IT Solutions Officer (Data Lead), SC8 – Mogadishu, Somalia

World Food Programme (WFP)

IT Solutions Officer (Data Lead), SC8 – Mogadishu, Somalia

Closing date: 20 October 2023

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.

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.

Posting date:

Date of Issue: Thursday 5th of October 2023

Closing date: Wednesday 18th of October 2023

Why join WFP Somalia:

In Somalia, the World Food Programme provides food assistance for nutrition, livelihoods, and relief through the hard work of more than 637 employees who contribute towards making Somalia hunger free in close partnership with local partners.

Working at WFP Somalia gives the opportunity to: Make a difference where it matters, transform communities & preserve futures, unleash potential & building futures.

Job Purpose:

To champion data literacy and awareness by imparting data visualization skills as well as the daily maintenance of Somalia Country Office Analytics and on demand data reports.

Key Accountabilities (not all-inclusive)

Under the supervision of the Head of TEC, the incumbent will be undertake the following responsibilities:

  • Develop and deploy IT systems aligned with business needs ensuring compliance with WFP IT policies, procedures and overall information management strategy.
  • Participate in identifying business needs and propose well-researched ideas (by maintaining up-to date knowledge of technology products) for new or improved systems and solutions that assist in meeting WFP objectives.
  • Write detailed technical specifications for incoming and existing applications ensuring traceability back to source requirements. Adopt technical documentations for them for quality, accuracy and comprehensive coverage of functionality.
  • Install, configure and customize IT systems, integrate and migrate data between systems ensuring compliance with WFP’s IT standards, guidelines and procedures.
  • Adhere existing applications to WFP standards and follow the entire release process providing early life support managing incoming developments; maintain and support these solutions for proper use.
  • Provide support to users, analyse and resolve issues and enhance IT systems following IT policies, procedures and standards.
  • Deliver training on new and existing IT functionalities and provide continuous user support for capacity building.
  • Contribute to technical specifications supporting the procurement of IT products and services following WFP rules and regulations.
  • Engage with business units to identify, design and implement business process automation tools using Office365, EasyVISTA or customized source code.
  • Develop flows according to corporate guidelines hosted on corporate Share-point site adopting low code no code where possible.
  • Liaise with vendor technical teams and coordinate existing and new software developments by providing SDLC technical recommendations and guidelines that will ensure their quality or adherence to WFP corporate standards and tools; manage their reliability where hosted – Amazon AWS, MS Azure or other WFP approved hosting environments; assure vendor LTAs and SLAs.
  • Perform other ICT related duties as assigned.

Minimum Role Requirements

Education: Advanced university degree in Computer Science, engineering or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience or trainings/courses.

Experience: Minimum of 3 years of postgraduate professional experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Advanced training and/or experience in software development, business analysis and client support.
  • General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations and procedures is desirable.
  • Knowledge of data collation and report creation on IT/TC investment costs for decision making by stakeholders.

Language: Fluency in oral and written communication in English and Somali (proficiency/level C).

Terms and Conditions:

Contract Duration: 1 Year (Initial)

Application Instructions

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications through E-Recruitment.

Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

This position is open to qualified Somali candidates. Female candidates, in particular, are encouraged to apply.

WFP does not charge any application fees to candidates.

WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.

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