Junior consultant PQBG

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26 October 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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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).

Jr REG CSLT with PQB-G

JOB TITLE: Global Planning and Prioritization Junior Consultancy

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Reg consultant

DURATION: 11 months Jr. CSLT Level II

UNIT/DIVISION: PQB-G

DUTY STATION: Rome, Italy

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The Programme Cycle, Quality & Budgeting Service serves as a centralized support structure that integrates programme cycle management, CSP quality assurance, and global programme budget management. Within the Service, the Budget Planning & Prioritisation Unit (PQBG) focuses on strengthening WFP’s strategic resource management by enabling high-quality, evidence-informed decisions through budget planning, prioritization, advance financing, corporate reporting and analysis, in support of field operations.

The assignment will support the Advance Financing and Prioritization Team within PQBG by providing dedicated analytical, reporting and knowledge management expertise.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the supervision of the designated PQBG manager, the consultant will perform the following functions:

• Compile and analyse operational, budget and resource data to support planning, prioritization and resource allocation.
• Monitor advance financing and multilateral resources, including utilization, repayments, allocations and balances.
• Maintain dashboards, trackers and analytical products, ensuring information is accurate and up to date.
• Support the preparation of corporate planning and reporting products, including the Annual Performance Report and Management Plan.
• Prepare analysis, presentations, briefing materials and other inputs for management review and meetings.
• Maintain process documentation and knowledge resources, and support improvements to analytical, automated and AI-enabled tools and processes.

Deliverables at the end of the consultancy:

• Key corporate operational planning and reporting outputs, including the Annual Performance Report and Management Plan, are coordinated and prepared to a high standard, ensuring coherence, quality and alignment across the organization.
• Advance Financing requests are managed, allocated and monitored in a timely and transparent manner, supported by accurate analysis, clear documentation and strong governance.
• The Multilateral Budget Committee receives timely, accurate and well-coordinated analytical support to inform the prioritization and allocation of flexible resources.
• Operational planning and reporting processes are strengthened through streamlined workflows, improved tools, audit support and policy analysis, while the unit is effectively represented relevant meetings, co