AI Integration & Investigative Technologies Consultant at World Food Programme (WFP)

The World Food Programme is hiring a Junior Consultant for AI Integration and Investigative Technologies, based in Rome with remote working options. Contract duration is June 2026 to May 2027.

The consultant will design, develop, and deploy AI and machine learning solutions on Microsoft Azure, including:

Developing machine learning applications with LLM capabilities (natural language querying, automated summarization, entity extraction)

Building agentic AI workflows for investigative tasks (cross-referencing communications, mapping entity relationships, generating analytical briefings)

Creating interactive dashboards and data visualization tools

Deploying intelligent chatbot interfaces for evidence querying

Implementing security safeguards and audit controls

Designing automation workflows using Power Automate and Azure Logic Apps

Implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipelines

Supervising AI Integration interns

Maintaining technical documentation

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, or related field (Master's preferred)

Minimum 1 year in AI/ML development, software engineering, or data science

Python proficiency (Flask, FastAPI, Django)

Microsoft Azure platform expertise (OpenAI, AI Search, Functions, Blob Storage)

Large Language Model integration and prompt engineering

REST API development

Data security principles

RAG architecture experience

Fluent English (C-level); UN language knowledge advantageous

Application deadline: 20 April 2026.