Programme Policy Officer (Climate Data Analyst), SC8 Port Sudan

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Programme Policy Officer (Climate Data Analyst), SC8 Port Sudan Organization: World Food Programme Job requisition: JR127602 Location: Port Sudan, Sudan, The Republic Of The Country: SD Time type: Full time Posted: 2026-10-19 Application deadline: 2026-10-31 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 31 October 2026-23:59-GMT+02:00 Central Africa Time (Khartoum) 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). CONTRACTUAL INFORMATION: Position Title: Programme Policy Officer (Climate Data Analyst) Contract Type: Service Contract, SC8 Division: Programme Duty Station: Port Sudan, Sudan Duration: 12 months BACKGROUND: Market-based disaster risk financing solutions, such as macro-insurance purchased by governments, enable faster and predictable responses to climate shocks. The World Food Programme (WFP) promotes risk transfer mechanisms—including macro, meso, and micro-insurance—to provide rapid financing and protect vulnerable communities. These instruments shift humanitarian financing from reactive crisis response to proactive risk management, ensuring pre-arranged funding for timely action. In Sudan, WFP leverages its experience in emergency preparedness and resilience building to implement the African Disaster Risk Financing (ADRIFI) Programme, funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB). A core component is the development of Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) instruments based on accurate, timely, and structured data for risk assessment and financial modeling. To achieve this, the Programme will engage a Climate Data Expert to support WFP and national institutions in managing climate data essential for DRF design and implementation. The successful candidate will report directly to the Project Lead. ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: The Climate Data Expert will undertake the following tasks: - Lead the collection, validation, and integration of multi-sectoral datasets relevant to disaster risk and financing - Work closely with government agencies, research institutions, and development partners to identify and gather datasets (e.g., hazard exposure, vulnerability, historical loss, fiscal data). - Clean, validate, process, and analyze data using appropriate statistical and geospatial tools. - Ensure processed datasets are shared with the wider DRF team and Global HQ, maintaining regular communication with the Macro Technical focal point and regional DRF focal points to align on data needs and priorities. - Support the preparation and dissemination of technical notes on DRF instruments, ensuring these are accessible to the wider DRF team and contribute to knowledge sharing and alignment. - Support the ongoing development and refinement of DRF instruments, including contingency financing, ARC replica parameters, and catastrophe layers, by working closely with HQ technical experts, ARC, and relevant research institutes. This includes providing in-country datasets, conducting analyses when required, and contributing to the development, testing, and customization of indices and parameters to ensure instruments remain

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