Deadline: 02 May 2023
The World Food Programme (WFP) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Business Transformation Officer in Niamey, Niger.
World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Business Transformation Officer will perform the following functions:
- Engage with the business to understand their needs and translate into clear requirements that can be met through innovative digital solutions;
- Provide strategic and operational oversight for digital solutions (including data and monitoring solutions) within the operation;
- Collaborate with Programme and other key stakeholders on the development and maintenance of a CO strategy and roadmap for relevant SCOPE implementation;
- Enable the business to make data-driven decisions to inform the strategic direction, analyse the success of initiatives and impact to beneficiaries whilst ensuring data security and privacy
- In collaboration with Regional Social Safety Net Officer/relevant colleagues provide advice related to social protection and safety net infrastructure for governments as it relates to capacity strengthening;
- Support CO engagement with other UN agencies and with NGOs interested in benefitting from WFP’s digital assistance services through assessments, intervention design, project support and service delivery coordination;
- Undertake analysis for the business case for commercial service providers in order to expand the provision of services to WFP recipients across the country, in collaboration with key team members.
- Support the development of functional work plans, ensuring compliance with wider WFP policies, standards and strategies.
- Continuously improve guidelines, processes and procedures of Business Relationship Management, Business Analysis and IT Project Management functions.
- Build and nurture relationships with the business counterparts to understand and anticipate the direction of the business and ensure alignment of provider’s solutions with changing business requirements and priorities.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant must have:
- Advanced university degree in Computer Science, engineering or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience or trainings/course.
- At least 5 years or more of experience in in projects transformation into digital solutions.
- At least 3 years of experience in managing and leading teams.
- At least 2 years of experience in the implementation Mobile Money cash distribution.
- Effectively managed IT projects and supervised project team members.
- Analysed and translated user requirements into new business processes and applications.
- Formed strong partnerships with relevant parties to help meet WFP’s IT requirements.
- Fluency (level C) in English language.
- Very Good (Level B) in French Language.
- Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (a WFP working language).
How to Apply
Applicants must submit applications through online process.
For more information, visit WFP.
