National Programme Officer – Emergency

The officer supports WFP Chad's emergency portfolio by planning and monitoring food-assistance activities, analysing operational evidence, coordinating partners and field teams, managing resources and risks, preparing reports and recommendations, and strengthening preparedness and response for affected communities.

Department: Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Coordinate emergency preparedness and rapid-response activities across Chad
• Maintain minimum preparedness standards and analyse refugee influxes
• Support vulnerability-based targeting, beneficiary verification and digital delivery
• Connect emergency assistance with resilience, livelihoods and self-reliance pathways
• Conduct needs assessments, monitoring and operational analysis
• Prepare situation reports, donor reports and management briefs
• Coordinate food-security partners, government counterparts and humanitarian agencies
• Build staff and partner capacity and supervise junior colleagues

• Advanced university degree in international affairs, economics, nutrition, health, agriculture, environmental science, social sciences or a relevant field, or first university degree with additional relevant experience or training
• At least three years of programme experience, particularly in emergencies
• Experience leading programme implementation and contributing to policy decisions
• Fluency at level C in French
• Intermediate English at level B

• National Officer position based in N'Djamena
• Application requires a CV and cover letter