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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).

ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT

The Sustainable Supply Chain Unit (SSC) is working on minimizing the potential negative environmental impact of WFP supply chain interventions while ensuring that its operations are adaptive and resilient against the effects of climate change.
SSC focuses on streamlining sustainability considerations in the design of WFP supply chains strategies and operations in alignment with the WFP Environmental Policy and the broader Strategy for Sustainability Management in the UN System 2020-2030.

JOB PURPOSE

Support the Sustainable Supply Chain team to manage the communication and knowledge management content.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive nor exhaustive)

• Support the development and maintenance of internal knowledge repositories to ensure keyinformation best practices and lessons learned are well-organized and accessible.

• Assist in refining data organization systems and structuring information to enhance usability forinternal and external stakeholders.

• Contribute to the preparation of reports briefs and other materials that synthesize insights andkey learnings in a clear and engaging manner.

• Support the creation of visually compelling and well-structured documents to facilitate knowledgesharing and collaboration.

• Assist in gathering and curating content that highlights key initiatives fostering engagement andexchange across teams and partners.

• Support the planning and execution of communications campaigns and strategies includingresearch writing content and creating one-pagers newsletters video scripts articles andsupporting the workshops and events.

• Assist with creating content for editing and maintaining knowledge management platformsincluding coordinating with other divisions for inter-divisional sustainability knowledgemanagement.

• Create posts on internal social networks such as Yammer and monitor communications andengagement trends.

• Perform other communications duties as required within SSC.

SOFT SKILLS/CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

• Works effectively in a multicultural and diverse environment.

• Comfortable in a rapidly changing environment with competing and shifting priorities.

• Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals.

• Excellent organisational skills.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word PowerPoint Outlook Excel).

• Outstanding writing skills with experience writing and editing blogs articles reports social mediacopy.

• Knowledge management best practices.

• Experience with using open-source programmes ex: Canva.

• Experience in using Tableau server is an advantage.

• Basic to intermediate graphic design skills is an advantage

STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate programme from a recognized university in Communications Journalism Public relations or International Relations degree or related field.

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language written spoken and oral comprehension. Intermediate knowledge of another WFP official language (Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish or WFPs working language Portuguese) is desirable.

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

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email LinkedIn or any other channel.

• We strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete and that all sections are filled in including your employment history academic qualifications language skills and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.

• If you experience technical issues while submitting your application you may contact us at . Please note that this email is only for technical issues with an application - unsolicited applications or documents sent to this inbox will not receive a reply.

• At the application stage the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport certificates recommendation letters etc.) may be requested later in the process.

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.

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.