WFP Volunteer - Leonardo Barnabe
WFP Volunteer - Leonardo Barnabe
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
29 April 202523:59GMT01:00 Central European Time (Rome)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).
TITLE: Volunteer
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Volunteer Assignment
UNIT/DIVISION: Sustainable Supply Chain (SCDLE)
DUTY STATION (City Country): Rome Italy
WORKING ARRANGEMENT: Remote
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
Several factors (climate change pandemics conflicts etc. are exacerbating human suffering
damaging livelihoods ecosystems and resources availability. Humanitarian actors are responsible to
embed sustainability in their interventions both in terms of reducing possible collateral damages (e.g.
COs emissions damage to ecosystems increase of social tensions) and increasing the resilience of
the supply systems to such stressing factors to maintain the ability to deliver at the right time and
place. Enhancing ESG Sustainability of WFP supply chain to climate and other stressors is essential to
ensure the organization is accountable to communities and people it serves. WFP supply chain
should be able to savings lives today without negatively impacting lives tomorrow making strategic
and informed decisions.
Under the supervision of the Supply Chain Officer the incumbent will conduct analyse and research
work related to enhancing sustainability and resilience of supply chain focus on supporting the
ongoing carbon accounting project. The output of the assignment will feed into design decisions for
the ECODASH solutions and more broadly inform the WFP Supply Chain strategy for 2030 and
beyond.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide support to supply chain sustainability activities for the calculation of Supply Chain carbon
emissions through ECODASH.
Research evaluate existing supplierspecific emission factors and public carbon emissions
reporting from WFPs top suppliers
Support ongoing work to develop a data quality and uncertainty framework for WFP carbon
accounting calculations.
Support usertesting piloting and rollout preparations for ECODASH including contributing to
preparing communications and training materials.
Support to other SSC workstreams as required.
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE ASSIGNMENT
Data set of currently publicly available supplierspecific emission factors and reported emissions
data from WFPs top food suppliers.
Usertest reports for ECODASH identifying necessary bugs fixes or updates.
ECODASH rollout communications and training materials.
Evaluation framework for the quantitative uncertainty of carbon emission factors inline with GHG protocol
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Education: Bachelors degree (completed or in progress) in engineering science or other relevant fields from a recognized university is
required.
Experience: The Volunteer should have experience in data analysis and visualization using the Microsoft Office suite.
Knowledge & Skills: Strong organizational analytical and communication skills.
Languages: Very strong proficiency in English (level B2 or equivalent). Fluency in other WFP official languages is a plus.
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.
Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework
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:
NO FEE DISCLAIMER
The United Nations does not charge any application processing training interviewing testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee please disregard it. Furthermore please note that emblems logos names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.
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 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.
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.
Employment Type
Full-Time
