Budget & Programming Associate

Organizational Context

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building a pathway to peace and prosperity. WFP uses food assistance to support people recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impacts of climate change. We are committed to a diverse, skilled, and high-performing workforce operating in an inclusive environment, driven by our core values.

Job Purpose

The Budget & Programming Associate will provide specialized support for the efficient planning, monitoring, and analysis of project financial performance to optimize resource utilization. This role focuses on data analysis, process improvement, and developing analytical and visualization tools to ensure timely, accurate, and user-friendly information for operational and management decision-making. The incumbent will review budget plans, monitor financial performance, analyze fund balances, and support pipeline monitoring. A key responsibility will be to contribute to the continuous improvement of analytical and reporting processes by identifying opportunities for simplification, standardization, and automation, developing and maintaining efficient analytical tools using technologies like Excel, Power Query, and Power BI. The role involves maintaining budget information in corporate systems, compiling and interpreting financial and operational data, and preparing analytical products and visualizations for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of this role is to provide specialized support for efficient project financial planning, monitoring, and analysis. This involves reviewing budget plans, analyzing financial performance, identifying trends, and offering evidence-based recommendations in line with WFP financial policies. A key focus will be on data analysis, process improvement, and developing analytical and visualization tools to ensure timely, accurate, and user-friendly information for decision-making. The incumbent will analyze fund and grant balances, monitor pipelines, identify risks, and suggest corrective actions for optimal resource utilization. Continuous improvement of analytical and reporting processes through simplification, standardization, and automation using tools like Excel, Power Query, and Power BI is also crucial. This includes maintaining and reviewing budget information in corporate systems, compiling and interpreting financial and operational data into actionable insights, and liaising with stakeholders to ensure data accuracy and consistency. The role also involves sharing knowledge with colleagues, contributing to common methodologies, and adhering to emergency preparedness practices to ensure rapid resource deployment during crises.

Work Experience

Requires six or more years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in related areas. A post-secondary certificate in a related area is required, with a university degree in finance, economics, business administration, statistics, data analytics, information management, or a similar field being desirable. Additional certifications in data analytics or advanced Excel are advantageous.

Skills

Data Analysis, Financial Performance Monitoring, Process Improvement, Analytical Tool Development, Budget Planning, Resource Optimization, Pipeline Monitoring, Reporting, Data Visualization, Stakeholder Liaison, Knowledge Sharing, Emergency Preparedness, Microsoft Excel, Power Query, Power BI, English Fluency, Ukrainian Fluency

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