[Hiring] Consultant Information Management & Reporting @World Food Programme

Role Description

The Strategic and Operational Information Management (SOIM) function plays a critical role in creating and maintaining a common operational picture of WFP operations. With Country Offices (COs) reporting directly to the Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer (DED&COO), the need for a streamlined, coherent, and responsive flow of strategic and operational information is essential.

To support this shift, the DED&COO Office is consolidating the Operational Information Management global function to ensure that information flows between Global Headquarters (GHQ) and COs are timely, accurate, and strategically aligned. This consolidation enables a unified executive voice and strengthens evidence-based decision-making across all levels of the organization.

The SOIM function is responsible for coordinating, consolidating, and managing information flows, ensuring that WFP leadership has access to a consistent and comprehensive operational picture, while also reducing duplication and enhancing coherence in internal and external messaging.

Accountabilities / Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of systems, tools, standards, and guidance that support effective information management in line with WFP and UN policies and practices.
• Provide technical advice and support to Country Offices on the integration of SOIM policies and guidance into established systems to drive the quality, consistency, and standardization of information management and reporting across WFP.
• Support Country Offices in drafting high-level briefs presenting operational information to the WFP Management as well as the corporate reporting products.
• Lead the consolidation of the Daily Operational Brief (DOB), coordinating with country offices and Global HQ as needed via OPSCEN-established processes.
• Promote automation and digital innovation in SOIM workflows to streamline processes, reduce duplication, and enable advanced analytics using corporate platforms and dashboards.
• Maintain regular formal and informal communication with assigned regional and country offices to ensure effective information flow between Global Headquarters (GHQ) and COs, including regular engagement with colleagues from cross-functional teams to have an informed holistic view of issues impacting WFP.
• Backstop/support other team members and fill rotational coverage of COO processes.
• Other as required.

Qualifications

• University degree in International Relations, Political Science, Conflict Analysis, Information Management, Journalism, Data Science or other relevant fields.
• Between 6 and 10 years of postgraduate related professional work experience.

Requirements

• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure as part of a team.
• Strong written and visual communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills; ability to learn quickly.
• Experience with MS Office and Adobe Creative Suites.
• Strong knowledge of social media platforms, including analytics.
• Ability to keep abreast of latest trends in communication methods.
• Knowledge of WFP’s and wider UN’s communication methods.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Benefits

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).