Risk Officer

Final date to receive applications 24 September 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time

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ABOUT WFP 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.

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WHY JOIN WFP? 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 as well as through internal mobility opportunities. A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:
This position is located in Country Offices. Job holders report to the Country Director or designate, with functional support and oversight from the Risk Management Division. Job holders operate individually or may be part of a risk team.

JOB PURPOSE:

Provide advice and specialized support with donor assurance, risk reporting, risk assessments, incident management, application of controls and compliance with policies and procedures, and overall risk-informed decision-making.

• Support Country Offices in identifying, assessing, monitoring and escalating operational, fiduciary, programmatic, safeguarding and contextual risks, ensuring risk registers remain current and aligned with corporate risk management requirements
• Develop, review and improve country Risk Assessment and Management Plans, including risk categorization, mitigation measures, risk treatment actions, escalation mechanisms and donor reporting requirements.
• Provide technical support to Country Offices in meeting donor requirements related to proposal development, donor assurance, oversight, accountability, transparency, risk mitigation, compliance monitoring and performance reporting.
• Support implementation of controls related to beneficiary targeting, partner oversight, commodity and cash tracking, community feedback mechanisms, safeguarding, anti-fraud measures, and anti-diversion measures.
• Support the establishment and implementation of incident reporting, investigation follow-up, root cause analysis, corrective action tracking, and escalation processes for operational, safeguarding, fraud and…