Asociado de Programas - Coordinador/a Emergencias

Coordinates WFP Bolivia’s emergency, anticipatory-action and prevention work to deliver timely humanitarian assistance. The role manages field implementation, beneficiary processes and partner agreements, leads risk-informed planning and monitoring, and works with government, UN agencies and affected communities to strengthen disaster-risk reduction and resilience.

• Lead emergency-project management and field implementation with cash-transfer and SCOPE teams
• Coordinate cross-functional technical support and tools for emergency activities
• Conduct rapid needs assessments and develop evidence-based response proposals
• Undertake field visits to monitor implementation and recommend improvements
• Prepare timely emergency-operation reports for management and donors
• Manage implementing-partner agreements, proposals, budgets and field-level agreements
• Coordinate anticipatory-action planning with technical partners, UN agencies and national authorities
• Identify risk indicators and activation thresholds for early interventions
• Integrate forecast-based financing into national plans and WFP programming
• Support disaster-risk-reduction strategies and community resilience

• Bolivian nationality or a valid work permit at the time of application
• University studies in geographic or environmental engineering, agronomy, risk management, territorial planning, data analysis or related fields
• At least 3 years of specific experience in development projects
• Fluency in Spanish
• Intermediate English
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and digital management platforms

• Experience in climate analysis and forecasting for emergency operations in food security, development or nutrition
• Experience formulating risk-management projects in Bolivia or managing them with government, international-cooperation or NGO partners
• Experience working with international organisations, especially the United Nations and government counterparts

• Emergency Operations
• Cash Transfers
• Needs Assessment
• Risk Analysis
• Forecast-Based Financing
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Partner Management
• Humanitarian Coordination
• Field Monitoring
• Resilience Programming

• SCOPE
• Excel
• Word
• PowerPoint

• Applications close at 23:59 GMT-04:00 Bolivia Time (La Paz)
• Apply exclusively through WFP’s online recruiting system with a CV and cover letter