International Consultant - Regional Data Coordinator

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 (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are seeking to fill an international consultancy position of a Regional Data Coordinator based at the Regional Bureau in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The Regional Data Coordinator will be responsible for leading on the strategy and implementation of data consolidation and visualization projects at the Regional Bureau (RBJ) and country offices in the region.

The position calls for an experienced mixed-profile professional that holds hands-on technical expertise in data collections, analysis, integration and visualization, as well as proven ability to engage with diverse stakeholders ranging from WFP’s senior level management (Regional Director, Deputy Regional Director, Country Directors and heads of Units) to technical experts across various units. The candidate needs to demonstrate ability to effectively capture business process flows and technical requirements at the country office level (also known as “data mapping”) and translate analysis to tangible project and product roadmaps tailored to the country office needs. In the implementation of the roadmaps, the Regional Data Coordinator for RBC will be supervising delivery of technical training, and support activities being delivered by data analysts and data engineers.

The contract calls for a candidate that is able to both deliver advanced training on tools like Tableau, facilitate complex data integration projects, drive data quality and governance efforts and standardize a product offering across digital transformation product lines.

The incumbent will be responsible for the following functions:

• Data solutions portfolio management
  • Manage the regional budget and data workplan, working closely with the Regional TEC team and the data team to identify regional priorities and align activities with the global workplan
  • Wrk closely with data owners, and stakeholder to identify data pain points and data visualization needs for country operations in the region, by carrying out Data Mapping Missions to identify local demand.
  • Engage and manage the work of operational data analysts on delivery of solutions outlined in the country office data roadmaps.
• Business Engagement
  • Organize and facilitate a regional data event that would promote global best practices, local digital solutions and use cases focused on data, and build capacity for the wider network of data fellows and champions in RBC.
  • Assist in preparing and managing the global Data Week event.
  • Working closely with a wide network of WFP partners, existing CO champions and the wider data team, deliver a data literacy training program for diverse roles and profiles within WFP field operations.
• Data governance
  • Coordinate the work of the Regional Data Woking Group
  • Provide support to the Regional Senior Management team in preparing and actively participating in the Data Management Committee
• Data solutions training and rollout
  • Coordinate the rollout and adoption of Tableau as a corporate business intelligence and data visualization solution in the region. Facilitate a regional training program for Tableau and data visualization based on country-office demand.
  • Coordinate the rollout and adoption of WFP Data Integration Solution in the region. Facilitate relevant surge teams in identifying and sourcing relevant data, developing governance and ontology documentation, and ensuring post-surge continuous use of the data.
  • Coordinate the rollout and adoption of MDCA Mobile Data Collection platform for a number of identified use cases.
• Report progress and issues to Regional Bureau relevant heads of units, Regional Directors and Deputy Regional Directors and the Technology Division senior management team.
• Other duties related to data collection, integration and visualization, as well as governance as required.

Qualifications & Experience Required

Education: Advanced University Degree in Business Administrations, Data Management, Statistics, Marketing, Communications, Information Management other relevant discipline obtained from a reputable Institution; or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

Experience: At least 5 years postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience and a proven track record for information management, information systems, data management, GIS mapping, data visualization and project management.

Technical Skills & Knowledge:

• Proven experience working in a busy analytical environment and handling complex analysis. Strong written and oral communication skills, including substantive report writing skills. Experience working with teams and team processes. Ability to work in multi-cultural and multi-ethic environments.
• The candidate must demonstrate strong data analysis skills
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with:
  • Tableau;
  • Data collection tools (ODK/ONA/KoBo ToolBox/MDCA)

 Language: Fluency in oral and written English is essential. Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFP’s working languages) is desirable.

Terms and Conditions

WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WFP.

http://www.wfp.org Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.

Deadline for applications: 5 June 2019

Ref.: VA No. 105448

Qualified 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.