International Consultant – PPO Cooperating Partners Management

Strengthens WFP Afghanistan's cooperating-partner management cycle through Field Level Agreement budgeting, payments, contracting, risk control and digital process support. The consultant coordinates partner-performance information, reviews compliance and cost effectiveness, supports committees and capacity building, and helps maintain accountable partnerships for humanitarian programme delivery.

• Coordinate budget and programming processes for Field Level Agreements in line with WFP strategies
• Review Field Level Agreement budgets for accuracy, appropriateness, cost effectiveness and completeness
• Enter agreement budgets and supporting documents in WFP corporate systems and address review comments
• Support oversight and processing of cooperating-partner payments under corporate guidelines
• Prepare Project Review Committee material for calls for proposals and analyse ratings and cost effectiveness
• Analyse agreement and memorandum closure activities, including resource transfers and activity close-out
• Consolidate weekly and monthly situation-report information and discuss operational progress with stakeholders
• Supervise and coach a small team while representing the unit in relevant meetings and working groups

• Advanced university degree, or a first-level university degree with additional relevant work experience
• Fluency in English
• Proficiency in Windows MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

• Exposure to international work through an institution or international stakeholders
• Willingness to serve in different locations including hardship duty stations

• Partner Management
• Budget Review
• Contract Management
• Risk Management
• Payment Processing
• Cost Analysis
• Compliance
• Knowledge Management
• Team Supervision
• Capacity Building

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Partner Connect