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At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok. WHY JOIN WFP? 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). JOB TITLE: Programme Policy Officer – Climate Risk Management TYPE OF CONTRACT: International Consultancy, level II UNIT/DIVISION: Food Systems and Resilience Unit/WFP South Sudan DUTY STATION (City, Country): Juba, South Sudan DURATION: 11 Months (Renewable subject to performance and funding) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: South Sudan faces recurrent and intensifying climate-related shocks including floods, droughts, and growing seasonal variability that undermine food systems, livelihoods, and stabilization efforts. Climate risks intersect with conflict, economic fragility, market disruptions, and limited infrastructure, creating chronic vulnerability and high humanitarian need. Climate financing has therefore become essential to help the country adapt, strengthen early warning and disaster risk management systems, and scale community resilience. Leveraging instruments such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Adaptation Fund (AF), bilateral climate windows, and disaster-risk financing mechanisms including African Risk Capacity (ARC) sovereign insurance and micro-insurance solutions can reduce climate vulnerability, protect livelihoods, and enable pre-arranged, timely responses. Building on WFPs anticipatory action (AA) and climate services (CS) work in collaboration with government and partners, this role integrates AA, climate services, climate finance, and disaster risk financing into one coherent portfolio to protect food-insecure and climate-vulnerable populations across South Sudan. Job Purpose To lead and operationalize a country office portfolio that brings together climate finance, climate services, anticipatory action, and disaster risk financing (sovereign and micro-level), strengthening government systems and WFP programmes to anticipate, absorb, mitigate, and adapt to climate shocks while safeguarding value for money, risk mitigation, and donor compliance. ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: The Officer is based within the Food Systems & Resilience (FSR) Unit, reporting to the Head of FSR and working closely with the Programme Policy Officer Special Programme Initiatives, the Global Headquarters (GHQ) climate/AA teams, and cross-functional units (CBT, Supply Chain, Research Assessment Mapping (RAM)/ Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL), Engineering, Finance, Partnerships, Gender Protection & Inclusion). The role requires extensive engagement with government entities (meteorological and hydrological services, Disaster Risk Management – DRM authorities, line ministries), UN agencies, regional climate institutions (e.g., ICPAC), NGOs, private sector, and financial/insurance actors. 4. Key Accountabilities (not all-inclusive) A. Anticipatory Action (AA) & Climate Services Lead development of flood anticipatory action system and lead periodic update of Anticipatory Action Plans (AAPs) for floods and drought, including triggers, thresholds, actions, targeting, budgets, and activation protocols, ensuring integration with programme operations and safeguards. Strengthen national and subnational early warning, preparedness, and climate services systems through technical support, capacity strengthening of hydromet and DRM authorities, and improved climate information dissemination tailored to user needs. Map institutional mandates and coordination structures, develop and update periodically a repository of feasible AAs for floods, droughts, heat waves, and convene validation workshops as needed with government and partners. In coordination with government and research institutions, lead the roll-out of participatory integrated climate services for agriculture (PICSA), climate services methodology/approach. B. Climate Finance (Design, Access & Management) Serve as CO focal point for climate finance opportunities (GCF, AF, bilateral windows), maintaining an active pipeline and coordinating partner engagement. Lead/co-lead design of climate adaptation concepts and full proposalsincluding log frames, budgets, risk/mitigation plans, other MEAL frameworks, and safeguardsin collaboration with government and partners. Coordinate fiduciary, safeguards (ESMF, gender action plans), and readiness processes, and support grant management, performance reporting, and compliance with donor and CSP requirements. C. Disaster Risk Financing & Insurance Lead engagement on sovereign risk pools (e.g., ARC), including trigger calibration, contingency planning, premium/support options, and payout utilization frameworks aligned with social protection and food security systems. Design and pilot micro-/microinsurance solutions for livelihood and resilience programmes (e.g., weather index or asset protection products) with insurers, aggregators, and cooperatives. Develop layered disaster risk financing strategies combining contingency funds, insurance, and AA/early action financing, coordinating with CBT/Finance to ensure rapid and accountable disbursement mechanisms. D. Partnerships, Coordination & Policy Engagement Facilitate partnerships with government, research institutions, UN agencies, regional climate institutions (e.g., ICPAC), NGOs, and private sector to harmonize AA, climate finance, and DRF (Disaster Risk Financing) efforts. Represent WFP in national Technical Working Groups (TWGs), interagency fora, and regional dialogues, and provide technical support to government policy processes on climate change, DRM, and climate services. Promote knowledge-sharing, advocacy, and dissemination of evidence on anticipatory, risk informed, and prearranged disaster risk financing approaches. E. Programme Integration, Quality & Compliance Ensure integration of value for money, risk mitigation, protection, and compliance standards across AA, climate finance, and DRF interventions. Apply environmental and social safeguards and ensure gender equality, disability inclusion, protection, and accountability-to-affected-populations are embedded in programme design and delivery. Develop SOPs, guidance notes, and implementation tools/checklists to standardize quality and strengthen operational readiness. F. Evidence, MEAL & Learning Work with MEAL team to design and maintain MEAL frameworks for AA, climate finance, and DRF, including learning agendas and cost effectiveness/impact evaluations. Coordinate after action reviews and produce learning products; maintain repositories of AA actions, climate information services, and DRF case studies. Contribute to CSP reporting, donor reporting, and corporate learning platforms to document progress, lessons, and evidence. Any other duties as relevant. Occasional mission travel to field offices may be required Expected Outputs & Deliverables a. Anticipatory Action Plan (AAP) Finalized and Validated: Includes triggers, thresholds, actions, targeting, budgets, SOPs, and activation protocols, validated with government and partners. b. Climate Finance Pipeline and Concept/Proposal Submission: A structured financing pipeline with at least one highquality climate adaptation or resilience proposal (GCF/AF/bilateral) submitted during the contract period. c. Disaster Risk Financing Strategy Note: Work on finalization of a comprehensive DRF strategy covering sovereign (ARC), micro-/mesoinsurance options, layered financing architecture, and recommended implementation roadmap. d. Strengthened Early Warning & Climate Services Framework: Consolidated analysis and capacitystrengthening plan for hydromet, DRM, and other line ministries, including roles, data flows, preferred communication channels, and userneeds findings. e. Partnership & Policy Engagement Package: Documented agreements or MoUs (where relevant), records of engagement with government and technical institutions (e.g., ICPAC), and contributions to national policy processes on DRM/climate. f. MEL Framework & Results Dashboard: A monitoring, evaluation, and learning framework covering AA, climate…