Inspector General and Director of Oversight Office, D2

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

20 August 2025-23:59-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 mission of the Office of the Inspector General is to provide WFP’s stakeholders assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of WFP’s governance, risk management, and control processes aimed to detect and deter fraud, waste and abuse through the conduct of independent and objective oversight activities; to conduct inspections and investigations into allegations of wrongdoing and misconduct; and to facilitate the adoption and implementation of United Nations, humanitarian agency and private-sector best practices related to assurance and oversight.

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) operates with full operational independence and reports functionally to the Executive Director. It has unrestricted access to records, personnel, and premises necessary to fulfill its oversight mandate. The OIG comprises the Office of Internal Audit and the Office of Inspections and Investigations, and provides assurance, advisory, and investigative services across all WFP operations.

As an organization of 21,700 staff worldwide, the WFP has a presence in over 120 countries and territories, making OIG’s mandate critical to ensuring accountability and integrity across a complex and decentralized operational landscape.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

The Inspector General and Director of Oversight serves as both the Chief Audit Executive and Inspector General. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG), comprising the Office of Internal Audit and the Office of Inspections and Investigations, oversees a team of approximately 110 staff.

Specific duties include:

- Provide strategic vision and leadership in establishing and meeting the objectives and priorities of the Oversight functions.
- Uphold the independence, objectivity, and professionalism of the oversight function, ensuring adherence to international standards and ethical conduct.
- Maintain a quality assurance and improvement programme, including periodic internal assessments and external reviews to ensure the continued relevance and effectiveness of oversight activities.
- Provide assurance to the Executive Board and Executive Director on governance, policy, risk, resources, operations and accountability by directing the verification and reporting on the integrity, efficiency and effectiveness of WFP’s management, administration and operations
- Report on the findings from internal audit, inspection and investigation to the Executive Board, the Independent Oversight Advisory Committee, and the Executive Director in line with applicable policies and making recommendations to the appropriate stakeholders in order to improve processes and strengthen management throughout the organization
- Keep the the Independent Oversight Advisory Committee informed on significant oversight findings, implementation status of oversight recommendations, and changes to the work plan including modifications, scope restrictions or limitations
- Provide information to the Executive Board through an annual report of OS activities, including a summary of significant oversight findings, the implementation status of oversight recommendations, and status of the organizational independence of OS activities.
- Actively participate in, lead or co-lead UN forums and clusters to ensure delivery of the broader UN mandate and effective WFP leadership in areas of specialization, while collaborating and sharing best practices with over