Deadline: 30 November, 2021

Location: Dakar, Senegal

The World Food Programme (WFP) has opened applications for the role of Operational Information Management (OIM) and Performance Reporting (PR) Officer.

WFP works to ensure the most vulnerable populations, especially women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

Responsibilities

• Support staff in assigned area to ensure that standard OIM and PR procedures and templates are followed to drive the quality, consistency and standardisation of information management and performance reporting across WFP
• Collate relevant information and data from media and local internal and external sources to facilitate and maximise the exchange of information and data flow between functional area networks in WFP
• Collate and assist in the dissemination of political and humanitarian analysis pertaining to WFP current or future responses and donor policies, trends and preferences
• Collate, analyse and communicate the ‘essential elements of information’ pertaining to the operational environment and available human, financial and physical assets
• Contribute to the implementation and further development of the SPR Intelligent Next Generation system (SPRING)
• Support the preparation of standard project reports (SPRs) for the annual reporting exercise in collaboration with the country office programme, monitoring and evaluation, logistics and resource management functions
• Collaborate with counterparts internally and with other UN agencies to ensure consistency in humanitarian information and to complement WFP analysis and information
• Support the enhancement of the capacity of WFP staff and partners to effectively manage operational information and performance reporting through assisting in the delivery of the OIM and PR training on core competencies
• Guide and supervise more junior staff as required, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries
• Support COs or RBs in emergencies by preparing, organising and providing secretarial support to operational task forces
• Contribute to identifying corporate performance reporting improvements
• Support the drafting of, and contribute to, any OIM and PR-related normative guidance
• Contribute to initiatives for developing improved, streamlined, and harmonised OIM and PR
• Support the development, implementation, and assurance of defined quality standards in all processes and products

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in Political Science, Economics, Statistics, Information Management or Journalism, Business Management, Social Sciences or a related field
• First degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses will be accepted in lieu of the above requirement
• Three years, minimum, of postgraduate professional experience in a relevant field of work, with a background and interest in international humanitarian development
• Knowledge of information management best practices, techniques and processes with some understanding of the basic theoretical background
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including substantive analysis and report writing skills
• Ability to supervise and support more junior and/or less-experienced members of the team
• Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly assimilate, UN/WFP specific processes and systems
• Fluency (level C) in English and French
• Nationality of Senegal

To apply and for more information, click here.

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