Head of Field office Consultant, Dori, Burkina Faso

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section of this vacancy announcement). Job Title:

Consult Head of Field Office Grade:

CST II

Duty Station:

Dori, Burkina Faso

Contract Type:

Consultant Background & Purpose of assignment: The World Food Programme (WFP) operates in Burkina Faso in a highly challenging humanitarian and security context characterized by increasing insecurity, large scale population displacement, acute food insecurity, and recurrent climatic shocks. These factors have a significant impact on the Sahel region in particular, where the town of Dori, located in the Séno Province, represents one of WFP's priority operational areas. The Dori Sub Office plays a critical role in the planning, coordination, and implementation of WFP operations in northern Burkina Faso. The office supports the delivery of life saving food assistance, nutrition interventions, and resilience building activities, while ensuring close coordination with national and local authorities, cooperating partners, non governmental organizations, and other United Nations agencies. Given the complexity, scale, and strategic importance of operations in the area, WFP seeks to recruit a Head of Sub Office. The primary purpose of the assignment of the Head of Sub Office, Dori (CST Level 2) is to provide overall leadership and management of the Dori Sub Office and to oversee the effective, timely, and high quality implementation of WFP activities within the area of responsibility, in line with the WFP Country Strategic Plan, national priorities, and WFP policies and standards.

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