Test Analyst

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• 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).

JOB TITLE: Test Analyst - Consultant
TYPE OF CONTRACT: CST I
UNIT/DIVISION: PSP
DUTY STATION (City Country): Berlin Germany
LINE MANAGER/SUPERVISOR: Lead Mobile Engineer for ShareTheMeal

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. WFP 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. Around 20000 people work for the organization most of them in remote areas directly serving the hungry poor.
To reach a world with zero hunger WFP is investing in and growing private sector fundraising and partnerships. Serving as a broker between WFP and the private sector WFPs Private Sector Partnerships Division (PSP) strives to mobilize funding technical assistance innovative solutions and visibility and awareness to help WFP fulfil its mission while offering companies and the wider public the opportunity to contribute to a world with zero hunger.
ShareTheMeal is WFPs fundraising and awareness-raising app. Free to download the award- winning app is a pioneering way for people to join our efforts in creating a world with zero hunger.
ShareTheMeal currently has more than 9.3 million users worldwide who have shared more than 165 million meals (US$ 130 million). WFP is pursuing an ambitious growth strategy for individual giving and ShareTheMeal is a key driver for this strategy going forward. The team located in Berlin and remotely is focused on increasing the funds raised to help get to zero hunger by further developing the app and web to include new and innovative features increasing the engagement of existing users and growing the userbase through marketing and communication initiatives. As the user base has grown there is a significant opportunity to increase funds raised from existing users and deliver an exceptional experience to build a long-term relationship with each supporter.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Consultant reporting to the Test Engineer for ShareTheMeal is expected to:
testing and verification of new features for upcoming ShareTheMeal app and web releases working closely with the Test Engineer
oPerform Confirmatory Testing create comprehensive and well-structured test cases run UATs (Users Acceptance Test) regression tests maintain test cases and monitor known risks
oPerform Exploratory Testing determine test cases and conduct cognitively structured ad-hoc experiments examine potential risks and report them
with software developers to ensure quality across devices assets and user locales

requirements and review necessary specifications liaising with the Product and Design Teams
document and report test metrics
adopting a Quality Assistance model and helping improve it
and share information about best practices and modern testing tools open-source projects and test strategies
troubleshoot issues

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
-Comprehensive and well-structured test plans
-Documentation and handover of testing processes and tracked test metrics to the Lead Mobile Engineer for ShareTheMeal
-A maintainable and triaged bug tracking system in place

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education: Bachelors Degree
Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience in software testing; prior experience with mobile app testing is necessary
Knowledge & Skills:
- Ability to think analytically and critically
-Good understanding of mobile app UX and an eye for detail
-Good understanding of RESTful APIs HTTP methods error codes etc.
-Knowledge of modern testing strategies
-Good understanding of Agile principles
-Highly motivated with a willingness to unlearn and re-learn and improve yourself and the team
-Strong inter-personal skills and the ability to partner with a wide range of people across diverse cultures

Languages: In addition to a high proficiency in written and spoken English knowledge of a second UN language is a plus

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruitment system. We do not accept CVs or spontaneous applications by email.

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• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

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