Consultant, Digital Social Protection

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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

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.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

These jobs are found in Country Offices (COs) and report to Head of Resilience. Job holder will be responsible for overall leadership of digital idntity advancement for social protection programmes and systems strengthening including supporting the scale up of beneficiary and assistance management capabilities and delivery platforms for WFP, government and key stakeholders

JOB PURPOSE

Job holder reports to Head of Resilience who supports a planned data collection/assesment for the improved food commodity management through the use of hermetic grain storage equipment in the school feeding programme.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Lead the requirements gathering and design for the development of interoperable digital platform with government and other key stakeholders.
2. Manage contractual requirements with Government, development partners and external consultants.
3. Provide technical and operational direction for the next phase of single registry modelling work, to include: integration with national architecture, multi-stakeholder access and develop the pilot for continuous registration.
4. Provide technical support to AO/FO teams on operational implementation of SCOPE/SCOPE-CODA and BIAM digital platform, and any other digital innovations as required.
5. Provide technical support to the development and implementation of a multi-year social protection and health systems.
6. Provide technical guidance and support to the nexus space vis a vis relevant linkages between refugee registration and strengthened national social protection systems.
7. Establish appropriate internal coordination mechanisms, to ensure technical support between CO/AO/FO
8. Represent WFP in relevant technical meetings with the Government and key stakeholders
9. Work closely with the World Bank and Government counterparts (MoL and MoFA) on digital identity management and appropriate links to national planning/integration for refugee and host populations.
10. Technical Support to develop an appropraite branding and communication strategy for internal and external communications.
11. Provide technical support to National and sub national social protection programmes for inter-operability.
12. Ensure appropriate SOPs are developed and updated.

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Utilizes understanding of WFP’s Strategic Objectives to communicate linkages to team objectives and work.
•  Be a force for positive change: Proactively identifies and develops new methods or improvements for self and immediate team to address work challenges within own work area.
•  Make the mission inspiring to our team: Identifies opportunities to further align individual contributions with WFP’s mission of making an impact on local communities.
•  Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Helps colleagues to see the link between their individual tasks and the contributions of their unit’s goals to the broader context of WFP’s mission.

  People

• Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Is able to identify, support and encourage focused on-the-job learning opportunities to address gaps between current skillsets and needed future skillsets for WFP.
•  Create an inclusive culture: Recognizes the contributions of teammates, and encourages contributions from culturally different team mates to recognise the value of diversity above and beyond just including it in programming for beneficiaries.
•  Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Provides and solicits ongoing constructive feedback on strengths and development opportunities to help develop individual skills, whilst also helping others identify areas for improvement.
•  Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Sets clear targets for self and others to focus team efforts in ambiguous situations (e.g., unprecedented issues and/or scenarios).

  Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Thinks beyond team’s conventional approaches to formulate creative methods for delivering food aid and assistance to beneficiaries.
•  Focus on getting results: Maintains focus on achieving individual results in the face of obstacles such as volatile or fragile environments and/or organizational roadblocks.
•  Make commitments and make good on commitments: Takes personal accountability for upholding and delivering upon team’s commitments and provides assurance to stakeholders.
•  Be Decisive: Demonstrates ability to adjust to team’s plans and priorities to optimize outcomes in light of evolving directives, while also responding quickly in high-pressure environments, such as in emergency settings.

  Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Demonstrates an understanding of when and how to tactfully engage other units in conversations on impact, timing, or planning.
•  Build strong external partnerships: Networks regularly with key external partners using formal and informal opportunities to understand each partner’s unique value proposition, and to build and strengthen relationships.
•  Be politically agile & adaptable: Demonstrates ability to adapt engagement approach in the context of evolving partner circumstances and expectations.
•  Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Demonstrates ability to articulate to internal and external audiences the value that individual contributions and immediate teams bring to partnerships.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced University degree in digital solutions in humanitarian/Development contexts or other field relevant to international development assistance, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses

Experience: At least five years of relevant proffessional experience in digital solutions in humanitarian/Development contexts

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• 5 years of relevant professional post-graduate in Digital Social Protection.
• Experience supervising professional staff.
• Experience in working in insecure and difficult environments.
• Desirable: proven experience in forging strategic partnerships.
• Desirable: proven experience in influencing and negotiations skills.
• Desirable: experience in working in Uganda.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Deadline for applications 17th January 2019

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Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

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.