Senior Programme Associate G7 (Information and Data Management) , Nay Pyi Taw

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WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

Job Title : Senior Programme Associat GS7
Type of contract : Fixed Term
Duration : 12 months (renewable)
Duty Station : Nay Pyi Taw
Date of Publication: 8 August 2022
Deadline of Application: 22 August 2022

This vacancy announcement is for Nationals from Myanmar.

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. 
 
In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of people affected by disasters, conflict, epidemics/pandemics and more. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives. On average, WFP reaches more than 100 million people with food assistance in 83 countries each year. The organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to nutritious food and contribute to the lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas. 
 
Conflict-related displacement and related humanitarian needs have continued to escalate in Myanmar, particularly since COVID-19 and since the military takeover in February 2021. In 2021, WFP Myanmar assisted 2.9 million food insecure people, almost three times more than pre-COVID. In 2022, the Country Office plans to reach 4 million people with food and nutrition assistance focussing on both life-saving assistance and contributing to community and household resilience through livelihood and school feeding support. WFP continues to advocate for safe and unimpeded access to all populations in need consistent with the international humanitarian principles.

WFP Myanmar Country Office is committed to ensuring that assistance provided is informed by, accountable to, and accessible to all affected persons including women, girls, men, and boys of diverse and multidimensional needs. WFP is guided by the Gender Policy (2022), Protection and Accountability Policy (2020), Disability Inclusion Roadmap (2021 – 2022), Community Engagement for Accountability to Affected Populations (2021 – 2026), amongst other cross-cutting standards that guide inclusion, equity, and rights-based approaches. 
  
The Country Office has established a cross-cutting team that works to embed protection, gender, disability, data protection, accountability to affected people (AAP), and other cross-cutting priorities into all areas of WFP operations. The Country Office is seeking an experienced Information and Data Management Associate to join the cross-cutting team to support the team with documenting, coordinating, and utilising information and data related to the relationship between gender, protection, disability and food and nutrition insecurity across internal and external stakeholders. 

JOB PURPOSE

Under the overall technical guidance from Senior Protection and Gender Advisor and direct supervision of Programme Policy Officer (Gender and Protection) and in close collaboration with staff across WFP, Cooperating Partners, and interagency forums, the Senior Programme Associate (Information and Data Management) will perform the following duties: 

• Strengthen WFP and partner progress on community data rights and protection
• Production of accessible information to meet protection gender and accountability to affected people goals
• Knowledge and information management and dissemination for increased visibility of people-centred Zero Hunger progress
 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

All accountabilities and responsibilities must be delivered in line with inclusion, protection, gender, and accountability standards. This includes ensuring that all work recognises the multidimensional identities that make up the community and affected populations, including, disability, ethnicity, language, literacy levels, sex, sexuality, and more. 

• Cross-cutting data quality: In close collaboration with the Research, Assessment and Monitoring (RAM) Unit, programme teams, and field offices, support quality and inclusive data collection on cross-cutting topics including sex, gender, age, disability, protection status, and other diversities. 
• Data informed decision making: In close collaboration with key units across WFP, support analysis and dissemination of cross-cutting data and knowledge with decision makers to support accountable and evidence-based programming. This will include following and documenting how cross-cutting knowledge has affected change in programming (such as how cross-cutting feedback data has resulted in changes in modalities or transfer values). 
• Information dissemination: Collect, analyse, and disseminate information and knowledge on food and nutrition related to cross-cutting topics. The data dissemination should be audience tailored and use innovative and accessible platforms and methods (for instance, dashboard, factsheets, etc.,) to engage and motivate audiences. Audiences may include for example, affected people, WFP staff, partner staff, donors and interagency forums. 
• Interagency knowledge management: As requested by management, represent WFP in cross-cutting interagency forums and support with advancing Zero Hunger goals in forums by sharing WFP knowledge, information, and resources, (particularly on cross-cutting topics). 
• Zero Hunger and Cross-Cutting reporting: In close collaboration with key units across WFP, support with inputs into donor applications, donor reporting, corporate reporting, and ad-hoc reporting to external forums on cross-cutting topics and WFP operations. This may include preparation of donor presentations, submission of results to log-frames, narratives for donor reports, preparation of talking notes for external forums, and other information transfer related requests from direct supervisor or senior WFP management. 
• Capacity strengthening on cross-cutting information and data management: Develop and rollout audience tailored learning agenda on quality collection, analysis, and use of information and data on cross-cutting topics by WFP, Cooperating Partners, and relevant stakeholders. 
• Data Privacy and Protection: In close collaboration with WFP stakeholders in Myanmar, RBB and HQ, support the design and rollout of a data privacy and protection action plan. The action plan should be informed by the 2022 Privacy Impact Assessment and have a strong focus on achievement through coordination of Country Office efforts and capacity enhancement to support responsibility holders to achieve their data privacy and protection duties. 
• Other duties. Undertake or contribute to ad-hoc tasks upon the request of the direct supervisor or senior management in the Country Office. This may include supporting WFP’s co-chair duties in cross-cutting interagency working groups. 
   

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments: Holds self-and/or others accountable for the delivery of results; Delivers results against delegated tasks and seeks guidance and support where needed; Responds readily to change adjusting work as required
• Leads by Example with Integrity; Demonstrates and encourages others to uphold the WFP values, principles and standards; Values diversity using respectful and inclusive language, and encourages others to do the same; Stays focused and calm when under pressure and encourages others to do the same; Shows humility and a willingness to learn and share knowledge, frequently seeking and acting on feedback and taking up opportunities to develop
• Applies Strategic Thinking: Fulfils WFP’s vision and is able to explain how their objective support the vision; Demonstrates curiosity, and proposes new ways of doing things when relevant; Gathers data and shares knowledge to inform team and organisational decision making; Implements decisions and asks questions to understand the impact for wider objectives
• Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships: Builds partnerships by seeking out opportunities to work with others; Collaborates with partners by sharing information and working together to deliver common goals. 
 

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Applied experience in information and knowledge management: Demonstrated experience in collecting, analysing, and presenting data and information for different audiences; Demonstrated experience in contributing narrative reporting to different audiences; Innovative approach to tailoring information for audiences to ensure information is used for desired results. 
• Ability to influence: Experience in working across cultures and hierarchies to achieve required goals.
• Cross-Cutting knowledge and experience: Awareness of and commitment towards the safety, dignity, equity, equality of affected people. Experience in working on cross-cutting topics including gender, disability, protection, human rights, indigenous issues, or other diversities is desirable. 
• Robust communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Ability to listen effectively; Ability to understanding the communication needs and preferences of audiences and to adjust accordingly to achieve results and goals. 
• Qualitative and Quantitative data experience: Ability to develop and implement multi-data methodologies; Ability to synthesize information from different data tools and data methodologies to communicate findings; ability to identify and implement solutions for data quality issues and challenges.  
 

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of bachelor’s in development studies, sociology, human rights, business administration, statistics, information and knowledge management, client / customer services management or relevant qualification.  

Experience: Minimum of 3 years’ experience in research, information management, data management, communications, or similar fields. 

Knowledge & Skills: 
•    Demonstrated attention to detail
•    Solid IT skills (including working on multiple platforms simultaneously)
•    Problem solving skills
•    Ability to work under pressure and multi-task in a professional manner while meeting targets in high-pressure environment
•    Prove experience in producing high-quality reports, requiring: strong English-language skills that translate to complex ideas into simple messages
•    Excellent design skills and proven knowledge of design software such as Adobe Creative Suites (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and data visualization tools such as Tableau, or Microsoft power BI; and strong experience in information management software, including Excel as a minimum standard. 

Languages: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Myanmar is required, and other languages spoken in Rakhine, Kachin, Shan, Kayin Kayah State are desirable.

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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.