**DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS** 6 June 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)
**- 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. **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). JOB TITLE: Senior Technical Advisor - Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) TYPE OF CONTRACT: Regular Consultancy UNIT/DIVISION: Climate & Resilience / PRG DUTY STATION (City, Country): Home Based (with travel, as required) DURATION: 11 months
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:



Climate impacts are increasing in frequency and intensity, driving humanitarian needs and amplifying food insecurity risks across WFP’s areas of operation. WFP’s Climate and Resilience Service (PRGR) supports governments and communities to better understand, manage and finance climate risks. Within this, the macro
- and meso-level disaster risk financing (DRF) portfolio is rapidly expanding, with innovative instruments—from macro insurance to catastrophe bonds and layered risk financing—becoming central to WFP’s support for national systems. DRF has a clearly defined role throughout the 3 strategic objectives of the new strategic plan, for emergency preparedness and response, resilience strengthening, and systems strengthening through pre-arranged finance. Under the overall guidance of the Macro Level Climate Risk Financing Programmes Lead, and in close coordination with the Lead DRF Advisor, the Senior Technical Advisor - DRF provides high-level technical leadership on disaster risk financing instruments, with an emphasis on macro and meso-level climate insurance, risk layering, catastrophe bond structuring, and climate hazard model development. The role provides global strategic and technical support, contributes to innovation, and strengthens WFP’s leadership in the DRF sector. ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. A. Technical Advisory Services on Disaster Risk Financing Instruments 2.Coordinate the technical design,



structuring, and refinement of sovereign and meso-level risk transfer instruments, including macro drought insurance products, risk layering mechanisms, and trigger-based contingency financing tools. 3. Coordinate the design, testing, and refinement of new or expanded DRF instruments, including: i. Expansion and optimization of the catastrophe insurance layer in Africa, ii. Meso-level insurance products in collaboration with the Inclusive Risk Financing Team, iii. New macro drought insurance instruments for high-risk contexts (e.g., Afghanistan) 4. Provide technical recommendations on the development of first-of-its-kind financing instruments, including a catastrophe bond for drought, ensuring rigorous modeling, structuring, and integration with national systems. 5. Advise WFP and partners on the development and evaluation of data analytics and risk modeling (rainfall indices, WRSI, vulnerability modules, crop models, hybrid indices), ensuring methodological robustness and appropriate parameterization. 6. Coordinate the policy placement process for WFP / PRGR, including policy document review, technical sign-off, and navigating the correct corporate channels for policy signature and premium payment. 7. Initiate and oversee technical research and studies that advance modeling, index design, and DRF operationalization. 8. B. Strategic Advisory Support to Country Offices and Governments 9. Support technical engagement with Country Offices (COs) and Government Technical Working Groups to support the customization of climate hazard models and interpretation of risk parameters. 10. Provide technical advice on the benefits, limitations, and design implications of different risk transfer products, including t

📌 Senior Technical Advisor - Disaster Risk Financing (Roma)
🏢 World Food Programme
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