Supply Chain Officer – Market System Analysis

Supply Chain Officer – Market System Analysis
Consultancy Level I
Duration: Six Months (renewable)
Duty Station: Rome, Italy

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 the 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, operate 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.
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 offering 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 its employees' personal & professional development through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs.

JOB PURPOSE
WFP uses cash & voucher transfers to empower people with choice to address their essential needs in local markets, while also helping to boost these markets.
Cash transfers have grown rapidly. In 2022, WFP transferred US$3.3 billion of purchasing power to people in 72 countries. Cash represents about 35% of WFP’s assistance portfolio,
and come to enhance the flexibility, efficiency, and beneficiary choice of humanitarian assistance.

Under Supply Chain Division, CBT, the Markets and Retail (SCOLR) Unit is responsible for supporting field staff who 1) collect and analyse local supply chains and markets intelligence to help decision-making on best transfer modality and support its most efficient implementation of cash and voucher operations, 2) implement direct and indirect market-based interventions such as WFP’s cash and voucher assistance, or the development of local supply chains, markets and partners’ capacity, which assist vulnerable populations and strengthen local markets.
SCOLR develops, improves, and digitalises processes of market-based interventions. Market assessments, for example, are used to help CO management and WFP in making informed decisions on the most appropriate delivery modality for a local context. Using tools like rapid evaluations and emergency rosters, the unit helps accelerate market-based interventions in emergencies.
SCOLR currently focuses on the roll-out of the Market System Analysis (MSA) which identifies opportunities and inefficiencies in local supply chains and markets and recommends potential Market Development Activities (MDA) addressing to maximise the efficiency and impact of WFP operations.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
1. Support the Market System Analysis workstream;

• Coordinate with country offices (CO’s) and regional bureaux (RB’s) and jointly define the rollout plan for each region under the leadership of Regional Supply Chain officers and heads of Supply Chain.

• Coordinate with other functional units within the supply chain and with other divisions such as Research Assessment and Monitoring, Food Systems, Nutrition and Social Protection to define clear scope, deliverables and action plans for the MSA in Cos considering the relevant context and follow up on the implementation of recommended action plans.

• Continue to improve the guidance, training materials and provide training to WFP Supply Chain and other relevant units staff and other external stakeholders in the COs and RBs

• Closely monitor MSA implementation and validate the MSA approach, questionnaires, and methodology. Propose rectification and/or refinement deemed most appropriate

• Maintain questionnaires in the corporate data collection tool, to be up-to-date and ready for deployment at any time

• Maintain, develop, or improve guidance and tools required for the MSA 2. Deploy to CO’s to support under the leadership of the Head Of Supply Chain the set p and implementation of MSA and MDA’s including those delivered through Social Protection Programmes. Provide remote support when required.

2. Provide training to CO’s teams

• Adapt term of reference of MSA based on CO’s context and objectives

• Conduct or coordinate with CO’s to conduct the desk research and assist CO’s in the preliminary analysis, prior to the MSA data collection.

• Assist CO’s in coordinating with field staff, local government, NGOs, UN agencies to set up, implement and monitor the MSA and/or MDA’s.

• Arrange daily debriefs at the end of data collection to discuss and alert the team members on any important observation points during the process.

• Process adjustments as required.

• Assist COs in the MSA’s data analytics including the visualization and interpretation of collected data, define the MSA outcomes and recommendations and define an action plan

• Arrange brainstorming sessions to discuss potential MDA’s and propose to CO’s

• Prepare mission reports and organize debrief presentations to CO’s teams and management

• Ensure final MSA reports are prepared timely and efficiently after data collection and keep CO engage through the head of Supply Chain to action recommendations

3. Deploy to support an emergency to support the Supply Chain workstream on Local supply chains, markets, and Retail areas when required.
4. Carry out any other relevant duties assigned

STANDARD MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education
A university degree obtained from a recognized education institution in any of the following areas: Development Studies, Economics, Agribusiness, Business Management, Finance Management, Supply Chain or any related areas;

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in WFP/humanitarian organization or in retail, distribution and/or manufacture, value chain analysis and development

• Experience in retail/market related data processing and analysis

Knowledge and Skills

• SQL knowledge/experience, Data Base management systems, Business Intelligence reporting systems, software-coding knowledge

• Experience working in a multicultural environment

• Self-driven and very strong organizational and planning abilities.

• Strong conceptual thinking to develop new strategies & innovative solutions.

• Self-motivated and able to work with a high degree of autonomy.

• Able to interact with a broad range of stakeholders and external audiences with maturity and tact.

• Excellent communication/presentation skills, with the ability to write strategy documents, develop business plans, and write and deliver presentations.

Language
Fluent written and oral communication in English (any other UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and/or Spanish to be considered a plus)

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: 25 August 2023 (midnight Rome time)
Your CV must be submitted in English

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.

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