Test Analyst for Workday project

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. 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.

HR Technology and Analytics Branch (HRMOI) is responsible for the development and implementation of the HR Technology strategy and Roadmap that enables efficient and effective HR business processes and activities while ensuring compliance with HR Policies and legislative requirements.

Our technology strategy priorities are to create value for the Organization through provision of trusted workforce data and analytics for smarter people management decisions, reduced administrative burden for our employees through automation and self-services, and making life at work better through awesome employee experience.

WFP has started the implementation of Workday Human Capital Management and is currently looking for a dynamic Test Analyst to join the project team. The prefect candidate would have ideally a proven experience in Workday implementation in a similar position and a good understanding of HR business processes to be able to work efficiently with our technical and business stakeholders.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: The Test Lead will report directly to the Test Lead.

1. Support test scenario development efforts for replication, completeness, Smartsheets loading, and scope coverage in collaboration with the various project leads
2. Support the Testing Workstream for Configuration Unit Testing, End to End Testing, Integrations testing, and User Readiness Testing of Workday (time zone coverage)
3. Work with Functional leads, Technical Leads, Business SMEs to identify and capture test case requirements that are new or not previously captured
4. Support regional test execution efforts for execution progress and defect management
5. Support End to End tester preparations, assignments, Smartsheets training, and defect analytics
6. Act as Test Management liaison to other Workstreams to ensure collaboration and test requirements coverage
7. Build reporting for test progress/defect management and assist with project level presentations
8. Evaluate test results, schedules, resources, and technological risks for program reviews
9. Support the coordination in Integration testing and vendor communications
10. Co-Manage the testing processes and ensure practices are followed or implemented and deliver and continuously improve the overall effectiveness of testing activities
11. Develop/control procedures and checklists to ensure that all areas of the testing processes are well defined and functioning
12. Support the transition of testing activities with Test Lead to the Business after the go live
13. Support metrics to Test Lead to publish test execution, defect summary and daily/weekly status report to all the stakeholders
14. Monitor and report weekly on test progress/defects and key testing metrics with Test Lead
15. Manage data quality for defect tracking and ensure that defects are properly recorded and reported, provide Smartsheets training where required
16. Escalate potential issues or concerns to the Test Lead
17. Other tasks as required.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Education: University’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Human Resources. Graduation on Workday Education is a plus

Experience: Minimum 3 years of professional experience in IT or Human Resources Minimum 2 years of Workday Test Analyst in global program

Knowledge & Skills: Good knowledge of HR Business processes Good knowledge of Workday HCM Knowledge of SAP HR is a plus Proven experience in data analysis, creating/replicating testing scenarios and reporting Ability to translate technical content into comprehensive content by business stakeholders Proven experience working on international and multicultural context Excellent and demonstrated communication skills (written and oral).

Languages: Fluency in oral and written English with an intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFP’s working languages).

Deadline: January 31st