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ABOUT WFP
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.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status
JOB PURPOSE
You will join the WFP Regional Bureau office in Cairo, overseeing WFP’s operations in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. The main purpose of our office is to provide strategic guidance, technical support, and oversight to 17 countries in the region, including some of the most challenging operations in emergency settings.
As supply chain operations and activities in WFP cash-based transfers grow, the need for systems and tools to gather operational data is becoming a priority. Cash-based transfer (CBT) assurance systems and digitalization form part of the supply chain strategy to support country offices with reliable tools, systems, and databases. As RBC countries account for some 65% of global WFP cash transfers, the need for oversight and assurance in the region is significant.
You will be part of our CBT multi-functional team and lead the development of supply chain solutions to improve operational efficiency, provide oversight and visibility, and measure the impact of supply chain retail engagement in markets. Your solutions will also help country offices identify challenges and obtain operational insights, as well as contributing to the strategic design of operations using the existence of data.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: University degree in Computer Science, Information Sciences, Information Systems, Electrical/Computer Engineering or another related functional area. Studies at a higher university level within supply chain management are considered a merit.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Arabic.
Experience:
- At least 6 or more years of progressive work experience in the Database development field or related area.
- Training and/or experience in web programming such as ASP.NET, JavaScript’s, JSP, HTML, XML, PHP, etc.
- Basic knowledge of supply chain CBT operations and supply chain management.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Sound judgment; ability to understand, interpret and analyze users’ requirements.
- Ability to resolve operational problems.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision; to work effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
- Good knowledge of web2.0/3.0 technologies.
- Sound knowledge of Relational Database (MS-SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, etc.).
OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Sound judgment; ability to understand, interpret and analyze users’ requirements.
- Ability to resolve operational problems.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision; to work effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
- Good knowledge of web2.0/3.0 technologies.
- Sound knowledge of Relational Database (MS-SQL, PostgreSQL or MySQL).
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Write program code in order to support the development and implementation of efficient and effective IT solutions supporting WFP business needs, with a particular emphasis on Supply Chain CBT operations.
- Prepare clear technical systems documentation for developed IT solutions in order to facilitate systems development and maintenance.
- Perform unit and integrated testing of new, enhanced or fixed code in order to ensure completeness and adherence to technical specifications.
- Contribute to the installation, configuration, and customization of IT systems, as well as integration and migration of data between systems ensuring compliance with WFP’s IT standards, guidelines, and procedures.
- Contribute to the release of IT systems and provide early life support in order to prepare for and enable proper use of the IT solution.
- Provide support to users, analyze and resolve issues related to IT systems following IT policies, procedures, and standards.
- Contribute to the design and delivery of training on automated business processes to ensure efficient and effective use of IT systems.
- Collect and collate data, conduct basic analysis including the impact of procedural changes to support the development of accurate reports.
- Support CBT unit in the development of databases to manage information management needs for CBT;
- Design, develop, and maintain analytics and reporting systems for the organization
- Create interactive Stories, dashboards, and visualizations leveraging Tableau.
- Deliver transformative solutions that are aligned to industry best practices and provide thought leadership in data space.
- Work with IT team to ensure relevant standard development platform, programming language, and development protocols are followed.
DELIVERABLES
DELIVERABLES:
- Operational Database to capture, analyze, report, store and share Supply chain CBT activities and information;
- All relevant documentation for the developed IT solution(s) as well as source code of developed solution;
- Training of end users and IT staff on the solution;
- Training manual for end users and administrators;
- Regular maintenance and improvement of the solution;
- Support RBC country offices in development of dashboards and retail data analytics by automating data reporting originating from retail transactional (POS) data.
4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
Purpose
- Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Coaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field.
- Be a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity.
- Make the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team’s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact.
- Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Explains to teammates how each unit contributes to the overall WFP mission.
People
- Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.
- Create an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit.
- Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team.
- Create an ‘I will’/’We will’ spirit: Proactively anticipates potential challenges and develops mitigation plans to ensure that team meets goals and targets.
Performance
- Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Identifies opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work.
- Focus on getting results: Monitors team’s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.
- Make commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team.
- Be Decisive: Sets an example and provides guidance to junior team members on when to escalate issues when faced with challenging issues in the workplace or in the field.
Partnership
- Connect and share across WFP units: Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field.
- Build strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to build relationships with external partners.
- Be politically agile & adaptable: Articulates to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributing to other WFP teams and agency partnerships in fulfilling WFP’s goals and objectives.
- Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Organizes, monitors, and prioritizes own and team’s efforts to ensure that they will fulfill the needs of internal and external partners.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
JOB TITLE: IT Solutions Senior Associate
TYPE & LEVEL OF CONTRACT: G7, Fixed Term
DURATION & START DATE: One (1) year renewable -starting ASAP
UNIT/DIVISION: Supply chain – CBT
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Regional Bureau in Cairo (RBC), Cairo, Egypt
REPORT TO (JOB TITLE): Supply chain Officer
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Interested candidates are invited to submit their application not later than Saturday, 29th of June 2019
More Information
- Job City Cairo, Egypt
