Programme Policy Officer (Operational Information Management) At World Food Programme

Job Title: Programme Policy Officer (Operational Information Management)

Grade: P3

Type of contract: Limited Fixed Term

Duration: 2 Years

Duty Station: Bangkok, Thailand

Vacancy Number： 172742

Date of Publication: 31 Aug 2022

Deadline of Application: 7 Sep 2022

JOB PURPOSE

The current global food crisis risks heightening inequalities and vulnerabilities in a world still confronting the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Asia-Pacific region, as a result of the pandemic, 75 to 80 million people were driven into extreme poverty. WFP estimates that the repercussions of the war will push another 7.3 million people into acute food insecurity in the region in 2022.

The key factors currently contributing to increased food insecurity are decreased access to nutritious foods, reduced purchasing power and increased cost of living. Other stressors include higher prices and reduced affordability, and decreased availability of nutritious foods due to production and supply chain disruptions and shrinking foreign reserves to pay for imports. As the Asia-Pacific region already carries the majority of the world’s malnourished, reduced access to a nutritious diet can further exacerbate wasting, stunting and micronutrient deficiencies among the most vulnerable. WFP has a critical role to play in addressing sustainable access to and availability of food in the medium to long term to ensure that development and nutrition gains are not eroded during this precarious period.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Set-up, expand and maintain existing interactive, operational dashboards and a regional knowledge management platform for food price crisis that visualize WFP operational data and information, including a map of CSP activities and evidence products.
• Support WFP country offices in evaluating the design and user-friendliness of their operational dashboards towards improving overall visibility and value-added.
• Design, develop, and manage activities to strengthen knowledge management and sharing consistent with WFP’s corporate Knowledge Management Strategy.
• Collaborate with counterparts in the WFP Regional Bureau, country offices and Headquarters in supporting the performance of activities and ensuring an aligned and consistent approach to knowledge management, information management, analysis and performance reporting.
• Identify gaps and challenges in existing WFP Regional Bureau knowledge management systems and devise solutions and support the network of knowledge management focal points in identifying existing contents, creating new content, reviewing it for relevance and correctness and uploading and updating it onto WFP Regional Bureau’s knowledge management platform.
• Provide in-house support for the design and editing of both static and interactive products, including dashboards, with a particular focus on an external audience.
• Manage the review, publication, and technical support for drafting of regular operational information management products such as Country Briefs, Situation Reports, Dashboards or Topic Briefs, in line with established review and approval workflows.
• Prepare operational information management products in emergency contexts, such as regional situation reports or operational snapshots and design non-standard evidence products tailored to particular audiences.
• Conduct analysis of specific thematic areas of the programme portfolio and support the publication and dissemination of analysis, lessons learned and good practices.
• Contribute to the development or editing of funding proposals, as required, by providing relevant and up-to-date data points on WFP operations within the region.
• Manage the development of end-to-end processes in the creation of publication-ready reports and advocacy tools.
• Develop interactive data analysis and visualization products, including story maps, that expand upon the existing toolbox of products.
• Provide technical support to country office and regional bureau colleagues on reporting, mapping, evidence generation, publications, data analysis, design and visualization, as well as systems and solutions facilitating information and knowledge management.
• Manage the onboarding of new Reports/OIM Officers in the region and prepare/facilitate reporting and OIM trainings. Manage a small sub-team of OIM staff, as required, and provide coaching and guidance to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance..

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

• Master’s degree in communication, international relations, political science, economics or related field.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• At least six years of experience in reporting, research, operational analysis, information management and applied research in the international development and humanitarian assistance contexts.

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Solid analytical and written and verbal communications skills; proficiency in MS Office as well as other programs beyond the standard Office Suite (e.g., Adobe Suite, ArcGIS, etc..).
• Proven analytical, writing, design and information synthesis and communication skills, including in the production of products for external audiences; knowledge of UN system policies with data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, R, Python and/or ArcGIS) would be essential to success in the position.

LANGUAGE

• Proficiency in both oral and written communication skills in English

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

WFP is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce. WFP has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority or discrimination. 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.