Vacancy Announcement

WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Job Title: Business Transformation Officer (Data Specialist) FT NOA, Cox’s Bazar
Grade: NOA
Type of contract: Fixed Term
Duration: 12 months
Duty Station: Cox’s Bazar
Vacancy Number: 831155
Date of Publication: 15 January 2024
Deadline of Application: 28 January 2024

This vacancy announcement is for Nationals from Bangladesh.

Terms and Conditions:

WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, pension, leave plus a medical insurance.

JOB PURPOSE

The role of a Business Transformation Officer – Data Specialist is to support advanced data-driven decision making and innovation within our organization. The role requires a professional with a diverse skill set, combining hands-on technical expertise in Data Collection, Evidence-based Analysis, Integration, and Visualization. The incumbent must have skills in effectively capturing business process flows and technical requirements at the Country Office level (also known as “data mapping”) and translate analysis to tangible project and product roadmaps tailored to the country office needs. In the implementation of the roadmaps, the Business Transformation Officer – Data Specialist will coordinate the delivery of technical training alongside the Regional Data Coordinator and support activities delivered by data analysts and data engineers across various programme units. The incumbent will play a crucial role in developing dashboards and reports to enhance decision-making at the WFP Bangladesh.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Within delegated authority, the Business Transformation Officer – Data Specialist will be responsible for the following duties:
1. Contribute to capturing, analysis and documentation (i.e. through diagrams, flowcharts, data models, user experience designs, storyboards) of business requirements for IT solutions (including Data solutions) and services following WFP policies, standards and strategies.
2. Work with more senior team members to communicate business requirements to business counterparts, for a shared understanding of the requirements and effective implementation of strategies/plans.
3. Contribute to the baselining and tracking of business requirements through to implementation for efficient management of change.
4. Test and analyse IT solutions (including Data solutions) and document the match against business requirements for quality and accuracy.
5. Maintain contacts with business counterparts to bring their requests into IT and keep them informed of actions.
6. Maintain up to date the service catalogue of IT solutions (including Data solutions) offered to the business, including current, retired and those in the pipeline to support effective knowledge management.
7. Support the development and implementation of modern integrated data transformation pipelines, facilitating data cleaning, reconciliation, and anomaly checks.
8. Support project managers in managing estimates, business cases, planning, risk identification, issue management for the effective delivery of IT Solutions (including Data solutions).
9. Create professional reports, dashboards, and presentations with detailed analytical insights.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: An advanced university degree (Master’s degree), in data science, computer science, data and information management, statistics, engineering or another relevant field.

WORK EXPERIENCE: Minimum 5 years of experience with a minimum 3 years of professional experience in IT field.

LANGUAGE: Fluency in spoken and written English and Bangla is required.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Data Analysis and Statistics:
• Proficiency in statistical analysis and hypothesis testing.
• Strong understanding of data distributions, probability, and statistical modelling.
• Machine Learning:
• In-depth knowledge of machine learning algorithms, including supervised and unsupervised techniques.
• Experience with model evaluation, hyperparameter tuning, and model deployment.
• Data Manipulation and Programming:
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python or R for data manipulation and analysis.
• Knowledge of data cleaning, transformation, and feature engineering techniques.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

Data Visualization:
Familiarity with data visualization libraries and tools (e.g., Matplotlib, Seaborn, Tableau).
Ability to create informative and visually appealing data visualizations.
Database and Data Warehousing:
Understanding of database systems (e.g., SQL databases) and data warehousing concepts.
Experience with querying and extracting data from databases.
Data Ethics and Privacy:
Awareness of data privacy regulations and ethical data handling practices.
Analytical Skills:
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Ability to extract actionable insights from complex data.
Communication Skills:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Team Collaboration:
Effective teamwork and collaboration skills.
Experience working in cross-functional teams.
Project Management:
Project management skills to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
Other: Experience and knowledge of data optimisation and visualisation tools such as Palantir Foundry, Tableau and Power Platform are preferred.

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All WFP Employees are expected to demonstrate the competencies and standards of behaviour aligned with our core values and defined in the WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK, namely:

Leading by example with integrity,

Driving results and delivering on commitments,

Fostering inclusive and collaborative teamwork,

Applying strategic thinking,

Building and maintaining sustainable partnerships.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. The country strategic plan is aligned with the United Nations sustainable development cooperation framework for Bangladesh for 2022‒2026 and the eighth five-year plan (covering the period July 2020‒June 2025) of the Government of Bangladesh. It is informed by the recommendations of an independent evaluation of the country strategic plan for 2017–2021 and consultation with key stakeholders. It will contribute to Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 17 through four strategic outcomes.

WFP is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce. WFP has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority or discrimination. 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.

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