DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

1 September 2026-23:59-GMT Greenwich Mean Time (Monrovia)

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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).

Context

This position is located in the WFP Liberia Country Office within the Programme Unit. The job holder reports to the Programme Policy Officer (School Meals), NOB, and supports the implementation of Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) activities under the Liberia Country Strategic Plan. The role contributes to the delivery of school meals through locally appropriate food procurement, strengthened school-level implementation, community participation, and coordinated engagement with government counterparts, farmer organizations, cooperating partners, field office and internal WFP units.

The job holder is expected to demonstrate responsibility and initiative, respond independently to operational queries with general guidance, use judgment to resolve unforeseen implementation issues, and coordinate resources as required.

Job purpose

To provide operational support for the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of Home-Grown School Feeding activities in Liberia, contributing to improved access to nutritious school meals, stronger links with local food systems, and increased national ownership of school feeding programmes.

Key accountabilities

Provide technical and operational support for the planning, implementation and monitoring of HGSF activities, ensuring alignment with WFP programme policies, school feeding guidance, donor requirements and national priorities. Support the preparation and follow-up of annual workplans, implementation plans, distribution plans, budgets, operational trackers and performance indicators related to school meals and local procurement. Coordinate with Supply Chain, Field Office, Finance, Monitoring and Evaluation/RAM, Communications/Partnerships and other internal units to ensure timely delivery of school feeding activities and resolution of operational bottlenecks. Support engagement with the Ministry of Education, relevant government ministries, county and district education authorities, schools, farmer organizations, cooperatives, Parent-Teacher Associations, cooperating partners and other stakeholders involved in HGSF implementation. Contribute to local procurement planning by supporting market assessments, supplier/cooperative profiling, value chain analysis, food availability reviews and follow-up on quality, delivery and supplier performance issues. Maintain accurate programme records and databases, including school coverage, beneficiary data, commodity utilization, delivery status, supplier performance, partner implementation updates and monitoring findings. Undertake and document field monitoring visits to schools, warehouses, aggregation points, distribution sites and farmer/cooperative locations to verify implementation progress, identify risks and recommend corrective actions. Support the management and monitoring of agreements with cooperating partners, farmer organizations, vendors and government institutions, including follow-up on deliverables, documentation, reporting and compliance requirements. Prepare and consolidate regular reports, briefing notes, donor updates, presentations, success stories and analytical inputs on HGSF implementation progress, challenges, risks, lessons learned and results. Support capacity strengthening activities for government counterparts, schools, farmers/cooperatives, implementing partners and community structures on school feeding implementation, food safety, commodity management, monitoring, accountability and reporting. Promote the integration of nutrition, gender, protection, disability inclusion, environmental sustainability, community engagement and accountability to affected populations into HGSF planning and implementation. Act as a day-to-day focal point for HGSF operational follow-up, ensuring timely escalation and resolution of implementation issues raised by schools, partners, field office and government counterparts. Support emergency preparedness and contingency planning to help maintain continuity of school feeding services during shocks or disruptions where applicable. Collect, consolidate, analyses school reports, manage School connect data and performance. Perform other related duties as required.

Other post requirements

• Programme coordination: Ability to coordinate routine implementation processes across multiple actors and locations, including schools, field offices, partners, farmer organizations and government counterparts.
• Operational follow-up: Strong ability to track actions, resolve implementation issues, document decisions and escalate risks requiring management attention.
• HGSF and local procurement: Good understanding of school feeding operations, farmer organization engagement, local food procurement, commodity delivery, food quality and school-level accountability.
• Monitoring and evidence: Ability to collect, review and analyze programme data, identify trends and gaps, and translate findings into practical corrective actions.
• Partnership management: Ability to maintain effective working relationships with national and local authorities, schools, partners, communities and private-sector or market actors supporting school meals.
• Systems and reporting: Ability to use Excel and WFP corporate systems and tools, as applicable, to maintain accurate records, prepare reports and support data-driven decision-making.

Desired experience

• At least six years of progressively responsible experience in programme implementation, school feeding, food security, agriculture, education, social protection, rural development or community development programmes.
• Experience supporting implementation of school meals, local procurement, farmer organization engagement, commodity management, supply chain coordination or community-based programme delivery.
• Experience working with government institutions, schools, development partners, cooperating partners, farmer organizations, cooperatives or community structures.
• Experience conducting field monitoring, preparing reports, tracking action points and following up on programme implementation issues.
• Experience supporting donor-funded programmes, including documentation, reporting, compliance follow-up and evidence generation.
• Experience using Excel and programme management/reporting systems. Familiarity with WFP corporate systems such as COMET, WINGS, SCOPE, School Connect or related tools is an asset.

Standard minimum academic qualifications

Education

Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate or university studies in agriculture, education, economics, food security, nutrition, rural development, social sciences, sociology, project management or another related functional area is desirable.

Language

Fluency in oral and written English. Knowledge of local Liberian languages would be an asset.

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

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• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

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