Programme Assistant

WFP Sri Lanka seeks a Programme Assistant in Colombo to support a United States Global award for cash transfers, anticipatory action, NFI logistics and humanitarian data coordination. The role tracks delivery and beneficiary data, supports government and partner coordination, contributes to monitoring and accountability, and strengthens disaster preparedness and resilience activities.

• Support implementation of Food Assistance for Assets, Anticipatory Action, logistics and HDAC activities in line with WFP policies and donor requirements
• Provide technical and administrative backstopping to field offices and cooperating partners
• Track programme progress, resource use and beneficiary reach and identify delivery bottlenecks
• Compile cash-transfer, NFI-distribution and coordination data for operational reporting
• Record programme data accurately in COMET, SCOPE and Data Library
• Support food-security, vulnerability and disaster-preparedness analysis
• Coordinate activities with government institutions, NGOs, UN partners and internal WFP units
• Support monitoring missions, accountability to affected populations and operational-query resolution

• Completion of secondary school education with a post-secondary certificate in a related functional area, or an advanced university degree in a related functional area
• Fluency in oral and written English and Sinhala or Tamil
• Sri Lankan nationals only

• Experience with cash-transfer programmes, anticipatory-action frameworks or logistics and NFI processes
• Experience supporting policy discussions
• Experience facilitating communication with technical teams

• Programme Implementation
• Cash Transfers
• Anticipatory Action
• Logistics Coordination
• Beneficiary Data Management
• Monitoring
• Emergency Preparedness
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Data Protection

• COMET
• SCOPE
• Data Library

• The role requires willingness to undertake field missions for monitoring and beneficiary engagement
• Supports rapid deployment readiness within 72–96 hours
• Apply exclusively through the official online recruiting system with a CV and cover letter