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• WFP 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: Data Literacy and Advocacy Coordinator
TYPE OF CONTRACT: CST
UNIT/DIVISION: TECX
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Remote
DURATION: 3 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies, and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
WFP Technology Division (TEC, formerly known as IT) is the digital business engine of the World Food Programme, providing the business with multi-pronged and resilient technical capabilities able to respond with the agility required in humanitarian operations, be they man made or in a natural disaster setting. TEC Division continues to increase its activities to meet the constantly growing demand from the organization and implement the initiatives related to digital transformation.
As part of WFP’s Digital Transformation activities, data is a key pillar. The vision is to create a future where all WFP staff have the capabilities required to contribute towards a data-driven organization. The Data Literacy and Advocacy Coordinator will act as a trailblazer; understanding the business value of data and championing and building change management, training, and communication programs to maturity.
The Data Literacy and Advocacy Coordinator has a dual role in developing creative, structured, and engaging data literacy content while also leading advocacy efforts to inform our internal organization on how to unlock the full potential of WFP’s data assets.
Reporting to the Head of Data Strategy and Governance in the Global Data Office (TECX) , the incumbent will partner with Technology Division teams as well as functional teams across WFP. Working on both strategic and tactical activities, the Data Literacy and Advocacy Coordinator will also need to demonstrate a flexible an adaptable communication style to overcome challenges and establish cross-functional support for initiatives.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Partner across WFP to design, create content and implement a user-centric Data Literacy Program tailored to WFP’s employees (and aligned to WFP’s and the wider UN data roles) and Programmes. Utilize user research to understand priorities and needs with data skills.
• Manage WFP's data literacy programme including the development and monitoring of objectives, key results, and timelines for delivery.
• Organize online and in-person data literacy trainings from course design to participant management and course evaluation.
• Liaise with partners on their data literacy initiatives and practices to learn from their experiences and ensure a coordinated approach across WFP and the UN.

• Engage with potential implementing partners including the private sector for delivering the data literacy workstream.
• Co-develop with TEC communication teams and own the Data & Analytics Advocacy strategy, making our value more tangible, visible, and accessible to internal and external stakeholders.
• Work with Data Product Teams to coordinate Data Advocacy activities and plan events to ensure objectives and key results are delivered.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
1. Develop, in consultation with other functional areas and other Data Literacy subject matter experts, the WFP Data Literacy Plan for eventual endorsement by the Data Management Committee and the Digital Business and Technology Committee.
2. Create and convene a Data Literacy Working Group aimed at implementing and delivering the activities described in the WFP Data Literacy Plan
3. Create a training curriculum detailing the courses to be offered for Data Literacy.
4. Find and manage a vendor to create the required training courses.
5. Coordinate with members of the Data Literacy Working Group to provide content and endorse the training courses produced by the vendor.
6. Coordinate with members of the Data Literacy Working Group to approve a Roll-out and Change Management Plan.
7. Manage the roll-out and change management implementation activities.
8. Organize and manage activities associated with Data Week event and support other events organized by Field Data Team.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Data Management, Information Technology, Information Technology Management, Communications, Product Management, and other relevant disciplines.
Experience:
A minimum of 3 years of recent and progressive working knowledge of principles of adult learning, communications and branding and experience with the delivery of professional communications; including writing, editing, branding and publications
Of which, one to three years of experience in developing data literacy capabilities in a large organization (over 10,000 employees).
Highly Desirable: One or more years of experience progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation, development, or other related area.
Knowledge & Skills:
• Strong data and technical skills that includes data analysis and visualization competencies
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills, with ability to effectively interact with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Strong trouble-shooting and organizational skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Collaborative approach to leading and delegating responsibilities with distributed, cross-functional teams.

• Proven skills in developing partnerships with stakeholders and building engagement with business unit counterparts.
• Experience with geographically distributed teams where the focus on team- work and achieving deliverables.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, with a proven ability to execute on plans and work autonomously.
• Customer-obsessed approach. Understand end-user's challenges and articulate an approach to solve challenges and make an impact.
• Strong bias for action, creative thinking, and innovation
Languages:
Fluency (level C) in English language is mandatory. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working language, Portuguese is desirable.

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