Programme Associate – Emergency Preparedness and Response

Supports WFP Lao PDR's emergency preparedness and response portfolio by coordinating implementation, data, reporting and stakeholder engagement. The post strengthens readiness, cash-based transfers and disaster-management capacity through work with government, partners and WFP operational teams, helping deliver timely, accountable assistance to disaster-affected communities.

• Support emergency preparedness and response activities through in-kind food and cash-based transfers
• Prepare analytical reports, programme updates and data analysis on assistance needs, resources, beneficiaries and performance
• Record and report beneficiary, monitoring, distribution and programme data in SCOPE and COMET
• Coordinate implementation and monitoring with WFP logistics, supply chain, finance, RAM and field-office teams
• Engage government counterparts, local authorities, UN agencies, NGOs and development partners
• Strengthen capacity of WFP staff, cooperating partners and government counterparts on emergency preparedness and response
• Support contingency planning, pre-positioning and rapid deployment to maintain crisis-response readiness
• Organise workshops, training sessions, field missions and stakeholder meetings for programme delivery

• University degree in Emergency Preparedness and Response, Disaster Management, Social Sciences or another field relevant to international development assistance, or related work experience and training
• Six years of progressively responsible work with UN agencies, NGOs or CSOs in rural development, disaster-risk management or related development fields
• Fluency in oral and written English and Lao

• Experience implementing rural development, food security, nutrition or disaster-risk management programmes
• Proficiency with Canva or another graphic design programme

• Emergency Preparedness
• Disaster Response
• Cash-based Transfers
• Data Analysis
• Programme Monitoring
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Capacity Building
• Contingency Planning
• Negotiation
• Facilitation

• SCOPE
• COMET
• Microsoft Office
• Canva