WFP recruits a Digital Programme Coordinator – Consultant (105862) – Nairobi / Kenya

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.

Job purpose :

The Executive Director of World Food Programme (WFP) has identified Digital Transformation as one of WFP’s five priorities. The Technology Division has recently realigned the team into a Digital Transformation Services pillar with a growing & new field-focused Digital Services Hub recently opened in Nairobi. The Digital Programme Coordinator (Consultant) will report to the Chief of Digital Transformation Services, supporting both strategic and operational implementation of the priority initiatives with the aim to accelerate and enable WFP’s digital transformation.

Key accountabilities :

1. Lead consolidation of outputs for activities such as annual Work Plan, investment cases and Management Plan ;
2. Keep ongoing oversight of budgeting and alignment with finance team & the Chief Information Officer’s (CIO) Program Management Office ;
3. Management of the Chief’s internal and external engagements by creating and/or coordinating content for presentations, talking points and other materials as needed, including digital transformation content for the Office of the CIO ;
4. Liaise with internal and external counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing initiatives and highlight potential risks to the delivery of activities/tasks ;
5. Collaborate with TEC Communications team to support the development of a communication strategy and calendar to generate greater awareness and understanding of the products and services offered by Digital Transformation Services and the impact on operations/business ;
6. Support on tactics related to additional funding opportunities for digital transformation initiatives, partnerships and the creation of the supporting materials/package to equip the Chief and/or CIO for meetings ;
7. Contribute towards the development of a wide variety of projects, plans and processes, coordinating efforts between Heads of Units in the Digital Transformation Services and ensuring alignment to TEC agreed priorities & roadmap ;
8. Assist and facilitate the coordination of high-level events ;
9. Work closely with an administration officer to support tactical priorities ;
10. Other duties as required.

Qualifications :

Desired experiences :

4Ps Core organisational capaibilties :

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 fulfil the needs of internal and external partners.

Terms and conditions :

• For any queries write to Nairobi.queryhr@wfp.org
• WFP is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge any fees during the recruitment process. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted
• Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

Deadline for applications is 4th July 2019.