Consultancy – Project Manager
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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.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide, 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.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2020 to the World Food Programme for its efforts to combat hunger and its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas.
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 WFP's 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: https://www.wfp.org/ and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.
ABOUT SUPPLY CHAIN DIVISION
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Supply Chain Division (SCO), with over 5000 trucks, 50 ships and close to 100 planes on the move every single day in over 120 countries and territories, 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 the lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.
Supply chain management is at the core of WFP’s humanitarian response and therefore an area of constant strategic focus. Over 4.500 supply chain staff work around the clock to deliver food assistance to beneficiaries in some of the most complex environments. Empowering our staff with the right expertise and skills is critical to our success. SCO is committed to offer an innovative and effective learning journey to all of its workforce.
WHY JOIN US?
- WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- WFP offers an 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.
JOB PURPOSE
Humanitarian Logistics Services (HLS) is a core pillar of WFP Supply Chain (SC) focused exclusively on supporting and enabling humanitarian and development actors working in less resilient contexts. We leverage WFP’s expertise, footprint and vision to provide efficient, transparent and tailored end-to-end supply chain services to partners, thereby contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Technology is an essential enabler for high performing supply chains. We look at technology to automate large parts of our daily service provision work, facilitate collaboration, access real time information on operations, and to provide us with business intelligence, analytics, and evidence for decision-making. In the fast moving and complex humanitarian context and with ever accelerating technological advances and opportunities, it is essential for WFP HLS to take a strategic and integrated approach to the management of the service provision business model supported by technology and systems solutions.
Under the general supervision of the Head of the Service Integration and Digitalization Unit, the incumbent will coordinate business requirements, design, development, implementation, and maintenance of IT solutions for supply chain service provision. The incumbent will be working in close collaboration with SC Business Owners, WFP Country Offices, corporate IT division (TEC) and technology partners and must work strategically and analytically.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
Plan & Design:
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the current and future strategic direction and associated business requirements of HLS Service Provision and partners
- Initiate a thorough technical review of the current Service Provision (SP) ecosystem to assess if individually and collectively these products are meeting the current and future business needs
- Ascertain gaps and overlaps in the SP ecosystem and define the optimal technical solution while ensuring a strong technical foundation, product alignment and minimal workarounds
- Document and validate the proposed scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget and timing of the SP ecosystem (to include vision, goals, outcomes, metrics and KPIs) with HLS management and relevant stakeholders
- Articulate the value proposition to HLS business units, ensuring comprehensive and timely engagement throughout the project lifecycle
- Assess and/or conduct cost-benefit analysis of technical solutions
Develop:
- Ensure the successful deployment and activation of a global, integrated and future-proofed Supply Chain SP ecosystem within 12-months
- Monitor progress, outputs and outcomes against the agreed timeline, working closely with the HLS management team
- Act as primary interlocuter for regular engagement with the various WFP TEC project leads, working closely to ensure optimal prioritization
- Mentor and manage product owners with a diverse array of technical talents and responsibilities, through a collaborative cross-project process, to achieve the envisaged SP ecosystem
- Define stakeholders, ensure regular engagement and status updates throughout the project lifecycle
- Ensure documentation and maintenance of the product roadmap, outlining the evolution of the IT solution, is essential
- Document and evaluate potential project and technical risks and propose mitigation measures (management of risk register)
Test & Implement:
- Lead and coordinate user testing and ensure timely acceptance of technical solutions
- Implement and manage the roll-out and adoption of the technical solution, ensuring the required training and support structure, supported by User Guides, WeLearn, etc. to ensure project goals are technically achieved in line with stakeholder needs
Other:
- Comprehensive, timely and accurate reporting is imperative, for internal and external audiences, for planning, analytics and management
- Follow new technology trends and forecast future requirements, while maintaining a list of potential new products, features and capabilities to support SP
- Remain cognizant of and contribute to the harmonization of the SP vision and technical tools within the various SP initiatives across WFP
- Engage and coordinate with the management of other technical initiatives within HLS and SC to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects
- Any other duties as required
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science or Supply Chain or equivalent
Experience
- Minimum of six years of relevant postgraduate experience managing projects in large organizations in the areas of systems development and roll-out
- Experience in defining and implementing supply chain IT solutions
- Demonstrated experience with large-scale WFP projects within Supply Chain and a thorough understanding of WFP field operations would be an asset
Knowledge and Skills
- Strong interpersonal and team management skills with the ability to keep a team focused on common goals and deliverables while anticipating requirements, problems and obstacles
- The ability to juggle competing priorities successfully and to work under tight deadlines
- Balance complexity and idealism with pragmatism
- Good communication skills, with ability to lead and perform in a multifunctional team
- Committed and motivated to achieve the aims of the World Food Programme
Language
- Fluency in both oral and written communication in English.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and 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: 12 March 2023 (midnight Rome time)
Your CV must be submitted in English
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All employment decisions are made based on 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. All selected candidates will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Qualified female applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply. 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.
