DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

27 January 2025-23:59-GMT+03:00 Arabian Standard Time (Aden)

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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, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN WFP? 

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

General Information

• Title of Post: IT Solution Associate (Data management)
• Grade: SC6
• Unit: Targeting & Digital Solutions
• Division/Country Office: Yemen CO
• Duty Station: Aden AO
• Duration of Contract: 12 months
• Reporting line: National IT Officer (SCOPE Lead)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The World Food Programme (WFP) is a leading humanitarian organization dedicated to combating hunger worldwide. In its mission to provide food assistance during emergencies and work with communities to enhance nutrition and build resilience, WFP relies on accurate and efficient data management.
The role of prospective will oversee the technical processes related to data in SCOPE. This position involves extracting and analyzing reports, ensuring the accuracy of beneficiary data, and maintaining comprehensive databases. The prospective will engage with cross functional units and activities ensuring requests are processed on time.

Key responsibilities:

The Staff Member will be expected to carry out other tasks that may initiate during the appointment as and when needed, such as:

1. Assist in biographic & biometric registration exercise by design cleansing process and maintain database in different format (ex: Excel & Access).
2. Mine and analyze large datasets, draw valid inferences and present them successfully to CO office team and business units.
3. Implement effective processes, procedures and tools to support data validation and cleansing.
4. Strengthen beneficiary data management by ensuring compliance with corporate and CO data standards.
5. Staff Member is in charge of the technical processes to extract reports related to digital data processes, in order to provide programme activities with near real-time data mechanisms. S/he participates in data verifications, ensuring the accuracy of beneficiaries’ data is set to 100% correct records.
6. Coordinate the database reporting within defined datelines for updates and complains.
7. Ensure timely and quality delivery of beneficiary data for further distribution planning purposes.
8. Ensure the security, reliability and availability of data is guaranteed following WFP guidance in personal data protection and privacy.
9. Design reports and dashboards for beneficiaries’ data analysis and analyze pre and post assistance distribution.
10. Report continuously on database analysis findings and challenges faced.
11. Supervise and report on the data reconciliation exercise before and after importation into SCOPE platform.
12. Any other task as required by the Organization.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.

Experience:

• Minimum six years of relevant work experience.

Desired Experience:

• Has aided IT team members in building technical skills and staying abreast of industry developments.
• Has gained knowledge of technical issues through exposure to IT operations.

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language & Fluency (level C) in Arabic language.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• By submitting your application, you have read the Terms of Reference for this position and agree that any false, wrong or incomplete information might lead to your disqualification in this recruitment process
• WFP staff who are still under probation period are not eligible to apply for another FT position.
• The applicant should be a Yemeni national or valid work permit.
• Only candidates who are short-listed will be contacted.
• Applications must be submitted online with:
• Use English language only.
• Indicate all your job TOR.
• Indicate clear years of experience with each job (month/year)
• (NB: Successful candidates vetted as viable candidates through the application process will be retained on internal roster for a two-year period and may be given further consideration for future similar specific position advertised in the duty station.)

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK 

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

WFP is dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our recruitment process is inclusively crafted to welcome candidates of all backgrounds, celebrating diversity and ensuring a respectful environment for all. We aim for an accessible and fair recruitment journey. Should you need any reasonable accommodations or have accessibility concerns, please reach out to us confidentially at global.inclusion@wfp.org. Our DEI team is here to ensure your full participation in our recruitment process.

NO FEE DISCLAIMER

The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.

REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).

• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.

• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language

• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter

• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time

• Please contact us at global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application

• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational 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.

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.