Planning Budgeting and Reporting Consultant

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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).

JOB TITLE: Planning Budgeting and Reporting Consultant - CFOB

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Consultancy

DURATION: 6 months from 5th January to 30th June 2026

DIVISION: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) division

DUTY STATION: Rome, Italy

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Division drives effective planning, allocation and utilization of resources;
oversees the financial cycle, from corporate planning, through budgeting, performance management and recording of accounting transactions and payments to financial performance reporting; and supervises special account and resource management of insurance services, strategic financing and financial monitoring.
Under the Chief Financial Officer's direction, the Corporate Planning, Budgeting and Reporting Branch (CFOB) manages and administers the comprehensive program support and business operations budget and monitor performance against targets (budget & results) to inform resource allocation decisions. The Branch is responsible for designing, analysing, and presenting the corporate plan, corporate budget and
planned activities and results; monitoring the implementation of the corporate plan and budget including KPIs and budget utilization; designing the corporate allotment structure and managing corporate budget funding requests.
 

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the direct supervision of the Chief CFOB or her delegate, the Consultant will perform the following functions for both planning, budgeting and reporting:
1. Lead the development and production of analytical products related to financial resources and performance results for the annual Management Plan and Annual Performance Report.
2. Translate performance planning measurement into insights and presentation decks to effectively communicate to managers.
3. In close collaboration with the Finance division, prepare the drafting and analyze specific sections of the Annual Performance Report.
4. Coordinate the Corporate Critical Initiatives (CCIs) planning and reporting exercise, including analysis and quality control of CCI financial and performance results
5. Build and maintain CFOB's workplan for the Management Plan.
6. Identify, participate in selecting, and implement new processes and tools that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of end-to-end planning to reporting processes in the context of the CFOB overall budgetary and performance planning portfolio.
7. Liaise independently and provide technical guidance to CCI owners.
8. Build partnerships cross-functionally, with different stakeholders (across other divisions/departments in Global HQ)
9. Other duties as required

The consultant is expected to deliver the followings:
1) Efficiently managed CCI budget collection process—including development of templates and provision of advice
2) CCI narrative and annex in the Management Plan and Annual Performance Report
3) Quarterly synopsis of CCI financial and performance results
4) Annual Financial Performance Analysis and narrative
5) Regularly updated workplan of CFOB's responsibilities for the Management Plan

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience:
Five years or more of relevant, progressive postgraduate work experience in project management, budget processes and/or relevant fields.
Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze, collect, organize, and interpret information and draw out the key messages

• Able to prepare tailored, high-quality Power Point presentations

• Strong written communication skills, able to clearly articulate insights to stakeholders in WFP and draft clear and concise reports

• Utilizes sound knowledge of strategy, performance management, and budgeting concepts to generate practical recommendations

• Project management skills (time management, organization, stakeholders engagement) to balance competing priorities successfully and work to tight deadlines
Education:
Advanced University degree in Economics, International Business Management or other relevant fields, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.
Language:
Fluency (level C) in English language is essential.
Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language is preferred: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP's working language.

DESIRED FOR THE ROLE:
Knowledge of business strategy, cost analysis, financial and performance management
Experience in project management
 

LANGUAGES: English mandatory, any additional UN language welcome.

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