Programme Assistant – Resilience

About the role

The World Food Programme (WFP) is hiring a Programme Assistant for its Resilience programme in La Paz, Bolivia. Reporting to the Resilience Coordinator, the assistant works with the technical and administrative team on activities that strengthen small producers' resilience, with environmental and social criteria. Applications close on 15 November 2026.

Key responsibilities

• Support planning and execution of resilience activities for small producers, integrating environmental and social criteria.
• Help identify sensitive and vulnerable areas through spatial analysis with GIS and thematic mapping, with the Monitoring and Evaluation unit.
• Prepare and follow up on technical and socio-environmental reports linked to food resilience projects.
• Support prevention, mitigation and adaptation plans against climate and environmental risks.
• Facilitate coordination with indigenous communities, TCO/TIOC, small producers and local actors in consultations and participation.
• Support training of communities and small producers on resilient practices, risk management and food security.
• Organise workshops, seminars and trainings on resilience and food systems.
• Contribute to data collection, consolidation and analysis for monitoring and evaluation, and to donor and corporate reports.
• Support knowledge management and the sharing of good practices.

Required profile

• Bolivian nationality, or foreigner with a valid work permit at the time of application.
• Degree in agricultural engineering, environmental engineering, geography, rural development or a related field.
• Experience in food security and nutrition, socio-environmental analysis and environmental impact studies, and in coordinating with civil society, local governments and community actors.
• Experience in prior consultation processes, climate adaptation and project management.
• Excellent Spanish and intermediate English.

Required skills

• GIS and databases.
• Advanced Excel.
• Technical and socio-environmental reporting.

Applications are submitted only through the WFP online recruitment system, with a CV and cover letter; additional documents may be asked for later. Shortlisted candidates are invited to the next stage, which includes reference and background checks.