Back IT Solution Assistant, SC5 (Port Sudan), El Fasher, Sudan

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JOB POSTING INFORMATION:

Posting Date: 31 March 2021

Closing Date: 13 April 2021

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity & gender balance and encourage qualified female candidates to apply.

Would you like to join WFP Sudan's ICT team and enable the delivery of professional, client-focused ICT services and deploying technology solutions that will benefit thousands of beneficiaries?

Are you ready

to change and save the lives of the world's most vulnerable people? If yes, this opportunity is for you.

At WFP, we are looking for a talented

IT Solution Assistant (SCOPE) to be based in our duty stations of

Port Sudan, in

Sudan , to be hired on a

Service Contract SC5 level.

Please note that the position in El Fasher is canceled.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world

achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. 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.

WFP Sudan has the potential to reach millions of food-insecure people across Sudan - with a total of 7.8 million people assisted in 2020. WFP Sudan, one of the largest and complex operations for WFP globally, is currently rolling out its five-year Country Strategic Plan (2019-2023), which aims to provide emergency assistance through a hybrid approach (Cash, food and vouchers), along with life-changing types of programmes (Nutrition, Resilience and School Feeding).

JOB PURPOSE

IT Solution Assistant (SCOPE) SC5, Will be involved in Cash-Based Transfer (CBT) activities and guide internal and external colleagues at the duty station on relevant business procedures supported by SCOPE - our web-based application used for beneficiary registrations, intervention setups, distribution planning, transfers and distribution reporting.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

These jobs are found in Country Offices (COs), Regional Bureaux (RBs), and Headquarters (HQ). The Job holders report to a Head of the Unit, Chief or Information Technology Officer, or the designate. At this level job holders are expected to take responsibility for completion of a range of processes and activities requiring interpretation of standard guidelines/practices. Job holders are able to recommend a course of action to staff at various levels and may allocate tasks to other staff.

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Under the overall supervision of the IT Officer in Area Office or Sub office, the IT Solution Assistant will be responsible for the following:

• Participate in beneficiary services during registration campaign.
• Follow the relevant standard operating procedures for registering beneficiaries into WFP food assistance activities.
• Test and deploy new software/hardware to support CBTs activities C.
• Provide technical support to retailers, beneficiaries and WFP Program during distribution cycles for e - voucher or cash transfer modality.
• Train WFP staff/CP/Retailer on how to use new technologies used in CBT.
• Conduct regular data quality checks, ensuring clarity, accuracy and consistency at the first level
• Actively participate in IT Macro/Micro Assessment according to the standard operating procedures for CBTs activities.
• Any other duties as assigned

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of Secondary school education preferably supplemented by tertiary learning in Information Technology, computer science or any relevant field.

Experience: Four years of experience related to Information Technology assignments

Language: Fluent in both English and Arabic

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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Closing date: 13 April 2021

• Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
• WFP has zero-tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
• This position is open ONLY to Sudanese nationals or those authorized to live and work in Sudan according to Sudanese regulations. Applicants who do not meet this criterion will not be considered for this position.
• WFP does not charge any fees at any stage of its recruitment process.
• Applicants should state the duty stations they are interested in while completing their cover letters.
• CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO ATTACH BOTH A COVER LETTER AND AN UPDATED CV OR UNP11 FORM. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR CV OR P11 IS

UPDATED

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