Drones and GIS Operations Consultant

IT & Telecom

Overview

Support WFP operations with UAS technology for risk management and humanitarian efforts.

You have:

• First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses in technological or humanitarian area.
• Fluency (level C) in both Spanish and English in both oral and written communication.

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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 World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disaster and the impact of climate change. WFP works in over 120 countries and territories to bring life-saving food to people displaced by conflict and made destitute by disasters, and help individuals and communities find life-changing solutions to the multiple challenges they face in building better futures. Within this framework, WFP has prioritized its work in the Latin American and Caribbean region, with greater emphasis on strengthening national emergency preparedness capacities and strengthening national and local capacities.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

WFP has been working in the Dominican Republic since 1969 supporting the country in achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 - Zero Hunger through technical assistance for national capacity building and the development of strategies that contribute to healthy, nutritious and sufficient food, as well as building resilience of the most vulnerable population

JOB PURPOSE

The Dominican Republic, due to its geographical location in the Caribbean region and conditions inherent to its geomorphology, is exposed to a series of threats that have their origin in the dynamics of nature and others produced by the intervention of the hand of man, which puts a significant part of the population at great risk.

Under overall guidance of the Country Director and TEC unit, the candidate will be expected to support operations and projects, through knowledge transfer, technical structured solutions, emergency assessments, implementation of the deployment of UAS’s in risk management and the use of the technology in development operations, for the humanitarian community and government entities.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Build, planning and delivery of training programmes on the use of UAS in varied scenarios (emergencies, risk management, development programmes, etc.) 2. Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders within WFP, government, and the humanitarian community to strengthen UAS operations, standards, and protocols in the country. 3. Plan and advise on missions of varying types (scoping, assessment, emergency, etc.), act as ‘back-office’ support. 4. Undertake scoping missions alone or as part of a team to determine project goals, deliverables, features, functions, tasks, deadlines and costs in specific countries or regions. 5. Understand and apply the capabilities of the available UAS technology and its operational uses to integrate with another technologies.

6. Advise on necessary upgrades to UAS and/or their software packages/data management tools to senior management to be able to carry out assigned projects. 7. Under corporate guidelines prepare standard operating procedures and systematization of activities as required. 8. Deploy alone or as part of a team to support emergency operations according requirements WFP. 9. Support the overall RBP UAS Strategy. 10. Others as required.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

1. Technical capacity building trainings required by local partners are delivered. 2. UAS advisory is delivered to internal and external scenarios, and accompanied by the necessary documents: meeting notes, SOPs, etc. 3. Support is provided to all initiatives that have a drone component or data collected with drones (reports, evidence of exercises and others that may be required). 4. Provide support in the coordination with the government in emergency assistance matters.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses in technological or humanitarian area. Language: Fluency (level C) in both Spanish and English in both oral and written communication.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

December 22, 2023 (11:59 PM, Dominican Republic time)

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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.

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