Consultancy – Retail and Markets, Supply Chain Division – Rome, Italy
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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.
Are you a Retail and Markets specialist and interested in humanitarian work?
If yes, this opportunity is for you!
Unit/Division: SCOLR – Retail and Markets – Supply Chain Division
Duty Station (City, Country): HQ/Rome
Duration: 6 months
We are looking for candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. We select our candidates on a competitive basis, and we are to promoting diversity and gender balance.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the largest humanitarian organisation delivering food assistance to over 90 million beneficiaries in over 120 countries and territories, on a yearly basis. With over 5000 trucks, 50 ships, and close to 100 planes on the move every single day, WFP, together with its partners, operates a global network to deliver life-saving food assistance to the most hard-to reach places.
The mission of WFP is to end global hunger. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict, and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives. The organization has the global footprint, deep field presence, and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to nutritious food and contribute to lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize 2020 to the World Food Programme for its efforts to combat hunger and its contribution to better conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The WFP uses cash transfers to empower people with the choice to address their essential needs in local markets, while also helping to boost these markets.
Cash transfers have grown rapidly. In 2020, WFP transferred a record-high US$2.1 billion of purchasing power to people in 67 countries- up from US$10 million in 10 countries in 2009. Cash represents about 37% of WFP’s assistance portfolio, and comes to enhance the flexibility, efficiency, and beneficiary choice of humanitarian assistance.
The Retail & Markets’ based Supply Chain Unit (SCOLR), is responsible to establish and mainstream the organization’s policies, procedures, and systems that promote sustainable retail and markets’ operations required to achieve Zero Hunger, both in regular and emergency operations.
The consultant will be responsible to provide essential day-to-day technical assistance to country offices for the proper execution of core business processes, assist the formulation of country market-based intervention strategies, as well as augment SCOLR’s capacity to deploy and support during emergencies.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Assist in or Lead market intelligence activities to respond to the feasibility of deploying Cash or Voucher modalities, and identify root-causes of market inefficiencies to formulate market capacity augmentation activities
- Support cross-functional teams in the deployment of the appropriate corporate standard process and tools for strategically engaging with market actors that best support the delivery of Cash-Based Transfer & Commodity Voucher assistance, especially in emergency operations
- Liaise with Field Support Unit, to assure coordinated and proactive approach in emergencies, including mainstreaming the adoption of the updated corporate Minimum Preparedness Measures by country offices
- Identify opportunities & recommend strategic emergency measures or business process changes of high impact to enhance the agility of setting up Cash-Based Transfer & Commodity Voucher operations
- Liaise with Procurement, Monitoring & Evaluation and Vulnerability Assessment Mapping units to ensure proper contract management actions and follow up vendor performance monitoring activities
- Support/ deliver WFP staff and/or external partner capacity building activities (e.g. retail operations optimization), including trainings
- Assist to formulate new or review corporate manuals and tools that support the execution of Supply Chain Cash-Based Transfer & Commodity Voucher activities.
STANDARD MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education
Master’s University degree in business, economics, statistics, mathematics, international development and/or related field.
Experience
Minimum 3 years of experience in a Supply Chain function.
Previous experience in CBT and Voucher operations, Supply Chain planning and working knowledge of WFP’s standard operating procedures and digital tools (Retailer Onboarding and Contracting App, Market Systems Analysis, Market Functionality Index et al.) is an asset.
Language
Fluent written and oral communication in English as well as another UN language as a minimum (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish).
Multiple UN languages will be an asset for applicants, as the role foresees field support across all WFP regions.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
WFP offers a competitive compensation package that will be determined by the contract type and the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.
Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WFP:
http://www.wfp.org Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Application deadline: 15 September 2022 (midnight Rome time)
Your CV must be submitted in English
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Women applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply. WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status. 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.
