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The World Food Programme is the food assistance branch of the United Nations and the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) seeks individuals of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles
Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance
Female applicants are especially encouraged to apply
JOB PURPOSE
The Regional Innovations Consultant will be responsible to identify, support and scales innovations that help fast-track WFP’s work towards the next level of emergency response and achieving Zero Hunger. The Consultant will be working closely with Regional Bureaus and Business Units at Headquarters level in support of the Country Offices.
The establishment of Regional Innovation Hubs within the Regional network will help facilitate those necessary links and collaboration initiatives among stakeholders, helping regional innovation projects to scale, establish central regional coordination, without compromising country and department specific initiatives while ensuring an orchestration of efforts, and the creation of synergies between projects, sharing knowledge and best practices among Country Offices, regions and WFP as a whole.
Reporting to the RBN (Regional Bureau, Nairobi), Head of Partnerships and working closely with all functional units in RBN including Partnerships, Supply Chain, Programmes, etc. The incumbent will ensure innovation coordination and innovation knowledge management across the region, provide technical advice to innovation projects in COs (Country Offices) in RBN, and support the scale of innovations through partnerships management and through close coordination with relevant RBN and CO teams.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Innovation, Design, Technology or related fields .Preference will be given to candidates with Master's degree in related fields.
Working Experience: At least 5 years of progressively responsible national or international experience in a start-up, innovations function in private businesses or innovations in the humanitarian or international development sector.
Proven Track of experience working in a large-scale organisation
Language: Fluency in oral and written English mandatory. An intermediate knowledge of another official UN language will be an added advantage.
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (what you will do)
Strengthen innovation capacity at RB and CO level:
Support strategic evolution of global innovation community, scale-up enablement and general innovation accelerator build up
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES( what you will do )Cont...
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Type of Contract:
Consultancy -Level 1 equivalent P3 level.
Duty Station:Nairobi Regional Bureau, Kenya
Contract Duration: 5 Months with a possibility of extension.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
December 16 , 2019.
Only Shorlisted Candidates will be contacted.
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