Programme Associate – Financial Services and Insurance

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Programme Associate – Financial Services and Insurance Organization: World Food Programme Job requisition: JR127584 Location: Lusaka, Zambia, The Republic Of Country: ZM Time type: Full time Posted: 2026-10-13 Application deadline: 2026-10-26 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 26 October 2026-23:59-GMT+02:00 Central Africa Time (Lusaka) 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. ABOUT WFP The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of extreme weather shocks. 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). CONTRACT TYPE: Service Contract, L6 UNIT/DIVISION: Programme DUTY STATION: WFP Zambia Country Office, Lusaka REPORTS T O: Financial Services and Insurance Technical Specialist/Thematic Lead BACKGROUND Under Strategic Outcome 2, resilience programming is being repositioned towards an integrated, systems-based approach that combines ecosystem and livelihood investments, information and market services, financial and risk solutions, and nutrition-sensitive programming. The Country Office provides programme architecture, thematic standards, portfolio coordination, evidence, partnerships and quality assurance, while Field Offices lead routine field implementation oversight, decentralized coordination and day-to-day technical support to implementation. The Financial Services and Insurance workstream supports financial inclusion, savings and credit, digital financial services and micro/meso insurance within the SO2 resilience portfolio. The Programme Associate will support the thematic lead from the Country Office through planning, partner coordination, programme tracking, consolidated analytics, reporting and knowledge management. REPORTING Reporting to the Financial Services and Insurance Technical Specialist/Thematic Lead, the incumbent will support Country Office coordination of financial-services and insurance programming and will work closely with Field Offices, RAM, Government, financial institutions, insurers, digital-finance providers, Cooperating Partners and other SO2 thematic teams. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 1. Programme Planning and Implementation Support - Support the design, planning, implementation, and tracking of financial inclusion, savings, credit, insurance, and risk financing interventions. - Assist in the preparation of annual workplans, budgets, implementation schedules, and activity tracking tools. - Support the integration of financial services and insurance interventions across resilience, livelihoods, climate adaptation, social protection, and market systems programmes. - Monitor implementation progress and support the timely resolution of operational issues affecting programme delivery. 2. Partnership and Stakeholder Coordination - Support engagement and coordination with government ministries, regulatory bodies, financial service providers, insurance companies, private sector actors, and development partners. - Organize technical meetings, stakeholder consultations, workshops, learning events, and partnership review meetings. - Maintain stakeholder and partnership databases and monitor follow-up actions and commitments. - Facilitate communication and coordination between Country Office, Field Offices, imp

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