World Food Programme
Vacancy AnnouncementWFP/16/12
Job Title: Programme Officer
Duty Stations:Nairobi
Date of issue: 15th June 2012
Post Type/Grade: SC (NOB Equivalent)
Deadline for application: 29th June 2012
Background of the Position:
WFP Kenya’s Programme Innovations Team is supporting WFP’s
operations in the East and Central Africa region to expand use of market-based
modalities (such as cash and vouchers) to deliver food assistance.
The team is recruiting a Programme Officer (Systems &
Business Processes) under the general supervision of the Programme Coordinator
(Innovations), to assist in designing and evaluating new processes and delivery
mechanisms.
The incumbent will be required to assess the potential of new
technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness in food assistance
programmes by ensuring Systems and Business Processes are well-adapted to WFP
programmes, well-documented & supported, integrated with the office
management and corporate reporting requirements, contribute to the evolving
national social protection framework and single-registry project in Kenya, and
are replicable in other operations in the region.
Accountabilities:
- Supervise
the work of the “systems & business processes” section of the
Innovations Team, including identifying, procuring, testing, and
recommending new technologies; contributing to modifications to WFP’s
FoodNet (beneficiary information and transaction management) system, &
supporting other units & country offices as they introduce new food
assistance modalities.
- Develop
and roll-out guidance in-line with corporate guidance, national
legislation and global standards, for the capture, use and protection of
personal data.
- Represent
WFP on the Social Protection MIS Expert Working Group. Ensure that
knowledge accumulated through programme innovations is well-managed &
accessible to key business users.
- Coordinate
3W mapping (who’s doing what and where) of WFP’s food assistance
programmes.
- Design,
develop, & prepare monthly and ad hoc management reports.
- Develop
business requirements and other system documentation for any locally
developed applications. Prepare guidance, SOPs, user manuals, and training
materials for all projects and systems developed.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelors
Degree in Applied Statistics, Social Statistics, Business Administration,
Management Information Systems or Knowledge and Information Management.
Masters Degree in a related discipline is highly desirable.
- At
least three years of progressively responsible post-graduate professional
experience in a related field, including demonstrated experience in
knowledge and information management and/ or business process
re-engineering.
- Excellent
communication skills - both written and oral in English and Kiswahili.
- Strong
organization and planning skills coupled with good interpersonal skills.
- SPSS
power-user.
Kenyan nationals meeting the above qualifications are required
to submit a covering letter quoting Vacancy Announcement No. WFP/16/12 with
their updated Curriculum Vitae, copies of certificates and name, title and
e-mail address of three referees.
Candidates should also complete a Personal History form (P.11)
available on the following link –http://www.unon.org/docs/P11.doc.
All documents should be sent in an envelope which must be
marked: CONFIDENTIAL WFP/16/12 and sent to:-
Human Resources Officer
World Food Programme
P.O. Box 44482 - 00100
Nairobi
World Food Programme
P.O. Box 44482 - 00100
Nairobi
WFP is an equal
opportunity employer and does not charge any fee at whichever stage of the
recruitment process.