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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).
JOB TITLE: IT Programme Manager
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Regular Consultancy Level 2
UNIT/DIVISION: TECM Foundational Technology Services
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Remote Work
DURATION: NTE 31.12.2026
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
Reporting directly to the Chief of Foundational Technology Services, the incumbent will support the
execution of IT programmes and projects, in coordination with the Heads of Unit and team leads,
according to internationally recognized Programme and Project Management standards and
methodology.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Coordinate and harmonize TECM and TECI programmes and projects, fostering innovation,
automation and leveraging best practices and controls.
• Support the Chief, TECM to industrialize IT processes and enable operations while attaining
disciplined execution.
• Represent TECM in meetings, workshops, fora, both internal to IT and external to IT, including
non-WFP parties.
• Coordinate the global implementation of the new Service Management solution, in sync with
the expansion of the IT Service Centre.
• Support the Cloud Computing adoption globally.
• Coordinate the TECM portion of the SCOPE investments. SCOPE is the WFP Beneficiary
Information and Transfer Management system.
• Carry out programme and project management tasks including planning, status reports,
communication to stakeholders, budgeting and expenditure control and reporting.
• Ensure that any operational agreement with implementing parties is prepared, negotiated and
agreed upon according to the indications/guidelines provided by the management.
• Ensure the quality of outputs and results with optimal performance monitoring mechanisms;
establish effective coordination, monitoring, information sharing and reporting systems.
• Harmonize operational activities with emerging trends: Business Continuity, Continuous Service
Improvement, Common Services.
• Manage TECM and TECI budget activities, including tracking expenditures and forecasting.
• Liaise with TECR on branch cashflow.
• Support Investment Case submissions, tracking, etc.
• Facilitate procurements on behalf of branch.
• Model cost recover opportunities.
• Other duties as required.
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
• Successful coordination and harmonization of the TECM and TECI teams and implementation
of industry best practices.
• Cloud Adoption financially optimized.
• Service Management solution implemented and synced with the expansion of the IT Service
Centre.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education: Advanced University Degree in IT or related field.
Experience: 8+ years of experience in Programme and Project Management in IT related
environments. Ability to work with precision under pressure on multiple activity
streams. Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision as well as to
cooperate within a team with pre-defined reporting lines. Proven ability to plan,
manage and report on budget and resource consumption for large programme and
projects with multiple streams or multiple projects.
Knowledge & Skills:
• General knowledge of - and experience in - international organizations
would be an asset.
• MSP and COBIT certification would be desirable.
• Baseline IT Security knowledge would be a distinct advantage.
• Previous experience in international contexts with coordination of multiple
workgroups will be considered a plus.
• Detail- oriented, Excellent communication, Ethics & Values, Team Work,
Client Orientation, Cognitive Capacity, Interpersonal Relations, Stress
Resistance, Behavioral Flexibility, Leadership Capabilities.
• ITIL certification is required.
Languages: Fluency in oral and written English with an intermediate knowledge of another official
UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of
WFP’s working languages) is desirable
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
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