Finance & Economy

Overview

Support financial operations and grant processes at WFP Innovation Accelerator.

You have:

• Bachelor's degree; Master's degree a plus.
• At least 2 years of experience in general financial and/or administrative work.
• Fluency in oral and written English.
• Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish), Portuguese or German is beneficial.
• Very good command of MS Excel.
• Experience in using SAP/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) expertise, especially in the Funds Management (FM) & Financial (FI) Modules.
• Basic knowledge of internal controls and proper accounting procedures and systems.
• Experience working cross-functionally and getting things done in a scrappy and hands-on way.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Collaborative spirit, able to partner with a wide range of people at all levels and across different cultures.

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

Finance Operations Junior Consultant

WFP Innovation Accelerator, INKA, Munich, Germany

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. We are currently seeking to fill an Innovation Accelerator Events Project Manager position in the INKA division, based in Munich, Germany.

Brief description of WFP Innovation Accelerator, INKA:

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency fighting hunger. WFP reaches more than 100 million people every day, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with smallholder farmers, communities, and governments to improve nutrition and build resilience.

The WFP Innovation Accelerator was named by Fast Company as Most Innovative Non-Profit Organization 2021 for its work in identifying, nurturing, and scaling disruptive start-ups and innovations to end global hunger. Based in Munich, Germany, the WFP Innovation Accelerator provides WFP employees, entrepreneurs and start-ups with funding, hands-on support, and access to WFP’s global operations. Through the Innovation Accelerator, WFP is leveraging unprecedented advances in digital innovation - such as mobile technology, artificial intelligence and blockchain - and new business models to transform the way it serves vulnerable communities across the world. In 2021, Accelerator supported innovations that positively impacted the lives of 9 million people globally. Most recently, the Accelerator runs programmes for external partners such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and others.

More information here: http://innovation.wfp.org and https://youtu.be/OnKkQlRdh2c.

General Information:

• Title of Post: Finance Operations Junior Consultant
• Unit: Innovation Accelerator, Innovation and Knowledge Management Division (INKA)
• Country: Germany
• Duty Station: Munich
• Initial contract duration: 5 months, extendable
• Expected Start Date: 01.10.2022

Duties and responsibilities:

The Finance Operations Consultant, reporting to the Operational Finance Coordinator of the WFP Innovation Accelerator, is expected to:

1. Support the WFP Innovation Accelerator grant process for funding external innovation projects/entities (such as start-ups) and ensure that all processes are fully defined and implemented, including:
   • Support the adoption of the new grant process (including the creation of workflows, documentation, written guidance, etc).
   • Support the design, completion, and tracking of all needed grant provision internal financial and operational processes (including forms, submission on digital platforms, reporting, file organization, meeting setup, and minutes);
   • Support the completion of financial and operational due diligence as per the grant process that will be defined;
   • Support creating and maintaining relevant databases compliant with WFP standards and the relevant directives, including all approved Innovation Projects and their application documents.
   • Work in close collaboration with internal counterparts to align operational, process, and financial activities;
   • Retrieve, format, and validate forms/information obtained from various information systems and bring any discrepancy or inaccuracy to the attention of the supervisor and follow up corrective actions;
   • Provide guidance to other colleagues on the processes linked to the grant process.
2. Support the overall Finance operations:
   • Provide analysis & content preparation (data on projects, PowerPoint presentations, briefs, etc.) for corporate priority topics and management meetings;
   • Participate and carry out discussions with colleagues in other divisions or external stakeholders on topics related to innovation;
   • Support other core processes of the Innovation Accelerator (e.g. innovation sourcing; innovation bootcamps; sprint programme; thought leadership; scale-up enablement; innovation services; knowledge management) as required;
   • Support the Head of the Innovation Accelerator and the Director of Innovation and Knowledge Management with any other activities as required.

Required qualifications and experience:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree a plus

Experience:

At least 2 years of experience in general financial and/or administrative work. Corporate knowledge of United Nations or WFP financial operations, accounting, budget, procurement and operational processes is preferable.

Required soft skills/WFP Competencies:

• Experience in using SAP/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) expertise, especially in the Funds Management (FM) & Financial (FI) Modules
• Very good command of MS Excel
• Basic knowledge of internal controls and proper accounting procedures and systems.
• Experience working cross-functionally and getting things done in a scrappy and hands-on way.
• Able to interact with a broad range of stakeholders and external audience with maturity and tact.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Collaborative spirit, able to partner with a wide range of people at all levels and across different cultures and to act with credibility and diplomacy.
• Self-motivated and able to work with a high degree of autonomy.
• Sets a high-level of ambition for the project and own work to achieve impact for the hungry people we serve.
• Fully committed and motivated to achieve the aims of the UN World Food Programme

Language requirements:

• Fluency in oral and written English is mandatory. Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish), Portuguese (one of WFP’s working languages) or German is beneficial.

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 website for detailed information on working with WFP: http://www.wfp.org

Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.

VA Reference no: 170901

Closing Date: 22 August 2022

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.

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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