Macro Insurance Programme Coordinator

Coordinates WFP’s macro-insurance and disaster-risk-financing portfolio from London, with assignment relocation to Rome. The P-4 officer develops partnerships, advances the financing architecture and supports country risk-transfer programmes. The role leads technical engagement, evidence generation, capacity strengthening and resource mobilisation for climate-shock preparedness and response.

• Develop partnerships with insurers, risk pools, brokers and disaster-risk-financing actors
• Represent WFP and advise on strategic disaster-risk-financing engagement
• Support country insurance-product design and risk-transfer parameters
• Lead evidence generation, risk-layering strategy and programme learning
• Support the disaster-risk-financing architecture, resource mobilisation and donor reporting

• Advanced degree in economics, environmental studies, agriculture and food security, development studies, emergency preparedness or related area
• First university degree plus two additional years of related experience
• At least eight years of experience in disaster risk financing, parametric insurance or climate risk management
• Fluency in English

• Experience working with UN organizations
• Field experience in humanitarian work

• Disaster Risk Financing
• Parametric Insurance
• Climate Risk Management
• Resource Mobilization
• Risk Transfer
• Partnership Management

• Official source conflict: the posting describes a London office role and states that the selected candidate will relocate to Rome, Italy