Remote Telecoms Readiness & Capacity Consultant

WFP - World Food Programme; Roma; Remoto; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

World Food Programme seeks a Telecoms Preparedness & Capacity Development Consultant (LTC) for remote engagement with frequent travel. The 11-month contract supports the LTC Telecoms Area within the Technology Division, focusing on preparedness delivery, response readiness, and capacity-building initiatives across priority regions.

The role requires an advanced degree and at least 5 years in project management, emergency telecommunications, or related fields, with fluency in English and

Competenze

• Advanced university degree in disaster management, development studies, international relations, business, humanitarian affairs, telecommunications, or another relevant field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in project management, learning and capacity development, especially in Telecommunications, ICT emergency preparedness, logistics, or common services is an asset.
• Experience working with WFP, the UN system, humanitarian clusters, NGOs or interagency coordination mechanisms is desirable.
• Fluency in English; intermediate knowledge of a second official UN language.

Mansioni

• Project delivery functions for preparedness and capacity development. Liaise with WFP country offices, regional offices, global teams and external partners to support coordinated planning and implementation.
• Preparedness and capacity building deliverables. Develop the LTC Telecoms service offer in preparedness for local responders, the humanitarian community, and governments in fragile contexts, in close consultation with LTC partners.
• Undertake the development of lessons learned, good practices, and knowledge products to inform future LTC preparedness work.
• Provide oversight and implementation support for LTC preparedness countries and operations in identifying preparedness gaps, priority actions, and capacity strengthening needs.

Conoscenze

Planning and coordination

Analytical thinking

Proposal and report drafting

Multicultural collaboration

Independent work

Formazione

Advanced university degree in disaster management, development studies, international relations, business, humanitarian affairs, telecommunications, or another relevant field

Strumenti

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Descrizione del lavoro

World Food Programme seeks a Telecoms Preparedness & Capacity Development Consultant (LTC) for remote engagement with frequent travel. The 11-month contract supports the LTC Telecoms Area within the Technology Division, focusing on preparedness delivery, response readiness, and capacity-building initiatives across priority regions.

The role requires an advanced degree and at least 5 years in project management, emergency telecommunications, or related fields, with fluency in English and