Information & Data Management Officer
Career Opportunities: Information & Data Management Officer
Duty station: Monrovia, Liberia | 6 Months
🚩 Vacancy Announcement n°: 828138
📢 Job Title: Information & Data Management Officer
📌Type of Contract: International Consultant (Junior level)
➡️ Unit / Division: Supply Chain
📍 Duty Station: Monrovia
➡️ Duration: 6 months
⏰ Closing date: Friday 14 July 2023, midnight (Liberia Time)
About WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. 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.
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What will you do in this position?
The Information and Data Management officer will provide specialized support function and/or support the supply chain team with the operations information and data management related activities to enable effective management and delivery of goods and services for USAID and the Global Fund’s ‘in-Country’ Health Supply Chain for 10 health programs.
Why work with us?
➡️ Meaningful and impactful careers:
Our day-to-day work makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve
➡️ Continuous learning and training:
We provide learning tools for our staff to continually develop their careers
➡️ Multicultural and stimulating work environment:
We encourage gender and cultural diversity to make our teams stronger
Join us to make a difference in Liberia!!
How can you make a difference?
In this position, you will have to:
- In coordination with the project team, will be responsible for activities related to information and data analytics and overall reporting for the project; both internal and external to donors
- Assist with the Supply Chain Management Dashboard design & improvements in close coordination with the project team and the WFP Supply Chain Planning unit
- Update the Supply Chain Management Dashboard every two weeks to support the SC Coordination Cell meetings
- Coordinate with other stakeholders of the projects (eg: Ministry of Health, USAID, Global Fund, UNFPA, and others) to obtain inputs required to conduct Supply Chain (SC) analyses.
- Provide secretariat services to SC Coordination Cell and Supply Chain Management Strategic Working Groups (agendas, NFRs, etc);
- Follow up on actions taken during the Supply Chain Coordination Cell meetings and during the operational meetings, ensure all parties involved provide their response, and take action as per agreement.
- Design and implement any other supply Chain Visibility and advanced analytics products that can support operational decision-making and facilitate stakeholders’ coordination on the ground
- Liaise with the Operations and Systems manager to ensure accurate and coherent data are processed within the warehouse and transport systems (mSupply and RITA) to ensure a robust and consistence data reporting processes
- Ensure the activities of WFP are reported to the donors, Ministry of Health, and other partners on a weekly basis, including the reception of supply, storage, and deliveries. This will be provided in a full inventory/stock movement tracking report to ensure all stock sheets/reports are up to date.
- Coordinate quarterly and annual Operations performance reporting and evaluation:
- Provide support to logistics operations and activities when necessary, following standard processes and contributing, directly or indirectly, to the effective delivery of NFIs to the final distribution points.
- Contribute to other WFP’s global Service provision initiatives as / when needs
- Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor
To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have for…
Education: A university degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, International Relations, Business or Programme Management, or another related field.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:
- Minimum 2 years relevant work experience
- Prior experience is specifically required in:
- Supply Chain Analytics to support National Public Health Systems (in particular for Malaria, TB and HIV Programs)
- Implementing joint projects with Governments in the African Continent, focused on capacity strengthening and building analytical capabilities in Government staff in the Health Sector
- Additional experience that will be highly valued:
- Experience in producing internal/external information and data management reports, and coordinating meetings and events.
- Experience in WFP Service Provision Operations
- Ability to plan, coordinate and manage multiple activities and adjust to changing priorities.
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure as part of a team;
- Good communication skills.
- Excellent written and analytical skills.
- Advanced knowledge of logistics operations (WFP Service Provision operations, as well as knowledge of medical logistics, is considered an advantage).
- Solid knowledge of the use of Microsoft Excel.
- Strong analytical abilities (quantitative and qualitative), with the ability to think outside the box.
- Sound knowledge of MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and other related software.
Language: Fluency (level C) in English language.
Deadline for application: Friday, 14 July 2023, Midnight (Liberia Time)
Before you apply…
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting an inclusive work environment in which diversity is valued and where no form of discrimination is tolerated. We aim to achieve parity in our teams in Liberia.
Female applicants and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
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.
LIBERIAN NATIONALS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
