Consultant Business Intelligence and Data Visualization Specialist, CFOMD

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The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

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WHY JOIN WFP? 

• 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: Business Intelligence and Data Visualization Specialist

TYPE OF CONTRACT: CST-Regular

UNIT/DIVISION: CFOMD

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Rome

DURATION: Until 31 December 2026

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The United Nation’s World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
WFP’s Chief Financial Officer Division drives effective planning, allocation and utilization of resources, and oversees the corporate financial cycle, from performance and financial planning, through budgeting, recording of accounting transactions and payments, to financial and performance reporting.
As part of the CFO Division, the CFOMD team analyze and transform complex financial and performance data to derive strategic insights, drive financial risk management and strengthen high-level decision-making. Leveraging advanced digital tools and innovative methodologies, the team aim to support strategic business outcomes and to enhance financial stewardship.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Business Intelligence and Data Visualization Specialist will support various day to day tasks, leveraging Planning, Budgeting, Programming, Monitoring & Evaluation, and Performance data for both Global HQ and Country Offices to maintain a robust data foundation which enable specialized data analytics, business intelligence and data visualizations for decision-making.

Main responsibilities include:
• Work with the team to identify advanced analytics needs for management decision making and continue developing and enriching the corporate data foundation accordingly.
• Develop, maintain and implement the overall data architectural model to support business intelligence and data analytics strategies for specific specialized and complex requests in the division.
• Manage large data sets to make them usable and meaningful, capable of supporting a variety of visualization options that are universally understandable and allow easy interpretation.
• Deliver as and when required prototype solutions to support the Management team with immediate data visualization needs.
• Analyze data to identify trends and potential areas of concern, bringing those to the attention of the respective managers for decision making.
• Contribute to the preparation of periodic reports to provide an overview to management.
• Lead interaction with data teams to ensure timely and high-quality reporting and advanced analytics.
• Undertake additional tasks as required.

Specific Tools and Systems Responsibilities
• Extract, manipulate, quality check, analyze and present data, as required, from:
o Corporate Systems such as WINGS and DOTS

o Country Office systems such as SCOPE (WFP's beneficiary information and transfer management platform)
o Database systems (postgresql, MySQL, HANA, SugarCRM/SUITECRM systems, and others)
o M&E systems (ONA, KoBo, and COMET)
o WFP CFM (Complaint and Feedback Mechanism)
o Customer Relationship Management (SugarCRM and SuiteCRM)
• Link and present data from corporate systems including WINGS, SCOPE Interventions and Settlements, COMET Partnership Agreements (SCOPE Interventions i.e. enrollment/redemption and M&E outcome monitoring from WFP's primary data collection tool, MoDa); Complaints and Feedback Mechanism, COMET Partnership Agreements and SCOPE Interventions

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
• KPIs and business critical priorities and requirements determined.
• BI and data analyst strategies developed and implemented to received requests.
• Quality data reports and data representations provided to management.
• Innovative business and data visualization solutions provided to meet multiple and varied audiences.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
A degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, business intelligence, operations, management, or another related field or relevant experience.
Experience:
6-10 years of working experience in relevant field, ideally with 2- 3 years WFP field experience (CO/RB) with data analytics and experience in WFP HQ budgeting and funds management data analytics.
Knowledge & Skills:
Excellent analytical and statistical skills. Understanding of various types of performance analysis and/or enterprise analysis. Knowledge or experience with data modelling, data warehousing and business intelligence technologies and methodologies.
Languages:
Fluency in oral and written English.

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact:  [email protected]

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel.

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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.

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.