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Programme Assistant (Programme support)_G5 WFP - World Food Programme Monrovia National GS-5, General Service - No need for Higher Education - Locally recruited position level Speaks English Application deadline: September 01, 2026 (5 days) Apply Summary by Impactpool The Programme Assistant position at WFP Liberia involves providing essential programme support to enhance data quality, manage programme systems, and facilitate corporate reporting. The role includes coordinating inputs for monthly country briefs, maintaining programme records, and ensuring data coherence across various corporate systems. The assistant will also support knowledge management and document control within the Programme Unit. This position is crucial for effective programme delivery and informed decision-making. Candidate Requirements: Completion of secondary school education Post-secondary certificate in relevant fields is desirable Fluency in English; knowledge of local languages is an asset Strong attention to detail Good analytical and computer skills Experience in programme implementation or data management Ability to coordinate and meet deadlines Good written and oral communication skills DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 1 September 2026-23:59-GMT Greenwich Mean Time (Monrovia) 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 climate change. 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). Context This position is in WFP Liberia Country Office within the Programme Unit. The job holder provides programme support to strengthen data quality, programme systems management, corporate reporting inputs, planning consolidation and knowledge management across the Programme Unit. The role supports activity managers and programme teams by ensuring that key programme data, planning tools, SharePoint repositories and corporate system inputs are organized, coherent, up to date and available for operational decision-making. The job holder is responsible for completing a range of specialized and standardized processes that require interpretation of standard guidelines and practices, compiling reports, performing basic analyses, supporting information consistency and contributing to the smooth implementation of programmes and projects. She/he will undertake WINGs action to create and track programme Purchase Order (PO), Purchase Request (PR), and Goods Release Note (GRN), and collaborate with the key units to process payments for programme-related vendors. Job purpose To perform specialized and standardized programme support processes related to WINGS, SmartSourcing, COMET, SCOPE, programme data coherence, beneficiary data reconciliation, monthly country brief inputs, planning consolidation and knowledge management, to support effective programme delivery, evidence-based decision-making and improved information management within the Programme Unit. Key accountabilities A. Programme systems management and Data coherence Support Programme Unit use of corporate systems and tools, including WINGS, SCOPE, SmartSourcing and COMET, by coordinating input, following up pending actions and maintaining accurate programme records within the delegated area of responsibility. Support the timely entry, review and follow-up of programme-related data in corporate and local tracking tools, ensuring consistency with approved plans, activity structures, budgets and reporting requirements. Act as a focal point for routine programme data coherence checks across WINGS, COMET, SCOPE, beneficiary data, programme trackers and monthly reporting inputs, escalating discrepancies for correction by responsible colleagues. Maintain and update programme dashboards, trackers and reference files to support management oversight of programme implementation, resource utilization, activity progress and reporting deliverables. Coordinate with Programme, Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, RAM/Monitoring and Evaluation and Field Office to reconcile programme data and resolve inconsistencies related to activities, expenditures, beneficiaries, outputs and implementation progress. Support accurate recording and consolidation of beneficiar

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