Programme Assistant (Livelihood & Resilience) SC5 - Karachi

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 21 January 2026-23:59-GMT+05:00 Pakistan Standard Time (Karachi) WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.
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ABOUT JOB Job Title: Programme Assistant (Livelihood & Resilience) Grade: SC5 Type of contract: Service Contract Duration: 12 Months Duty Station: Karachi Date of Publication: 7 January 2026 Deadline of Application: 21 January 2026 This Vacancy Announcement is for Pakistani Nationals Only Note: This vacancy announcement will also be used to build a roster of prequalified applicants for future opportunities within same job profile at the current or lower level in Pakistan TERMS & CONDITIONS
WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, leave plus a medical insurance Important: All educational documents must be verified/attested by the Higher Education Commission (HEC). Appointment will be subject to submission of HEC-verified degrees BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: This job is based in WFP Field Office Karachi and the job holder will report to Programme Policy Officer (Livelihood & Resilience) under the overall supervision Head of Provincial Office. The job holder will be working as a team member in the Field Office to assist in all matters related to the relief operation, recovery operations and Cash Based Transfer (CBT) including the non-conditional and conditional (livelihood intervention) in the most vulnerable targeted districts of Sindh and maintain coordination with stakeholders. The job holder is expected to have technical knowledge of livelihood relief and recovery, food and Cash Based Transfers, Anticipatory Action along with other project and programme planning, development, implementation and monitoring. This post will ensure adequate, appropriate and timely support for the implementation of the project activities in Sindh ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: Programme and Cooperating Partner 1. Provide technical support and assist in the development and implementation of relief operation General Food Distribution (GFD), cash-based transfer - unconditional and conditional – Asset Creation, Anticipatory Action (AA), Early Warning System, Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities within the specific area of work and timelines 2. Follow up with CP for submission of the monthly invoices and reports along with the supporting documents and further sharing with PO finance unit for further process 3. Review the budgets and proposal submitted by CPs work on budget for FLAs extensions, preparing Note For Record (NFR) and other related documents for submission to CO 4. Facilities CP for the compilation of measure CBT- output data as per project requirement 5. Reconciliation of all cycles data of both CNIC and non-CNIC for further sharing with WFP CO 6. Manage systems for beneficiaries’ registration, tracking and distribution planning and monitoring. Assist the team in implementation of the SCOPE under CBT programmes/projects 7. Prepare Cash Release Note (CRN) district wise for review and analysis of PPO and approval by Head of Office, Sindh and shared with CO 8. Close coordination with Financial Service Provider and CPs to commence the timely cash disbursement and also ensure the arrangement of required payments Data management and reporting 9. Prepare a range of reports and data analysis (e.g. food assistance needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) and highlight trends/issues ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control 10. Ensure and/or perform accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work and consistency of information presented to stakeholders 11. Compile and share disbursement data with other relevant units at Field and CO level 12. Ensure annual SPR data to submit to Provincial and CO management and relevant units 13. Real time availability of estimated/ actual operational data disbursement report 14. Review the output data and share it with PPO - Livelihood & Resilience Liaison with stakeholders 15. Act as a point of contact for relief operations (GFD) and recovery operations (Asset Creation cash-based transfers/ in-kind), in order to resolve range of operational queries /issues and challenges within a specific technical area of responsibility 16. Liaise and communicate with Cooperating Partners (CP), government institutions, district authorities and counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities or new projects 17. Support the capacity building of the CPs and relevant government line departments in line with humanitarian needs Field missions 18. Prepare and facilitate mission to the targeted areas if any 19. Conduct regular field visits to support and monitor field activities and follow up of issues in field and report back for information and action Complaint management 20. Collaborate with M&E teams to address issues related to Complaints and Feedback Mechanisms (CFM) in a timely and responsive manner 21. Act as a point of contact for resolution of complain received from field and general operational queries requesting assistance where necessary or as advised by HOPO and PPO 22. Strictly follow the confidentiality of CFM system and report only to the concerned management Mandatory training 23. Complete all mandatory trainings advised by Human Resources Department. Encouraged to polish his/her soft skills in communication, IT usage, gender sensitivities, and others Any other duties 24. Perform other related duties or assignments in line with the position level and expertise as assigned by HOPO and /or PPO QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Education: Completion of Secondary School Education. First level University Degree in Social Sciences, Public/Business Administration, Project Management, Climate Change, DRR and Development Studies or any one of these disciplines or equivalents is desirable Experience: Minimum experience of 5 years in public and/or private sector with provincial/national/ international organization(s) demonstrating evidence of implementation preferably in relief, CBT (Cash Based Transfers) livelihood and climate change project Has the experience of working with technical teams (livelihood / DRR) Has the experience of implementing programmes relief and recovery operations Knowledge & Skills: Basic understanding and knowledge of data compilation and analysis. Strong capacity to implement the project & capacity building session for Cooperating Partner (CP), timely implementation of the livelihood activities, and other activities particularly in the context of emergency response/early recovery Languages: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Urdu. Knowledge of local language is highly desired HOW TO APPLY: To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings). Only short-listed candidates will be contacted WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
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