DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

2 February 2025-23:59-GMT+02:00 Eastern European Standard Time (Cairo)

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

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.

To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok.

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).

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.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

WFP’s Technology Division (TEC) is the digital business engine of the World Food Programme, providing multi-pronged and resilient technical capabilities to respond with the agility required in humanitarian operations. TEC continues to increase its activities to meet the organization’s constantly growing demand and implement initiatives related to information technology.

WFP’s Information & Technology Strategy expresses the vision to harness the power of analytics, automation, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate improved insights and support evidence generation across WFP. The role of the Business Transformation Officer is to lead the efforts across WFP Regional Bureaux and Country Offices to implement the activities needed to turn the Data Strategy and AI strategy visions into action. Working with Regional Data Coordinators and Country Office Data Working Groups, the Business Transformation Officer will play a key role in strengthening data lifecycles, data management, and improving the quality of data and analytics for WFP’s operational contexts.

Reporting to the Chief Data Officer, the Business Transformation Officer will support Regional Bureaux and Country Office data and AI needs, coordinate responses with the Global Data Office, and ensure access to relevant data, systems, tools, and training. Collaborating with a broad spectrum of teams across WFP and the TEC Division, the incumbent is required to ensure alignment with strategies, governance, security, operationalizing best practices, and protection relating to data and AI.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the development of functional work plans, ensuring compliance with wider WFP policies, standards, and strategies.
• Continuously improve data management-related guidelines, processes, and procedures (in alignment with Enterprise Data Governance) for Country Offices and Regional Bureau to strengthen data and AI practices.
• Build and nurture relationships with business counterparts to understand and anticipate the direction of the business and ensure alignment of data and AI technology solutions with changing business requirements and priorities.
• Lead efforts to establish Country Office Data Working Groups, identify data steward and data custodian candidates who can participate in Working Groups, and create a regular update process to ensure alignment between strategic activities and tactical requirements.
• Participate in identifying business needs and propose well-researched ideas for new or improved data and AI systems, tools, and processes that assist in meeting WFP objectives.
• Manage business expectations in servicing business needs and oversee the success of data and AI solutions, seeking ongoing opportunities to support or increase the business value from those solutions.
• Propose change and continuous operational improvement that supports business capabilities, by defining needs, providing analysis, and recommending solutions that deliver value for business priorities.
• Communicate business objectives, requirements and process flows, to ensure common understanding and prioritization between stakeholders for their smooth implementation.
• Support the roll-out activities of data and AI solutions to ensure they address business objectives, needs, requirements, and process flows efficiently and effectively in Country Offices.
• Working with communication and knowledge management colleagues, implement advocacy plans to increase awareness of data and AI goals, and activities and promote the strengthening of best practices in Country Offices.
• Manage a team of staff, providing coaching, training, and guidance to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance.

DELIVERABLES:

• The Field Data Team is established with clear roles and responsibilities, and work plans aligned with the Global Data Office.
• Develop Terms of Reference and implement the operational model for Regional Data Coordinator and Country Office Data Working Group alignments.
• Create and maintain a list of Data Stewards and Data Custodians in Country Offices and Regional Bureau.
• Create and maintain a regular cadence of meetings to update Regional Data Coordinators and Country Office Data Working Groups on the latest activities, systems, and data products.
• Update Knowledge Management repositories with documentation on procedures and artifacts developed for the Regional Data Coordinators and Country Office Data Working Groups.
• Work with the Regional Data Coordinator on activities and missions to strengthen Country Office data lifecycles and data quality and facilitate the involvement of local data and AI talent.
• Monitor progress on work plans and report regularly on achievements. Management of field data team including recruitment, onboarding, performance evaluations, budget, coaching, and technical supervision of Regional Data Coordinators.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in computer science, data science, analytics, statistics, information management, public administration, management, business, or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted instead of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in developing advanced analytics practices and teams and implementing applied analytics, business intelligence, information management, and statistics, is required. In which, a minimum of 2 years of experience in leading Artificial Intelligence projects from initiation to full roll-out is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience working with indicators, visualization layers, and reporting infrastructure.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, manage, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy. The ability to analyze, model, and interpret data in support of decision-making, and convey information succinctly to stakeholders. Adept at queries, report writing, and presenting findings. Ability to quality-check work completed by other team members.
• Hands-on experience in delivering analytics and AI projects and initiatives.
• Ability to link Enterprise and Data architecture and data governance with data modeling and analytics/business intelligence requirements.
• Hands-on experience in the implementation of data governance utilizing data steward and data custodian model.
• Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others, and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style, and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
• Proven skills in working towards a common goal in a team of diverse skills, experience, and cultural backgrounds, with a heavy emphasis on business and non-technical team members.
• Able to work remotely and continue to ensure alignment on activities and goals.
• Excellent organization and project management skills.
• Collaborative hands-on team member and relationship-builder with a facilitative nature and strong business partnering skills towards colleagues and stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated capacity to handle multiple tasks/work streams promptly and flexibly with shifting priorities.
• Committed to excellence and a customer-centric mindset.
• Tools and Frameworks – AWS data and AI infrastructure tools: Glue, Athena, S3 storage, Redshift, Sagemaker, Bedrock, Quicksight etc. (required); Tableau or Power BI (highly desirable); SQL; R/PythoN (highly desirable); Palantir Foundry and AIP (highly desirable); DAMA-DMBOK (highly desirable)

Languages:

• Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working language, may be needed.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• This is an International Professional position.
• Mobility is and continues to be, a core contractual requirement in WFP. The selected candidate will be employed on a fixed term as well as a rotational contract with a probationary period of one year.
• WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package in line with ICSC standards (http://icsc.un.org)_including basic salary, post adjustment, relocation entitlement, visa, travel, and shipment allowances, 30 days’ annual leave, home leave, an education grant for dependent children, a pension plan, and medical insurance.
• The selected candidate will be required to relocate to Cairo, Egypt to take up this assignment.
• This position is referred to internally as Business Transformation Officer P3.

REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, and 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 passports, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
• Please contact us at [email protected] in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

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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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected] 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.