Head of ShareTheMeal Software Engineering

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• 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: Head of ShareTheMeal Software Engineering
UNIT/DIVISION: Private Sector Partnerships
DUTY STATION: Remote
CONTRACT TYPE: Short-Term, Regular Consultant
DURATION:11 months
LINE MANAGER/SUPERVISOR: Head of ShareTheMeal Initiative

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. WFP is the world’s
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.
Around 20,000 people work for the organization, most of them in remote areas, directly serving the hungry
poor.
To reach a world with zero hunger, WFP is investing in and growing private sector fundraising and partnerships.
ShareTheMeal is WFP’s fundraising and awareness-raising app. Free to download, the award-winning app is a
pioneering way for people to join our efforts in creating a world with zero hunger.
ShareTheMeal currently has more than 1.3 million supporters worldwide, who have shared more than 185
million meals (US$ 100 million). WFP is pursuing an ambitious growth strategy for individual giving, and
ShareTheMeal is a key driver for this strategy going forward. The team, located in Berlin and also remotely, is
focused on increasing the funds raised to help get to zero hunger by further developing the app to include new
and innovative features, increasing the engagement of existing users and growing the user base through
marketing and communication initiatives. As the user base has grown, there is a significant opportunity to
increase funds raised from existing users and deliver an exceptional experience to build a long-term relationship
with each supporter.
The position is expected to head the Software Engineering team of ShareTheMeal to contribute to and create
innovative ways to improve the fundraising app, with the aim of increasing user engagement and awareness in
support of WFP and PSP goals.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Consultant, reporting to the Head oftheShareTheMeal initiative, is expected to:
Lead the Software Engineering team of ShareTheMeal and advise/consult the Individual Fundraising
teams where needed.
• Lead high-performing teams to create and implement strategic initiatives in support of the goals and
priorities across the board, adopting Agile principles to continuously improve working process driving
business value for WFP and PSP.
• Mentor and coach direct reports and their reports as needed, to ensure performance in the team is
sustained and continuously improved, including the team of Android, iOS, Web, QA, Backend and
Infrastructure Engineers and Lead Engineers.
• Ensure ways of working and team processes are optimized for high impact output, all the while
striking a balance between agility and the need to navigate established external structures.

Instill a culture of user centricity and experimentation, based on data and insights in collaboration with
the BI Hub team
• Own the planning and prioritizing of resources across the Software Engineering team to ensure an
effectiveness on delivery and ongoing maintenance/support of our platforms and services
Develop the tech strategy and tech objectives and key results (OKRs) & ensure operational excellence in driving
the strategy implementation
• Improve internal tooling and automation, interface, consult and collaborate with WFP’s Technology
Division (TEC) on tools and processes, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of IT Policies and Standards
at WFP.
• Plan, develop, and implement an updated tech strategy and roadmap for the ShareTheMeal team,
including the establishment of OKRs to measure performance delivery.
• Advise IF tech teams on tech strategy and implementations, assisting with relevant audits and reviews.
• Ensure the IT solution and its environment are designed, developed, implemented, secured, tested and
backed-up within the required quality requirements.
• Ensure the IT solution is compliant with all relevant technological and organizational regulatory
requirements and procedures, as outlined in WFP's Directive on IT Solutions Management
(TEC2020/001).
• Work collaboratively with the staff, where relevant, and at all levels across the organization to ensure
that digital and technology products are customer-led and scalable.
• Collaborate with tech vendors and partners and drive decisions that optimize for output for WFP.
Other
• Stay abreast of sector trends in major donor fundraising and bring relevant learnings to the team.
• Work with our existing global systems, policies, and processes to deliver the objectives of this role in a
compliant, collaborative, and efficient way.
• Any other tasks as consummate with the level of experience and required to support the Tech team
and PSP.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
• A stable and engaged ShareTheMeal Software Engineering team which meets agreed objectives but is
also fulfilled and growing alongside the organization to deliver on its future ambitions.
• A tech strategy and roadmap for 2023 onwards, working with the Head of ShareTheMeal to support
the achievement of the PSPF strategy.
• Stable operations of the ShareTheMeal mobile app, website, backend and infrastructure.
• Engaged, high performing teams who are driven by our mission and excited to continue working at
ShareTheMeal.
• Robust IT solutions fully compliant with applicable guidelines, including WFP's Guidelines for Software
Solutions.
• Clean source code of IT solutions, in WFP source code repositories.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education: Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other related field.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
For consultancy contract
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Experience: At least 9 years of experience in software engineering with experience of scaling native
mobile applications and web platforms to millions of users. At least 4 years of experience
managing software teams.
Knowledge
& Skills:
• In-depth knowledge and proficiency with mainstream software design &
development technologies and methodologies, developing high-quality IT
solutions, and Agile Scrum.
• Knowledge of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD);
• Knowledge of Software Optimization
• Understanding of accessibility, security compliance, design principles behind a
scalable IT solution, and the differences between delivery platforms, such as mobile
vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform;
• Understanding of the differences between delivery platforms, such as mobile vs
desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform;
• Ability to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system, and
create database schemas that represent and support business processes.
• Experience developing native mobile application using Kotlin and Swift
• Experience with cloud technologies like AWS, Docker, Terraform, Redis, etc.
• Experience in software development within an international organization or startup
company required
• Strong analytical abilities, both quantitative and qualitative
• Ability to interact with managers with maturity and tact
• Mature judgment with strong interpersonal skills
• Collaborative spirit able to liaise with a wide range of people at all levels and across
different cultures and to act with credibility and diplomacy
• Strong time management skills with an ability to plan ahead, anticipate
requirements, problems and obstacles, and an ability to juggle competing priorities
successfully, and to work to tight deadlines
• Self-motivated and able to work with a high degree of autonomy
• Fully committed and motivated to achieve the aims of the World Food Programme
Languages: In addition to a high proficiency in written and spoken English, knowledge of a second UN
language is a plus

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