Programme Policy Officer (Operational Information Management), CST Level I

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Are you ready for SAVING LIVES CHANGING LIVES of the world's most vulnerable people? If yes, this opportunity is for you!

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.

JOB TITLE: Programme Policy Officer (Operational Information Management)

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Regular Consultant CST Level I

UNIT/DIVISION: RBB Programme (Operational information Management)

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Bangkok

DURATION: 11 Months

JOB PURPOSE

The Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific requires the services of a Consultant to support the Reports and Knowledge Management Team under the Programme Unit in carrying out the following work:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

  • Support the Operational Info Management and Performance Reports Officer in the coordination of the preparation of Annual Country Reports. To this aim, liaise with WFP Country Offices, Regional Bureau and Headquarters colleagues to organize the timely drafting, technical review and approval process of the reports. Help ensure high quality by performing adequate quality control of the narrative and data. Provide guidance and support to Country Offices and technical reviewers, edit and proofread reports and promote their dissemination. Ensure coherence and consistency across the reports and follow-up on common issues.
  • Support the review, publication, and technical support for drafting of regular operational information management products such as Country Briefs, Situation Reports, Dashboards or Topic Briefs, in line with established review and approval workflows.
  • Support the development of evidence products tailored to particular audiences, through missions or remotely, where required.
  • Support in strengthening the accessibility, flow and quality of products to communicate essential operational information, data and evidence for internal use and decision-making. This can include setting up, expanding and maintaining existing interactive dashboards, online platforms and static products to map out the information; and engaging with various business units to optimize the data flow. To this aim, liaise with regional bureau colleagues, country offices, other regional bureaux and headquarters.
  • Provide on-demand service delivery to country office and regional bureau colleagues on copyediting, design and information synthesis particularly for external products.
  • Provide technical support to country office and regional bureau colleagues on reporting, mapping, evidence generation, publications, data analysis and visualization, as well as systems and solutions facilitating information and knowledge management.
  • Support onboarding of new Reports/OIM Officers in the region and prepare / facilitate reporting and OIM trainings.
  • Perform other reporting- or operational information management-related duties as needed.
  • Capture decisions and action points of meetings as needed.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: Master’s degree in communication, international relations, political science, economics or related field.

EXPERIENCE: At least five years of experience in reporting, research or analysis roles in the international development / humanitarian context.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Solid analytical, writing and communication skills; knowledge of UN system policies and functions; proficiency in MS Office. Proven analytical, writing, design and information synthesis and communication skills, including for external products. Proficiency with data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, R, Python and/or ArcGIS) would be an asset.

LANGUAGE: Fluency in written and spoken English

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Sunday 13 February 2022 23:59 hrs Bangkok time

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings).

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is a leading organization delivering food assistance and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. We also support governments of developing countries in their efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition by addressing the underlying causes and disparities in access to food and good nutrition to ensure that no one is left behind in line with the Agenda 2030, Sustaining Peace and Agenda for Humanity. WFP is particularly focused on Goal 2 (Zero Hunger) and Goal 17 (Partnerships).

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to WFP is recognition that ending hunger is a critical first step towards global peace. WFP recognizes that one of the greatest contributions it can make to humanity is to provide a voice to the 690 million hungry people in the world. The Nobel Peace Prize gives us a platform to make their needs heard and to mobilize support for the assistance they need.

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Female applicants and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

WFP is **committed* to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organisation. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection & recruitment process, and for work-related needs upon joining the Programme. WFP has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority or discrimination. 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.

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