Requirements: English
Company: WFP
Region: Rome , Lazio
30 March 202523 : 59GMT01 : 00 Central European Time (Rome)WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race colour national origin ethnic or social background genetic information gender gender identity and / or expression sexual orientation religion or belief HIV status or disability.ABOUT WFPThe World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict disasters and the impact of climate change.At WFP people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse committed skilled and high performing teams selected on merit operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment living WFPs values (Integrity Collaboration Commitment Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.To learn more about WFP visit our website : follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news : YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok.WHY JOIN WFPWFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.WFP offers a highly inclusive diverse and multicultural working environment.WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training accreditation coaching mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country regional and global offices around the world and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).JOB TITLE : Change Management and Business Innovation Case Team LeaderDUTY STATION (City Country) : Rome ItalyDURATION : 6 monthsBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT :Over the past years the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has responded to an unprecedented level of emergencies while maintaining ongoing operations. This increased demand stretches the organization which means WFP has to find new approaches and ways of working to ensure we are channelling every available resource to the people we serve.The Change Management and Business Innovation Unit (BIU) was established in 2015 to manage change and to promote innovation as part of WFPs Innovation division :BIU acts as the advisory arm of WFPBIU is composed of staff with toptier management consulting backgrounds as well as UN experienceWe execute projects on behalf of Executive Directors Assistant Secretary Generals and Directors across the UN system and have become a trusted advisor to WFP and other entities (e.g. UN Women UNFPA Business Innovation Group). Our focus is on endtoend solutions including problem assessment data analysis operational model design change plan and implementation monitoring.ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES :of Business Innovation projects Overall Innovation and Change Management priorities Other activitiesDELIVERABLES :Depending on time of joining the candidates specific experience and current corporate priorities the candidate will be responsible for the full delivery of a project work stream or a small project. Examples of specific deliverables are :Corporate Executive Director Board and divisional key initiativesSupport Division Managers on prioritization of key corporate initiativesGuide in discussions with team members and other divisions to align on objectives activities timelines and outputsGuide analytical and project management supportAct as an advisory to the Director sponsoring the initiative and driving implementationUN Reform : Guide UN Reform implementation inside the WFP and part of an interagency project teamSupport UNDCO to perform data collection (e.g. producing / updating data collection template preparing and leading training sessions for all participating UN entities supporting data missions in countries etc.;Propose and carry out analysis and visualizations to drive insights and enable CBO Project Team to make datadriven decisionsSupport UNDCO to perform analysis on service delivery effectiveness and efficiency areas for optimization and improvement and review current service approaches at global and country levelsSupport communication efforts on UN ReformAdditional divisional needsSupport knowledge management reviews and best practices sharingGuide and supervise more junior staff acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queriesAdditional project support based on pipeline and new projects contracted during time of contract as requiredQUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED :Education :Preference for a degree in business economi