Programme Associate – Financial Services and Insurance, WFP Zambia
World Food Programme (WFP)
Job description
The World Food Programme (WFP) is recruiting a Programme Associate for its Financial Services and Insurance workstream at the Zambia Country Office in Lusaka. This is a full-time Service Contract, L6. WFP’s verified LinkedIn job posting labels the role on-site. The associate will help plan and track financial inclusion, savings, credit, insurance and risk financing activities; coordinate government, financial service, insurance and implementing partners; maintain programme data; and support monitoring, reporting and knowledge management. Applications close at 23:59 Central Africa Time on 26 October 2026. WFP has not stated a salary amount. Apply through the specific WFP Workday vacancy: https://wd3.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/wfp/job_openings/job/Lusaka-Zambia-The-Republic-Of/Programme-Associate---Financial-Services-and-Insurance_JR127584
Requirements
Required: completed secondary education; at least six years of progressively responsible support experience in financial inclusion, banking, microfinance, savings and credit, insurance, agricultural finance, digital financial services, risk financing or related development programming; understanding of savings, credit, financial inclusion and insurance; numerical, data management and analytical skills; report writing and stakeholder coordination; Microsoft Office proficiency, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint; and fluent English. A relevant post-secondary certificate or university degree is desirable, and a relevant first degree may substitute for some experience under WFP standards.