Resilience Associate

Supports resilience programming in West Nile by coordinating multi-sector interventions, evidence generation, stakeholder engagement, workplanning and resource mobilisation across refugee-hosting districts.

Department: Arua Field Office

• Support operationalisation of the West Nile resilience strategy in Arua Area Office
• Coordinate technical follow-up for resilience activities funded by Irish, MCF, EU and other initiatives
• Prepare evidence-based concept notes, project documents, donor briefs and funding proposals
• Analyse programme, contextual and operational evidence for programme design and resource mobilisation
• Document lessons learned and implementation models from resilience interventions
• Liaise with partnerships, monitoring, supply chain, finance and field teams for integrated delivery
• Engage district governments, OPM, UN agencies, NGOs, private sector actors and development partners
• Monitor outputs and milestones, flag implementation risks and propose corrective actions

• University degree in Agriculture, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Sciences, Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Project Management or another field relevant to resilience programming
• At least six years of progressively responsible professional experience in resilience, livelihoods, food systems, climate adaptation, local economic development, programme coordination or a closely related field
• Demonstrated experience supporting the design, implementation and coordination of multi-sector resilience programmes
• Proven experience drafting concept notes, proposals, donor reports or strategic programme documents based on evidence and operational learning
• Fluency in oral and written English

• Applications must be submitted through WFP's online recruiting system with a CV and cover letter
• Closing time: 21 July 2026 at 23:59 GMT+03:00 East Africa Time