme, the incumbent will provide technical and administrative support in managing cooperating partnerships, ensuring compliance with WFP’s operational frameworks, and contributing to the effective delivery of programmes.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
Programme Support and Coordination

- Provide technical support and assist in the development and implementation of various activities and processes within the specific area of work supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines.
- Provide specialized project management support to specific and/or defined programmes to ensure that the various activities are performed within the established targets following WFP’s policies and procedures.
- Within the specific area of responsibility, prepare a range of reports and data analysis (e.g. food assistance needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) and highlight trends/issues ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control.
- Ensure and/or perform accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work (e.g. assistance programmes, food security and vulnerability assessments) and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
- Liaise with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
- Coordinate and communicate with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions to perform accurate food security analyses and to ensure efficient delivery of food assistance.
- Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government within the specific technical area.
- Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of operational queries and problems within a specific technical area of responsibility.
- Oversee and/or review the work of other support staff, providing practical advice and guidance, to contribute to delivering objectives to agreed standards and deadlines.
- Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy