World Food Programme Job Vacancy Application Details

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) seeks individuals of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principlesSelection 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

The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetime. 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.The WFP Regional Bureau for Eastern and Central Africa (RBN) is based in Nairobi and provides strategic direction, technical guidance, resource mobilization and management support to WFP operations and activities in nine countries: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda.

WFP Nairobi Regional Bureau (RBN) and Supply Chain (SCO) agreed to develop a joint initiative, named Corridor Management (CM), aimed at developing an innovative solution for the management of RBN Supply Chain corridors. The solution will enable Supply Chain (SC) Services to be operated within the context Service Model approach.The position will be based in the Nairobi Regional Bureau under the logistics unit . The junior analyst will work in strict coordination with business experts and involved stakeholders under the guidance, supervision and reporting lines of the Corridor Management Solution Stream Leader.

Education: University degree in information technologies, economics, finance, international cooperation, business management or any other related fields; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.Working Experience: At least three-years’ experience in service cost management, business processes mapping, and information system development.

Language: Fluency in both oral and written English. Intermediate knowledge of French would be an advantage.

• Proven knowledge of service costing principles and methodologies.
• Proven knowledge of business process mapping.
• Proven knowledge of cost accounting.
• Excellent written and analytical skills.
• Good research and learning capacity.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure as part of a team.
• Good communication skills.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft package (Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and other related software).
• Knowledge of MS Access database, HTML and other programming languages and platforms (WordPress, Drupal, etc.) are appreciated.

What you will do:Providing support to the following service cost management work stream activities:

• Definition of the service costing model focused on, but not limited to, the corridor management initiative;
• Mapping of the to-be business processes of, but not limited to corridor management;
• Design and implementation of the service costing model and support to the development and testing of related service costing tools;
• Development of project documents including concept papers, business requirements, note for the records, communication notes.

The projects activities you will participate in include:

• Service costing definition and controlling model;
• Supply Chain cost collection and service cost allocation mechanisms, including direct costs, indirect costs, and overheads;
• Service business processes mapping and integration with the other corporate businesses.