Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) Project Manager CST II, RB Dakar

🚩 Vacancy Announcement n°: 827661

📢 Job Title: Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) Project Manager

✨ Contract type and Grade: Regular Consultant Level I (Full time)

📧 Duration: 06 months

✅ Unit / Division: TEC Unit (IT)

📍 Duty Station: Regional Bureau Dakar, Senegal

⏰ Closing date: 14 June 2023

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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 diversity and gender balance. Female Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. WFP is also the global lead agency of the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), a global network of organizations that work together to provide shared technology services in humanitarian settings. As part of ETC 2020 and 20205 Strategy, affected populations and communities are considered direct users and clients of technology services.

The ETC continues to strengthen its footprint in the Sahel Region, particularly to meet the information and communication needs of vulnerable populations in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali.

The ETC Project Manager will be part of ETC team, however under the supervision of RBD.

ETC Sahel Project with be reporting to Global ETC team on day-to-day basis, actively keeping informed and seeking advice from RITO Regional Bureau Dakar (RBD). The ETC Project Manager and will be responsible for three main activities:

The ETC Project Manager will be responsible for three main activities:

1. Manage the implementation of the ETC Sahel Project, overseeing needs assessments and project planning, managing the budget and leading the implementation of services in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali.
2. Strengthening the ETC’s work in the area of Services for Communities, with the objective of meeting the information and communication needs of communities in the Sahel and evaluating the technologies deployed for such purposes.
3. Advocacy: Ensuring adequate visibility is given to the ETC and its partners’ work in the region, as well as to the impact of the efforts undertaken to connect communities in the Sahel.

ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSABILITIES

1. Coordinate, monitor and evaluate the implementation of ETC Sahel project
2. Oversee the work of the coordination team, based in HQ, and the country teams based in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali
3. Manage the project budget and expenses plan
4. Generate monthly reports to give visibility of the project status among different stakeholders, including (but not exclusively to) monthly project updates and factsheets, and detailed financial reports (budget consumed, committed, actuals, consumption report, status of POs).
5. Provide leadership to the ETC by organizing and chairing ETC meetings in order to better strategically coordinate the continuous identification of ICT problems and solutions adequate to ensure that the needs of local communities in terms of access to information and communication services are met
6. Identify and mobilize resources (i.e. financial, HR, assets) for the services to be provided under the coordination of ETC
7. Represent the ETC at Inter-Cluster and other related coordination meetings
8. Ensure ETC activities are reflected in inter-agency documentation such as the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO), the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) and Cluster performance reports
9. Continuously raise awareness of the Cluster concept with the organizations present in the country of operation and support the mainstreaming of the cluster approach
10. Promote/support training of staff and local capacity building activities for local actors, including government counterparts
11. Advise ETC Country Project Managers on appropriate response projects and collaboratively assess technical and financial feasibility, and risks
12. Perform other duties as required.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the duties involved in this position, WFP reserves the right to add, remove or alter duties in line with the evolving needs on the ground. A ToR document will be agreed prior to commencement of additional responsibilities.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

By the end of the contract, the ETC Project Manager will have:

• Coordinated the delivery of the launch of the project in first site in Burkina Faso and first site in Mali, delivering basic ICT services to communities in selected locations.
• Overseed and provided support when needed to daily activities in first site in Niger
• Ensured adequate financial management of the project.
• Contributed to project visibility, advocacy and ensured timely reporting to donors and other stakeholders.
• Devise project documentation including tools, and framework reusable for other similar projects.

Education:

You have

Advanced university degree (Master's degree equivalent, BAC+4/5), recognized by https://www.whed.net/home.php in computer science, mathematics and project management, OR a first university degree (Bachelor's degree equivalent, BAC +3) in the same disciplines with additional years of experience.

Experience:

You have:

At least five (5) years of progressively responsible professional post graduate experience working in an international context, preferably in humanitarian context. Previous experience working with Emergency Telecommunications Cluster is an advantage

Desirable experiences

• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Windows, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint and other related software’
• Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing, transforming technical terminology into easily understood language’
• Good analytical skills, resourcefulness, initiative
• Ability to plan and organise work programme; ability to work with minimum supervision under own initiative
• Tact and ability to work harmoniously with people of different national and cultural backgrounds
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills ability to conceptualise issues, think in abstract terms, and analyse numerical data
• Good understanding / experience of the Humanitarian reform / the Cluster Approach
• Experience in Emergency ICT assessments and analysis, Emergency preparedness and contingency planning
• Experience in managing meetings

Languages:

Fluency (level C in reading, writing and speaking) in English and French.

Deadline for application: 14th June 2023

WFP Value Proposition

• 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 working environment – We encourage gender and cultural diversity to make our teams stronger.

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• All employment decisions are made based on organisational 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.
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• Female 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.
• Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance
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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.

Special Notice on WFP RBD office relocation:

WFP and other UN Agencies will be moving to the new United Nations House, presently under construction in Diamniadio, 30 kilometers from downtown Dakar. The name of the duty station for this position will remain Dakar, Senegal.

Special recommendation:

Before you apply, please confirm that both (i) your on-line profile and CV are accurate and up to date, (ii) your CV should include your employment history, academic qualifications, and language skills.

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