Member of The Wfp Independent Oversight Advisory Committee

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

11 January 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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 climate change.

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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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).

Organizational Context

The Independent Oversight Advisory Committee (IOAC), serves in an expert advisory capacity and provides independent, expert advice to the Executive Board and the Executive Director in fulfilling their governance responsibilities, including ensuring the effectiveness of WFP’s internal control systems, risk management, audit and oversight functions, and governance processes. The IOAC aims to add value by strengthening accountability and governance within WFP.

Responsibilities

The specific responsibilities of the IOAC include advising the Executive Board and the Executive Director on the following:

- Internal oversight/internal audit/investigation function: provide advice on the independence and mandate of the Office of the Inspector General; review its budget and staffing requirements; review its overall performance and issue related recommendations, provide advice on the selection and performance of the Inspector General and Director, Oversight Office and on the annual plan for oversight activities;
- Risk Management and Internal Controls: the effectiveness of WFP's internal control systems, including risk management and internal governance practices;
- Financial Statements: issues arising from the audited financial statements of WFP, and reports to WFP management and the Executive Board produced by the External Auditor;
- Accounting: the appropriateness of accounting policies, standards and disclosure practices and any changes and risks in those policies;
- External audit: the External Auditor's work plan and reports, including any comments for consideration by the External Auditor in the independent determination of their work plan and issued reports; the IOAC may provide, upon request of the Executive Board, advice on the selection of the External Auditor, including the costs and scope of the services to be provided, and to the Executive Board regarding the fees charged by the External Auditor and on extensions of the audit work or additional work required of the External Auditor;
- Values and Ethics: the systems established by WFP to maintain and promote international civil service values, and to ensure compliance with applicable norms and policies, and high standards of integrity and ethical conduct, to prevent conflicts of interest and misconduct; and
- Allegations of Inappropriate Activity: the process for handling and investigating significant allegations.
- Evaluation: evaluation policy; evaluation strategy and charter; annual work plan and budget; quality assurance systems for the evaluation function; and external assessments. Review the effectiveness of the evaluation function and provide a forum to discuss matters raised in WFP evaluations;
- Management response and follow up: provide advice on the adequacy of management response and follow-up to audit, ethics, ombudsman and evaluation recommendations.

Qualifications and Experience

- At least 15 years of progressively responsible Senior Management experience in Finance, Audit/Oversight and/or Evaluations;
- A track record of providing expertise in an advisory capacity to Executive level stakeholders;
- Proven experience in organizational governance and accountability structures, including risk management and ethics;
- Demonstrated knowledge of large, international, and complex organizations;
- Demonstrated ability to deliver recommendations across different levels of a multicultural org