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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
14 June 2025-23:59-GMT01:00 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.
To learn more about WFP visit our website: follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok.
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).
POSITION TITLE: Data Engineer
ORG UNIT: Private Partnerships Division (PSP)
DUTY STATION: Remote
CONTRACT TYPE: Regular Consultant
DURATION: 11 months
LINE MANAGER/SUPERVISOR: Alexander Bailey
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ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
WFP is committed to growing private sector fundraising with a focus on individual giving and have developed two products - and ShareTheMeal (STM). Individual giving is recognized as a fundraising channel that has been successfully used by other UN agencies generating the bulk of their private sector income.
The aim for WFP is to engage with supporters in their preferred channels and maximize long-term support. To help support these aims WFP have decided to develop a Business Intelligence Hub. The mission of the Hub is to deliver data analysis and insights to facilitate better decision making appropriate fundraising and the best possible supporter experience.
In addition to analysis the hub will also comprise a planning and research element to better understand supporter motivations external market trends and to help turn data insights into actionable insights.
PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The purpose of this assignment is to ensure the smooth flow of data from our fundraising platforms such as Meta Google Search Salesforce and others into our analytics warehouse. Once in the warehouse data needs to be transformed and made reliably available for analytical reporting and further marketing purposes and automations. The Data Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring data-led decision making is the norm as we deliver the best supporter experience possible.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Continued development of our analytics warehouse used by Individual Fundraising teams (Share The Meal and Individual Giving) for tactical and strategic decision making.
Consolidate current and new data pipelines for the Extraction Load and Transformation of data from a variety of in-house and third-party data sources.
Ensure that the data pipelines have quality assurance checks to increase data reliability and improved latency
Assemble large complex data sets that meet business requirements. Work with data analytics experts to strive for greater functionality in our data objects
Convert algorithms models and features into production solutions within AWS and other components of the fundraising technical stack. Ensure these data models are available in marketing platforms such as Marketing Cloud Braze or exported where required to third party platforms.
Work with analysts and optimization specialists to automate key processes of routine tasks.
Build and maintain a repository of scripts and codes ensuring best practice version control using AzureOps.
Set the standards for software engineering practices within the team. Help mentor existing data analysts on efficient coding quality assurance and software control.
Work with tech teams to expand and enhance the datasets in the BI warehouse.
Management of data engineer direct reports.
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT
Development of a delivery roadmap. This will consist of a thorough review of existing data pipelines for efficiency and effectiveness identification of new data sources and then a plan for prioritization.
This plan needs to be managed and maintained as a data engineering workstream in Asana allowing full visibility of projects the functionality to add new tasks and to reprioritize to meet business objectives
A robust quality assurance system which can detect and then notify of any discrepancies existing across platform
Comprehensive code control ensuring that business continuity is maintained and that the warehouse produces reliable and consistent data
Introduction of version control protocols and systems for the BI data analysts across their preferred platforms of Tableau and Python
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Work history:
At least six years progressive experience working in a data engineer or software development role. Six years experience of using Python (or similar scripting language) building data warehouses and building robust ETL processes. Experience of using AWS is essential and Tableau Server is desirable
Education:
Bachelors degree in engineering computer science physics mathematics or similar. Masters degree preferred.
Technical expertise:
Up-to-date and thorough understanding of contemporary data engineering principles and practices including tools techniques processes and methods data modeling best practices and modern data architecture
Experience translating business requirements into iterative solutions and delivery of implementation
Excellent SQL knowledge and strong understanding of relational databases best practices and optimization with AWS Redshift
Excellent Python development skills preferably in performing transformation and analysis of datasets implementation of statistical and machine learning models
Experience with custom data transformation data formats and normalization preferably with dbt parquet avro and RESTful APIs
Experience of implementation and orchestration of complex data pipelines using tools such as Airbyte Airflow Stitchdata or similar platforms
Experience applying software engineering best practices to data pipelines and analytics (version control testing automating data QA)
Familiarity with marketing-based data models and CRM data is a plus (e.g. Meta Ads Google Ads BigQuery Salesforce Marketing Cloud Adjust Braze)
Familiarity with user behavior data models is a plus (e.g. Google Firebase Analytics / BigQuery Amplitude funnel analysis)
Soft skills:
Familiarity with reverse ETL making data actionable in CRM Analytics and marketing automation tools. Experience with privacy and data pseudonymization
People-oriented. Uses tact and courtesy to give and receive information with a variety of individuals
Good attention to detail and strong communication skills
Ability to work to deadlines and follow clear instructions.
Ability to think creatively and deliver on commitments.
Languages:
Excellent command of spoken and written English. Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language would be 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
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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.
Employment Type
Full-Time
