Legal Consultant

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7 November 2026-23:59-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. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok.

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).

CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND

The World Food Programme (WFP) Legal Office (LEG) provides legal advice and support to Headquarters, Regional Offices and Country Offices on all aspects of WFP operations, helping ensure that activities are conducted in accordance with the applicable legal framework and that legal risks are appropriately identified and managed. LEG supports WFP's global humanitarian mandate through the provision of practical, solution-oriented legal services across a broad spectrum of institutional, operational and corporate matters. The Legal Office is composed of three specialized branches: the Administrative and Employment Law Branch (LEGA), the Contractual and Constitutional Law Branch (LEGC), and the Maritime, Transport and Insurance Law Branch (LEGM). The Administrative and Employment Law Branch (LEGA) provides advice to management on all aspects of the employment relationship between WFP and its employees, including the development, interpretation and application of WFP's employment framework, appropriate contractual modalities and conditions of service, conduct and discipline matters, contentious employment matters, claims and dispute settlement, and privileges and immunities of WFP personnel. The Contractual and Constitutional Law Branch (LEGC) provides legal advice on governance and constitutional matters, including the interpretation and application of WFP's constitutional and regulatory framework. LEGC also advises on public international law, privileges and immunities, Basic Agreements, partnerships with governments, United Nations entities, non-governmental organizations and private-sector partners, fundraising, data protection, information technology, intellectual property, treasury and finance operations, cash-based transfer programmes, innovation initiatives and related dispute resolution proceedings. The Maritime, Transport and Insurance Law Branch (LEGM) provides legal support to WFP's global supply chain and common services operations. Its work includes legal advice on procurement, logistics, shipping, aviation, overland transport, construction, engineering, leasing, real estate and insurance matters. LEGM also supports the management of claims, commodity losses and operational disputes, provides legal risk mitigation advice, and represents WFP in dispute resolution proceedings relating to matters within its area of responsibility. The Legal Consultant will be assigned to the Contractual and Constitutional Law Branch (LEGC). The role will be diverse and will involve providing legal advice and working on a variety of matters covered by LEGC, including related to private-sector partnerships. The Legal Consultant may, however, work on assignments in other branches and areas of activity within LEG, based on business nee