WFP Consultant Emergency Officer – CST II, Chad
The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking applications for a Consultant Emergency Officer – CST II position based in N’Djamena, Chad. The consultancy provides an opportunity for an experienced humanitarian professional to support emergency preparedness, refugee response, food assistance, resilience programming and operational coordination in Eastern Chad.
Application deadline: 24 November 2026.
The position is offered as a Consultant Level 2 (CST II) consultancy for 11 months. The consultant will be based in N’Djamena and undertake frequent field missions to Eastern Chad and other priority locations, subject to operational requirements and security clearances.
About WFP
The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, providing lifesaving assistance during emergencies while also supporting communities affected by conflict, disasters and climate-related shocks.
In Eastern Chad, WFP is responding to a complex and prolonged refugee situation, including continued displacement from Sudan. Refugees are hosted in camps and settlements where access to livelihoods, basic services, markets and natural resources remains limited.
WFP is working to transition from broad, status-based assistance towards a more targeted and needs-driven approach while connecting households with recovery, livelihoods, economic inclusion and resilience opportunities.
About the Emergency Officer Consultancy
The purpose of this 11-month assignment is to strengthen WFP Chad’s capacity to coordinate, implement and monitor three interconnected priorities.
These include supporting the transition towards vulnerability-based food and cash assistance for refugees in Eastern Chad, integrating refugees and vulnerable host communities into resilience and self-reliance activities, and strengthening preparedness for potential new refugee influxes and drought-related emergencies.
The consultant will work under the supervision of the Head of Emergency and Anticipatory Action within the Programme Unit and collaborate closely with WFP country-office teams, field offices, government authorities, UN agencies, cooperating partners and community representatives.
Key Responsibilities
A major part of the role will involve coordinating the transition to vulnerability-based assistance. The consultant will develop and track cross-functional workplans, support beneficiary prioritization, coordinate with UNHCR and government authorities, and ensure that food and cash delivery arrangements are operationally ready.
Responsibilities will also include maintaining transition trackers, identifying operational bottlenecks and supporting risk reviews covering issues such as data gaps, payment or distribution failures, access constraints and community tensions.
The consultant will undertake field missions to verify readiness, support problem-solving and document lessons for rapid operational adjustments.
Another important responsibility will be helping refugees and vulnerable host communities access resilience, livelihoods and social protection opportunities. This will involve mapping existing programmes, identifying opportunities for participation, supporting transparent referral and sequencing arrangements, and promoting complementary assistance packages.
The consultant will also strengthen preparedness for potential new refugee influxes by updating response scenarios, readiness trackers and rapid-response workflows.
Drought Preparedness and Anticipatory Action
The role also focuses on drought preparedness. The consultant will monitor agroclimatic, food-security, nutrition, market, water and pastoral information and help translate emerging risks into operational decisions.
The consultant will review preparedness and anticipatory-action plans, clarify triggers and decision thresholds, identify no-regret measures and maintain risk and action trackers. Cross-border monitoring will also be supported where drought and conflict dynamics could influence population movements from Sudan.
Required Qualifications
Applicants should have an advanced university degree in humanitarian affairs, international development, food security, disaster risk management, economics, social sciences, international relations or a related field. A first university degree combined with additional relevant professional experience may also be considered.
Candidates need at least five years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian programme management, emergency response or related operations.
Experience in refugee or displacement responses, food assistance or cash-based transfers, emergency preparedness, contingency planning, anticipatory action and disaster-risk management is required. Experience with resilience, livelihoods and humanitarian-development nexus programming is highly desirable.
Language Requirements
Fluency in French and strong working proficiency in English are required. Knowledge of Arabic or relevant local languages is considered an advantage.
Consultancy Details
Position: Consultant Emergency Officer – CST II
Organization: World Food Programme (WFP)
Duty Station: N’Djamena, Chad
Contract: Consultant, Level 2 (CST II)
Duration: 11 months
Work arrangement: Country office and field-based
Field travel: Frequent missions to Eastern Chad
Application deadline: 24 November 2026
APPLY ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE
This consultancy is particularly suited to humanitarian professionals with strong emergency response, refugee coordination, food assistance, cash programming, preparedness and stakeholder-management experience.
Interested candidates should review the official WFP vacancy announcement and submit their application through the WFP online recruitment system before the deadline. WFP states that it does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing or testing fees.
