Food Safety and Quality, Data Analytics Lead, Consultancy Opportunity
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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/.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
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
The Supply Chain Food Safety and Quality unit (SCOQ) implements WFP’s Food Safety and Quality (FSQ) management system which relies on independent verification of food and suppliers for purchased food and uses data collected through these business processes to assess and manage risks to beneficiaries. Over the last two years, an online platform has been implemented globally in WFP, managing process workflows and data collection for core FSQ processes. This platform continues to have a significant roadmap of development to deliver more value to WFP’s Supply Chain. Additionally, SCOQ needs to leverage opportunities for further digital transformation of business processes to support international, regional and local teams. Part of this journey includes the development of a data analysis capability to provide insights across the organization on food safety and quality risks, and to provide teams with the analysis tools and reports to work more effectively in their fields.
The role of the Data Analytics Consultant is to support WFP Headquarters (HQ), regional and local Food Safety & Quality (FSQ) teams to gather insights and useful operational information and metrics from the data captured by FSQ digital tools and other relevant data sources. This requires understanding the business needs in terms of metrics, insights and analysis and then composing dashboards, reports and analysis tools to meet these requirements.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
The Consultant will work with the FSQ Digital Products Manager and stakeholders to conduct the following responsibilities, from WFP HQ in Rome:
• Collaborate with unit and stakeholders to develop a comprehensive set of dashboards to provide FSQ teams with an overview of performance and operational metrics on food inspections, supplier audits, product tests and food safety incidents.
• Develop analytical tools and methodologies to help SCOQ to assess and quantify the risks affecting food purchasing and use of food suppliers across the WFP supply chain – incorporating data from different business processes (mentioned above).
• Support preparation of other strategic and operational analyses as necessary.
• Support the overall development and application of FSQ analysis tools and methodologies to ensure long term sustainability the unit’s analytical capabilities.
• Work collaboratively with SCOQ and Procurement stakeholders to understand the quality and integrity of data collected by digital tools across FSQ processes, and support initiatives to identify and rectify errors.
• Collaborate with Regional Bureaus and Country Offices to understand their context-specific analysis needs and support them to gain the insight required to work effectively in their areas by providing tools and analysis as required.
• Work with the Digital Products team within SCOQ to define and agree an implementation roadmap for analyses and analytical tools, to ensure initiatives are prioritized effectively and delivered in a timely fashion.
• Work closely with the various WFP business units at both headquarters and field level as required, including travel to the field when deemed valuable.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education
• Master’s degree or equivalent in Data Analytics, Data Science, Engineering or another related field.
Experience
• Prior experience within the supply chain industry or food production, covering data analytics, performance management or risk management; or demonstrable equivalent experience suitable for this role.
• Prior demonstrable project experience using data analytics tools (e.g MS PowerBI, Tableau, etc).
Knowledge and Skills
• Proficient in MS Office (including Advanced use of Microsoft Excel).
• Excellent spoken and written command of the English language.
• Prior experience in Food Supply Chain industry including business analysis, process mapping, data extraction and analysis, and development of analytical and reporting tools within global organizations.
• Has strong analytical abilities (quantitative and qualitative), with the ability to think outside the box.
• Creativity and pragmatism
• Has good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to perform in a multi-functional and multi-cultural team.
• Has strong time management skills with the ability to plan and anticipate requirements, problems, and obstacles.
• Has a commitment to delivering high quality – with an ability to combine broad thinking with an attention to detail.
• Self-starter who can upskill themselves, attain knowledge of new areas and begin to deliver business value within short periods of time.
• Can preserve focus and commitment to generate content on short notice, while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
• Is committed and motivated to achieve the objectives of WFP.
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: 14 July, 2023 (midnight Rome time)
Your CV must be submitted in English
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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment
WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.
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.
