HR Consultant (Reporting Analytics)

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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme 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.

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 WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN WFP? 

• 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: HR Consultant (Reporting Analytics)

TYPE OF CONTRACT: CST REG – FULLY REMOTE

UNIT/DIVISION: HRMOI/HRM

DUTY STATION (City, Country): HQ Rome, Italy

DURATION: tentative EOD 17.08.2026 to 31/12/2026

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger WFP’s HR Technology and Analytics Branch (HRMOI) powers the digital backbone of HR, delivering smart tools, data, and strategy to streamline processes, drive decisions, and elevate experience.

HRMOI leads the development, implementation, and maintenance of the HR technology strategy and roadmap, ensuring streamlined, effective, and compliant HR processes across the organization. It provides data, analytics, and digital tools to employees, managers, executives, HR practitioners, and external partners — supporting evidence-based decision-making, improving productivity, and enhancing employee and customer experience.

The HRMOI Branch consists of six workstreams:

(STREAM 1)      Payroll, time & audit systems

(STREAM 2)      Talent, learning & recruiting systems

(STREAM 3)      People analytics & reporting

(STREAM 4)      Organization, positions & security

(STREAM 5)      HR capabilities, system adoption & experience

(STREAM 6)      HR technology implementations

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the general supervision and guidance of the Product Owner for Reporting, Dashboards & Self‑Service, the HR Reporting & Analytics Consultant will be working to contributing to product planning, backlog refinement, and delivery of analytics solutions.

1. Discover activities to establish the extract, transformation and quality requirements from sources

2. Extract and prepare periodic (monthly/quarterly & annual) standard reporting including but not limited to; payroll reports, audit reports, external UN agency reports, executive board reports and other corporate reporting as requested.

3. Conduct data cleansing and data verification activities from WFP’s various systems (quality, data source...).

4. Perform data preparation, reporting and data analysis from multiple systems and data sources.

5. Complete ad-hoc activities relating to data investigations, follow-ups on analysis results, or business requirements.

6. Active involvement in core data design documentation, drafting of communication and training materials (internally and to other stakeholders as required).

7. Provision of legacy/source to target system mapping (configuration values).

8. Validate the Data Mapping and data Quality in target system. Prepare HR statistical reports for WFP management at HQ, HR practitioners other stakeholders offices as needed.

10. Analyse and reconcile HR data on a monthly basis based in various systems used.

11. Provide quality control staffing data extracted from various WFP corporate systems

12. Support with on-going projects as needed (HCM/OnePY, SAP upgrade or otherwise)

13. Any other duties as required.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

• Reporting and analytics are delivered to stakeholders in a timely, accurate and decision‑ready manner, following structured intake and prioritization processes.
• Corporate dashboards and tools are timely updated
• Statistical analysis is conducted to support projects, HR initiatives and management decision‑making, using robust and transparent methodologies.
• Data quality is continuously monitored, documented and communicated to relevant stakeholders, including identification and follow‑up of inconsistencies across systems.
• Data assets, mappings and source‑to‑target structures are maintained and updated in a timely and accurate manner to support HR capabilities, systems mapping and downstream reporting.
• Analytics and reporting requests are captured, prioritized and tracked through a structured intake process, ensuring visibility of workload and alignment with HRMOI priorities.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:

University undergraduate or graduate with experience and training courses in one or more of the following disciplines: statistics and/or information technology or any other related fields.

Experience & Skills:

Experience with data analysis and reporting.

Experience in using Microsoft Excel, Power Point, HCM systems, Visualization tools

Excellent communication skills.

Languages:

Fluency in oral and written English with an intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFP’s working languages).

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact:  global.inclusion@wfp.org

NO FEE DISCLAIMER

The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.

REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel.

• We strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete, and that all sections are filled in, including your employment history, academic qualifications, language skills, and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.

• If you experience technical issues while submitting your application, you may contact us at global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org. Please note that this email is only for technical issues with an application - unsolicited applications or documents sent to this inbox will not receive a reply.

• At the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested later in the process.

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.