Programme Associate - Knowledge Management

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

25 October 2025-23:59-GMT+02:00 South Africa Standard Time (Maseru)

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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).

The candidate will be responsible for leading the design and integration of the Knowledge Management strategy within the IACoV Phase II project, ensuring that knowledge products and learning processes are embedded across all project activities and WFP Lesotho Country Strategic Plan activities. This includes supporting external engagement efforts, providing technical assistance to the Government of Lesotho, and fostering strategic partnerships with local and national stakeholders such as NGOs, academic institutions, and other relevant entities.

The role is critical in capturing lessons learned, promoting adaptive learning, and strengthening institutional memory to enhance the impact and sustainability of the project.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1.      Oversee the development, implementation and monitoring of the WFP knowledge management strategy  

2.      Ensure the update and implementation of the KM work-plans, in close collaboration with the communications, programme focal points and relevant colleagues in WFP and the government.

3.       Design and implementation of learning activities related to programmatic areas, such as high level webinars, liaising with programme Staffing Coordination Office (SCO) to ensure that latest programmatic knowledge is adequately and timely integrated in to CO training portfolio, strengthened coordination and development of joint learning activities with relevant CO stakeholders 

4.      Advice and support the development of functional training in areas of expertise to enhance the capacity of Project staff, WFP staff and partner to effectively deliver KM activities. 

5.      Design and integration into the updated knowledge management strategy, of activities in support of external engagement, technical assistance to the government, and increased partnerships with local and national level stakeholders (NGOs, institutions, academia, etc.); 

6.      Oversee the mapping of all content relevant to Adaptation Fund, WFP, Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MEF), Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition (MAFSN) and other internal platforms as relevant, with the aim to identify content to be deleted, gaps to be filled and re-tagging the documents as per updated corporate taxonomy.

7.       In collaboration with communications, oversee the divisional newsletters, regular, consistent and harmonized update of MEF, MAFSN WFP, pages and platforms, the coordination of related content update on the corporate website and the management of internal platforms for coordination of programmatic issues; 

8.      Support the consolidation of project documentation, including newsletters, success stories, and monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Education: Diploma in Information Management, Communications, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Knowledge Management, or Organizational Learning,

Experience: A minimum of six years of professional experience in the knowledge management field, preferably within government institutions and donor-funded projects.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders;
• Willingness to build capacity of others through formal and informal training processes;
• Ability to facilitate and train different audiences; ability to prepare relevant documentation and training materials;
• Ability to meet agreed deadlines;
• Ability to write and disseminate reports in social media plartfoms, websites for the government, donors e.t.c

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

 

WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact:  global.inclusion@wfp.org

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).

• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.

• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language

• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter

• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time

• Please contact us at global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application

• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

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