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A leading humanitarian organization is seeking an Innovative Finance Portfolio Lead in Munich, Germany. The role involves developing innovative financing models to fund impact initiatives. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business Administration, with at least 7 years of relevant experience in international contexts, including innovative finance. Fluency in English is mandatory, and knowledge of technology innovations is a plus. The position is for 6 months, extendable, offering unique opportunities in a diverse environment.
Innovative Finance Portfolio Lead – World Food Programme, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 24 December 2025, 23:59 GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Berlin).
WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to equal employment opportunity for all employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.
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. The WFP Innovation Accelerator (INNA) provides funding, hands-on support and access to WFP’s global operations to employees, entrepreneurs and start-ups, leveraging digital innovation and new business models to transform how it serves vulnerable communities.
WHY JOIN WFP: WFP offers an inclusive, diverse and multicultural environment with opportunities for development, internal mobility, and a global footprint across country, regional and global offices.
Job title: Innovative Finance Portfolio Lead
Type of contract: Consultancy
Unit/Division: WFP Innovation Accelerator (INNA)
Duty station: Munich, Germany
Duration: 6 months, extendable
The World Food Programme is the United Nations frontline agency fighting hunger. WFP reaches more than 100 million people daily by delivering food assistance in emergencies and by working with smallholder farmers, communities and governments to improve nutrition and resilience. The WFP Innovation Accelerator, based in Munich, identifies, nurtures and scales disruptive start-ups and innovations to end global hunger and supports pathways to scale through funding, hands-on support and access to WFP’s global operations.
Reporting to the Head of Innovative Finance, Frontier Innovations and Venture Launchpad, the Innovative Finance Portfolio Lead is expected to lead the development and implementation of the Accelerator’s innovative financing models. Key focus areas include building impact investing mechanisms to fund impact at scale, developing new investment mechanisms to attract funding for investable innovations, and managing processes and tools for impact investing, including impact measurement and reporting.
Responsibilities include developing a robust pipeline of investable innovations, contributing to the Innovative Finance Strategy, conducting landscape mapping to inform activities, supporting fundraising efforts and external partnerships, and guiding the adoption of an investment readiness toolkit across the Accelerator and related teams.
Additionally, the role involves leading a team of Innovative Finance Consultants, coaching staff through ideation to implementation, fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture, and supporting resource mobilisation opportunities for innovative finance ventures and instruments.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration or equivalent; Master’s degree is a plus.
Experience: At least 7 years in international, start-up leadership roles or accelerator/innovative finance ventures within humanitarian or international development contexts. Experience in innovative finance and microfinance is a plus, as is experience leading a team.
Knowledge & Skills:
Fluency in English (spoken and written) is mandatory. Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language or Portuguese is a plus.
WFP Leadership Framework outlines the standards of behavior for how we work together to accomplish our mission.
WFP provides reasonable accommodations in the recruitment process; contact us for accessibility needs.
The United Nations does not charge any application processing or training fees. Do not pay to apply.
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, merit and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to an inclusive work environment and will conduct rigorous checks. No appointment under certain bodies within the UN system will be offered during service or within three years of ceasing service.
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