Enterprise Architect (Digital Architecture) - P4, Rome, Italy

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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.

Are you an experienced Enterprise Architect professional interested in further developing your professional experience while contributing to ending global hunger?

Are you passionate about helping those in need? Would you like to join a global organization investing in its people?
If so, an exciting & fulfilling career awaits you! Join our diverse and passionate team that works on varied and international projects directly contributing to saving & changing millions of lives around the globe.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Applications must be submitted by Sunday, February 12, 2023 (10:59 PM CET)

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, operates in more than 120 countries and territories, bringing life-saving assistance in emergencies, building pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change and supporting sustainable and resilient livelihoods for a world with zero hunger.

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: UN World Food Programme (WFP), and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The Architecture branch (TECA) is looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect with the passion and vision for providing enterprise architecture services to support WFP operations. Reporting to the Chief of IT Architecture Branch of the Technology Division, the Business Transformation Officer will play an important role in transforming business objectives into a cohesive and effective WFP Digital Landscape. They will use their substantial business and technical knowledge, with a focus on providing enterprise solution services delivering high value through a variety of leading technologies. Working with the Architecture Team, Solution Architects, and other TEC units, the Business Transformation Officer will also be part of thought leadership activities and provide strategic and tactical advice to WFP business units.

The Enterprise Architect shall possess strong application architecture, information architecture, integration practices and general technical skills to design and oversee core enterprise solutions. They must also have a broad understanding of all enterprise architecture layers including business architecture, application architecture, information architecture, infrastructure architecture, security architecture, and governance. Candidates must have strong project execution capabilities, possess strong leadership and collaboration capabilities, excellent communication skills, be focused on continuous improvement and Enterprise Innovation, and have strong attention to detail while delivering high-quality work. The Enterprise Architect is responsible for providing strategic guidance, research, planning, and best practices to our business executive leaders to make investment decisions that align with the long-term vision of the organization.

JOB PURPOSE

This position will lead and execute a variety of Enterprise Architecture solutions-related work for our business community.

The position will spearhead efforts to identify and deliver Enterprise Architecture services that support Enterprise Assessments, Technology Roadmaps, Data Management, and Data Integration /Middleware Solutions to our clients with a strong emphasis on teamwork, customer commitment, industry best practices, and continuous improvement.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• The Enterprise Architect will be responsible for designing architectures for the organization's information systems. This includes defining the overall strategy and direction for the organization's technology infrastructure, as well as developing and maintaining the architecture roadmap and standards.
• Contribute to the development of the architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap for the organization's information systems, aligning architecture strategy with business goals.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and other teams to understand their needs and requirements, and to ensure that the architecture aligns with the organization's goals and objectives.
• Review existing business processes and establish metrics to improve business processes.
• Apply industry experience and best practices to architect, design, develop, and implement Enterprise Architecture (EA) solutions to support complex business requirements.
• Work with business leaders to understand business requirements and help them understand how technology trade-offs influence strategy.
• Perform the research and evaluation of emerging technology, industry, and market trends.
• Identify and assess new technologies, tools, and platforms that could be leveraged to improve the organization's technology infrastructure.
• Define and maintain the architecture principles, standards, and guidelines that govern the design and development of the organization's information systems.
• Develop and maintain high-level architectural models, views, and diagrams that depict the organization's information systems and their relationships. 
• Actively participate on Enterprise Architecture-related technical committees and review board to promote and expand our architecture capabilities, experience, and solutions providing thought leadership and ensuring that the solutions are compliant with target-state architecture models.
• Actively contribute to the EA governance processes and manages exceptions or dispensation to architectural standard at an enterprise level.
• Advise on options, risks, costs versus benefits, system impacts, and technology priorities.
• Identify, write, and present Enterprise Architecture Strategies and technical papers, white papers, and presentations.
• Provide technical Leadership and guidance to the organization's IT teams and project teams, to help them implement the architecture effectively and efficiently
• Develop and communicate architectural policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures, as well as develops a communication plan for architecture at the enterprise level.
• Ensures recommendations are based on business relevance, appropriate timing, and deployment.
• Monitor and evaluate the performance and effectiveness of the organization's information systems, and provide recommendations for improvement
• Mentor and provide technical guidance and leadership to Jr. staff members.
• Manage a team of staff and/or contractors (as applicable), providing coaching, training, and guidance to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance.
• The Enterprise Architect will work closely with other members of the TEC leadership team, as well as business stakeholders, to ensure that the organization's information technology landscape is aligned with its business objectives and supports its operations.
• Any other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:

• Advanced University degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, System Analysis, or a related field or Bachelor’s Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
• Certification in TOGAF or similar Enterprise Architecture best practices is highly desirable.

EXPERIENCE: 

• Minimum 8 years of experience providing Enterprise Architecture Strategies, Enterprise Integration solutions and services leveraging various applications and technical platforms.
• Excellent Enterprise Architecture and Integration skills, including business, data application and cloud architecture, integration and other architectural methods and practices.
• Led or participated in a minimum of 3 large-scale Enterprise Transformation projects using industry Enterprise Architecture strategy solutions and integration technologies.
• Requires exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments. 
• Knowledge of all components of holistic enterprise architecture, business re-engineering principles and processes, and basic knowledge of financial models and budgeting.
• Strong ability to influence or lead Enterprise Integration project execution.
• Experience with leading edge application, integration technology and solutions utilizing data strategies.
• Experience working in organizations that apply: Waterfall and Agile, Scale Agile Framework, DevOps, Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), and Human-Centred Design (HCD)
• Demonstrated experience in managing technology projects and supervision of team members.
• Experience in transforming business trends into target architectures and new solution designs.

LANGUAGE:

• Fluency (level C) in the English language. 
• Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese (A WFP’s working language

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

Technical skills:

• Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT, and predictive analytics.
• Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, agile and lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.
• Excellent analytical and technical skills.
• Knowledge of all components of holistic enterprise architecture.
• Knowledge of business engineering principles and processes.
• Familiarity with basic graphical modeling approaches, tools, and model repositories.
• Knowledge of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting, and risk management.

Leadership skills:

• Building consensus, particularly in the face of competing design requirements
• Ability to influence / coach solution architects on modern evolutionary platform architecture principles and practices.
• Organizationally savvy and understanding of the political climate of the enterprise and how to navigate obstacles and politics.
• Balance the long-term (“big picture”) and short-term implications of individual decisions and organizational goals.

MORE ABOUT YOU

You are:

• Well-organized and detail-oriented with strong judgment/decision-making skills.
• Able to effectively coordinate multiple responsibilities simultaneously;
• Able to plan and organize work and communicate effectively;
• Able to handle a large volume of work and meet strict deadlines;
• Able to deal tactfully with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Able to communicate the alignment between business objectives, requirements, and solution architecture to make it accessible, understandable, and usable in support of decision-making by those involved, at various levels, in technological and architectural decisions.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

These are the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

Different expectations of behavior are defined depending on your grade and role/responsibilities within WFP.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• This is an International Professional position and is open to all nationalities.
• 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.​
• This position is open to both internal and external candidates.
• WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, including basic salary, post adjustment, relocation entitlement, travel, visa and shipment allowances, 30 days’ annual leave, home leave, an education grant for dependent children, a pension plan, and medical insurance. For more information, visit https://icsc.un.org/
• The selected candidate will be required to relocate to Rome, Italy to take up this assignment.

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 wfprecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

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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