Risk Officer

About the role

Provide advice and specialized support for donor assurance, risk reporting, risk assessments, incident management, controls application and compliance, enabling risk‑informed decision‑making across country offices.

Key responsibilities

• Support Country Offices in identifying, assessing, monitoring and escalating operational, fiduciary, programmatic, safeguarding and contextual risks, keeping risk registers current and aligned with corporate requirements.
• Develop and improve country Risk Assessment and Management Plans, including risk categorisation, mitigation measures, escalation mechanisms and donor reporting.
• Provide technical support to meet donor requirements for proposal development, assurance, oversight, transparency, risk mitigation and performance reporting.
• Implement controls for beneficiary targeting, partner oversight, commodity and cash tracking, community feedback, safeguarding, anti‑fraud and anti‑diversion measures.
• Establish incident reporting, investigation follow‑up, root cause analysis, corrective action tracking and escalation for operational, safeguarding, fraud and compliance incidents.
• Facilitate fraud risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities and follow up on mitigation actions.
• Deploy rapid risk assessments during emergencies or scale‑ups and advise on mitigation strategies and priority actions.

Required profile

• Leads by example with integrity and upholds WFP values, principles and standards.
• Respects diversity, uses inclusive language and encourages the same in others.
• Stays calm under pressure, provides guidance and supports teams in difficult situations.
• Demonstrates humility, seeks feedback and pursues continuous learning and development.
• Delivers results for maximum impact, aligns objectives with outcomes and holds self and others accountable.

What we offer

• World Food Programme is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• A highly inclusive, diverse and multicultural working environment.
• Investments in personal and professional development through training, coaching, mentorship and internal mobility.
• Opportunities to work across country, regional and global offices with passionate colleagues.
• An attractive compensation package as outlined in the vacancy announcement.