Senior Programme Lead – One Payroll

27 September 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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Senior Programme Lead – One Payroll (SAP S/4HANA)

Consultant (Level 3)

Technology Digital Services

Rome, Italy (HQ)

11 months

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, working towards achieving a world with zero hunger. WFP is implementing the One Payroll Programme, a strategic digital transformation initiative aimed at consolidating payroll systems into a single SAP-based solution, aligned with the ongoing SAP S/4HANA upgrade, Workday and the HR solutions, and UN80 objectives.

Reporting to the Chief of Digital Services (TECD), the Programme Lead will lead end-to-end delivery of the workstreams within the One Payroll Programme, ensuring successful implementation of the phased SAP rollout, including migration of UNDP- and PASport-managed populations and alignment with HR, Finance, and TEC stakeholders.

The role requires strong leadership across complex, multi-stakeholder environments, ensuring delivery of a high-quality payroll solution while managing risks, dependencies, and organizational change.

The incumbent ensures alignment between strategic programme objectives and operational execution, proactively managing risks, dependencies, and delivery constraints while safeguarding timelines, quality, and budget.

The role contributes to establishing a sustainable, centralized payroll operating model, ultimately enabling improved efficiency, compliance, and service delivery across WFP.

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• Programme Leadership and Delivery:
  
• Lead the end-to-end delivery of the One Payroll Programme, ensuring full alignment with the agreed phased SAP consolidation strategy and overall programme roadmap.
  
• Drive execution across all phases of the project lifecycle, including initiation, detailed design, build/configuration, data migration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live stabilization, ensuring quality and timeliness of deliverables.
  
• Ensure deliverables meet defined business requirements, technical standards, and operational readiness criteria, with a strong focus on scalability and sustainability.
  
• Stakeholder Engagement and Governance
  
• Act as the primary coordination and integration point across TEC, HR, CFO, and Country Offices, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment on priorities, scope, and timelines.
  
• Support and actively contribute to programme govern