Internship - Treasury Team Chief Financial Officer Division (CFO) Division Rome, Italy

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 12 October :59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of extreme weather shocks.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

WHY JOIN WFP?

WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment. WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities. A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe. We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVISION

The Treasury branch manages WFP's financial resources and ensure that cash flow is available to meet WFP’s operational requirements while maintaining the security of WFP’s cash resources, optimizing the returns on those resources, and minimizing exposure to risk. The Treasury branch operates at multiple levels and involve many different processes, such as managing corporate liquidity, a portion of WFP’s working capital, the management of bank accounts and overseeing external investment managers. Its processes have a direct impact in the field, mostly through cash replenishments, foreign exchange transactions, and counterparty risk management.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Type of assignment: Internship

Number of available positions: 1

Country of assignment: Italy

City of assignment: Rome

Hiring Unit: Treasury Branch, CFO Division

Supervisor: Finance Officer, Treasury

Working arrangement: In person

Duration of assignment: 5 months with possibility of extension to 8 months

Expected Starting Date: October/November 2026

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the direct supervision of the Finance Officer, Treasury Branch, the candidate will perform the following duties:

Support Audit, Reconciliation, and Data Analysis Activities

• Extract, validate, consolidate, and review data from various sources to support audit and reconciliation processes.
• Assist in the analysis of information to identify discrepancies, support investigations, and facilitate the resolution of outstanding items.
• Maintain reconciliation trackers, status reports, and other monitoring tools as required.
• Support the preparation of reports, presentations, and other documentation related to treasury operations, audit activities, and ongoing projects.

Support Treasury Operations and Bank Account Management

• Support the administration of bank account signatory change processes and related treasury operational activities through the established service mana