Programme Data Assistant, Service Contract at World Food Programme (WFP)

The Programme Data Assistant reports to the Regional Programme Data Officer and is expected to: 

• Provide guidance and support to country offices under the Regional Bureau of Nairobi in ensuring monthly CP distribution data is timely and correctly captured in corporate systems. 
• Guide Country Offices in ensuring Cooperating Partner distribution data is reconciled with data from other corporate systems through collaboration with other relevant units and technical teams. 
• Support country offices in the region to provide logical beneficiary estimates on quarterly basis for corporate reporting and management decision making.
• Support and coordinate country offices programme data team in preparation, review and validation of financial closure report by ensuring the distribution closing stock held by CPs is accurately captured.
• Support in enhancing capacity of other RBN data users in accessing, extracting and analyzing output data from WFP programmes managed by cooperating partners through corporate systems.
• Support in programme design through review of Needs Based Plan and Other Output plan data during the formulation and revision of Country Strategic Plans design.
• Routinely review and analyze basic CP data to be utilized by cross-functional units.
• Routinely analyze and enhance the regional CP management dashboard ensuring KPIs are updated accordingly
• Produce and analyze quarterly CPs performance based on FLA commitments against expenditures including transfers distributed

 DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT

• All programme output data from CPs is updated and validated on monthly basis in WFP corporate system in readiness for corporate reports.
• Food and Cash-Based Transfer (CBT) distribution data from different corporate systems is reconciled on quarterly basis to the acceptable corporate level.
• COs unique planning and actual beneficiary numbers available for corporate reporting.
• Annex 8 of every CO financial closure report is timely updated with reconciled data on closing stock held by partners. 
• Validate Needs Based Plans (NBP) and Other Output Plan (OOP) documents for each CO in the region.
• CP Performance dashboard with updated data.
• Quarterly CP performance document is produced on quarterly basis. 

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: The candidate must have an undergraduate degree in business management, data science, computer science, statistics, information management or other field relevant to international development assistance, and/or trainings/courses in statistics or other related fields.
• Experience: At least two years relevant experience in programme management and technical research. Experience in analysing complex data to inform programme. Exposure to WFP country level programming is considered an asset.
• Language: Fluency in written and spoken English required. Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language is beneficial.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Proficiency in Windows, Office O365, (MS Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access) and other applications related to blogging.
• General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations, and procedures governing administration.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Excellent knowledge of visualization tools such as Tableau and SAP BI.
• Knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation principles.
• Ability to work independently and under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.