Data Assistant, Service
Contract
Key Responsibilities
(not all-inclusive)
The Programme Data Assistant reports to the Regional
Programme Data Officer and is expected to:
1. Provide guidance and support to
country offices under the Regional Bureau of Nairobi in ensuring monthly CP
distribution data is timely and correctly captured in corporate systems.
2. Guide Country Offices in ensuring Cooperating Partner
distribution data is reconciled with data from other corporate systems through
collaboration with other relevant units and technical teams.
3. Support country offices in the region to provide logical
beneficiary estimates on quarterly basis for corporate reporting and management
decision making.
4. Support and coordinate country
offices programme data team in preparation, review and validation of financial
closure report by ensuring the distribution closing stock held by CPs is
accurately captured.
5. Support in enhancing capacity of other RBN data users in
accessing, extracting and analyzing output data from WFP programmes managed by
cooperating partners through corporate systems.
6. Support in programme design through review of Needs Based
Plan and Other Output plan data during the formulation and revision of Country
Strategic Plans design.
7. Routinely review and analyze basic CP data to be utilized
by cross-functional units.
8. Routinely analyze and enhance the regional CP management
dashboard ensuring KPIs are updated accordingly
9. Produce and analyze quarterly CPs performance based on FLA
commitments against expenditures including transfers distributed
DELIVERABLES
AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT
•
All programme output data from CPs is updated and validated on monthly
basis in WFP corporate system in readiness for corporate reports.
• Food and Cash-Based Transfer (CBT) distribution data from
different corporate systems is reconciled on quarterly basis to the acceptable
corporate level.
• COs unique planning and actual beneficiary numbers
available for corporate reporting.
• Annex 8 of every CO financial closure report is timely
updated with reconciled data on closing stock held by partners.
• Validate Needs Based Plans (NBP) and Other Output Plan
(OOP) documents for each CO in the region.
• CP Performance dashboard with updated data.
• Quarterly CP performance document is produced on quarterly
basis.
Qualifications
Education: The candidate must have an
undergraduate degree in business management, data science, computer science,
statistics, information management or other field relevant to international
development assistance, and/or trainings/courses in statistics or other related
fields.
Experience: At least two years relevant experience
in programme management and technical research. Experience in analysing complex
data to inform programme. Exposure to WFP country level programming is
considered an asset.
Language: Fluency in written and spoken
English required. Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language is
beneficial.
Experience
1) Proficiency in Windows, Office O365,
(MS Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access) and other applications
related to blogging.
2) General knowledge of UN system policies, rules,
regulations, and procedures governing administration.
3) Excellent writing and communication skills.
4) Excellent knowledge of visualization tools such as Tableau
and SAP BI.
5) Knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation principles.
6) Ability to work independently and under tight deadlines.
7) Ability to work effectively with people of different
national and cultural backgrounds.
Leadership Competences
Leads
by Example with Integrity
- Upholds WFP values, principles,
and standards – Demonstrates and encourages others to uphold the WFP
values, principles and standards - Respects others and values
diversity – Values diversity using respectful and inclusive language, and
encourages others to do the same - Stays focused and calm under
pressure – Stays focused and calm when under pressure and encourages
others to do the same - Demonstrates humility and a
willingness to learn – Shows humility and a willingness to learn and share
knowledge, frequently seeking and acting on feedback, and taking up
opportunities to develop
Drives
Results and Delivers on Commitments
- Delivers results for maximum
impact – Holds self and/or others accountable for the delivery of results - Delegates appropriately –
Delivers results against delegated tasks and seeks guidance and support
where needed - Adapts readily to change –
Responds readily to change adjusting work as needed
Fosters
Inclusive and Collaborative
- Is inclusive and collaborative –
Promotes inclusive teamwork and psychological safety by sharing ideas and
openly raising issues - Gives timely and constructive
feedback – Supports development for others by giving timely and
constructive feedback - Builds and shares new
perspectives – Listens attentively to others to capture, learn, build and
share new perspectives
Applies
Strategic Thinking
- Communicates and fulfils WFP’s
vision – Fulfils WFP’s vision and is able to explain how their objectives
support the vision - Embraces curiosity and new ways
of doing things – Demonstrates curiosity, and proposes new ways of doing
things when relevant - Analyses and evaluates data –
Gathers data and shares knowledge to inform team decision making - Considers the impact of decisions
– Implements decisions and asks questions to understand the impact for
wider objectives
Builds
and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships
- Builds partnerships
- Acts professionally with external
partners - Collaborates to deliver common
objectives - Works together with partners to
deliver common goals
How to Apply
https://jobcenterkenya.com/data-assistant-job-in-kenya-un/
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