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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its 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 worlds 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.

At WFP people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse committed skilled and high performing teams selected on merit operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment living WFPs values (Integrity Collaboration Commitment Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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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).

Engage with CO management to advocate for prioritization of investment in digital assistance solutions and projects such as SCOPE and other corporate tools that address gaps in compliance with corporate policy and guidance increase assurance and CO internal controls and support the achievement of CO Strategic Outcomes.
2. Support CO Digital and TEC leads in identifying requirements operational design budgeting planning and deployment of technology solutions and systems to support digitisation in their given contexts;
3. Capture document and analyze (i.e. through diagrams flowcharts data models user experience designs storyboards) CO business requirements for DAS and either identify workable existing solutions or escalate to HQ and follow up for potential consideration (e.g. change request);
4. Maintain an up-to-date Regional Project Portfolio coordinating with key TEC Division resources to ensure prioritization of those projects that align most closely with corporate and regional strategies and objectives.
5. Build and lead a team of project management and service support experts providing coaching and training to ensure appropriate development and high performance while identifying and closing skill and capacity gaps as necessary.
6. Design and document support processes and procedures based on industry and corporate best practice implementing appropriate tools to measure and track team performance metrics and ensure continuous performance improvement.
7. Manage the testing and analysis of SCOPE and Digital assistance solutions and ensure the match against business requirements for quality and accuracy;
8. Support COs to conduct appropriate Technology assessments in order to assist management in making informed digital solutions related operational decisions and create a digital maturity index;
9. Deploy as needed to COs to support on-ground testing roll-out and/or operations of SCOPE and Digital assistance solutions as required;
10. Identify learning needs and support capacity building initiatives for SCOPE/DAS and new related functionalities aimed at building solid digital assistance expertise amongst cross functional colleagues in the region;
11. Participate in cross functional committees representing TEC and ensuring tools and systems proposed are aligned with corporate standards;
12. Perfom any other duties as required.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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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

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• 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.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) FAO Finance Committee WFP External Auditor WFP Audit Committee Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.