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Title: OIM & Performance Reports
Officer
Title: OIM & Performance Reports
Officer
Organization: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of
Programme
Programme
Grade: NOB
About US:
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline
agency against world hunger. It is the largest and longest serving humanitarian
agency in Uganda. . Currently WFP focuses on three priority areas: Saving lives
in Emergencies; Building Resilience through Predictable Safety Nets; Improving
Nutrition & Mother-and Child Health; and Supporting Small Holder Farmers to
Access Markets. WFP has operations in various parts of the Country.
agency against world hunger. It is the largest and longest serving humanitarian
agency in Uganda. . Currently WFP focuses on three priority areas: Saving lives
in Emergencies; Building Resilience through Predictable Safety Nets; Improving
Nutrition & Mother-and Child Health; and Supporting Small Holder Farmers to
Access Markets. WFP has operations in various parts of the Country.
Job Summary: The OIM &
Performance Reports Officer will support the Uganda Country Office in enhancing
its capacity in this area. While managing the day-to-day OIM/R function of the
Country office, the OIM/R officer will need to strengthen – and establish where
needed – OIM/R systems, processes, procedures and protocols. While
administratively located within the Programme Unit, the OIM/R Officer will need
to work across functions, notably with Field and Area Offices; Assessment,
Monitoring and Evaluation; Budget and Programming; Communications and Donor
Relations. Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
The incumbent will support all Operational Information Management and
Performance Reporting (OIM & PR) activities and contribute to the
establishment and presentation of standard and consistent operating picture of
WFP operations and associated results that facilitate informed and timely
decision-making at all levels throughout the organisation.
Performance Reports Officer will support the Uganda Country Office in enhancing
its capacity in this area. While managing the day-to-day OIM/R function of the
Country office, the OIM/R officer will need to strengthen – and establish where
needed – OIM/R systems, processes, procedures and protocols. While
administratively located within the Programme Unit, the OIM/R Officer will need
to work across functions, notably with Field and Area Offices; Assessment,
Monitoring and Evaluation; Budget and Programming; Communications and Donor
Relations. Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
The incumbent will support all Operational Information Management and
Performance Reporting (OIM & PR) activities and contribute to the
establishment and presentation of standard and consistent operating picture of
WFP operations and associated results that facilitate informed and timely
decision-making at all levels throughout the organisation.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The jobholder supports
the organisation, packaging, utilisation and dissemination of relevant
information to inform programme design, implementation and presentation to
internal and external audiences; - Supports the external
information provision and reporting requirements of the country office
inclusive of donor proposals and reports; - Coordinates the
internal reporting requirements of the country office inclusive of monthly
Executive and Country Briefs, donor reports, proposals and ad hoc briefing
materials as required; - Regularly updates the
OIM tasker and reports schedule, leading the coordination of all inputs
and alerting relevant units of reporting requirements and deadlines; - Actively participates
and contributes to inter-agency information management and reporting,
including, but not limited to meetings, situation reports and other issues
as they arise. Ensures collaboration and coordination under the ‘One UN’
framework to maintain consistency and complementarity of information with
sister agencies; and - Manages the
preparation of the WFP Uganda Standard Project Report in collaboration
with all relevant units and ensure coherence and quality of information.
Country Office OIM/R Capacity Building and Systems Strengthening:
- Maps information flows
and requirements in-country between the Country Office (CO), Area Offices
(AOs) and Field Offices (FOs), between the CO, Regional Bureau (RB) and HQ
and from CO to external audiences; - Implements
recommendations to optimize the evolving organizational structure for
information flows in line with WFP Uganda’s needs and priorities across
functions at CO, AO and FO; - Defines OIM and
reporting process flows to ensure a common understanding, agreement and
prioritization across cross functional units and sections; - Leads the
implementation of commonly understood and jointly owned OIM and reporting
SOPs, identifying each unit’s role and responsibilities with clear
deadlines and products - Facilitates
information flow between focal points of corporate systems such as COMET,
LESS and WINGS - Enhances the capacity
of WFP staff and partners to effectively manage operational information
and reporting through the provision of the relevant OIM/R training; and - Engages with relevant
units in the Regional Bureau in Nairobi and Headquarters in Rome to stay
up-to-date with corporate guidelines and policy related to information and
performance management.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate
for the United Nations UN World Food Programme (WFP) OIM & Performance
Reports Officer job opportunity should hold an advanced University degree
or First University degree with additional years of related work
experience in Political Science, Economics, Statistics, Information
Management or Journalism, Business Management, Social Sciences or other
relevant field. - A minimum of five
years’ experience within WFP, as an OIM/R officer or in a related
functional role that has provided an in-depth knowledge of OIM/Reports”
processes, systems and OIM/R requirements. - Excellent oral and
written communication skills, able to clearly articulate insights to
external stakeholders and stakeholders within WFP; - Strong understanding
of OIM/R concepts and principals with a broad knowledge of best practices,
techniques and processes; - Strong analytical
skills with the ability to analyse and interpret information and draw out
the key messages; - Capacity to produce
high quality products when working under pressure and with competing
deadlines; - Ability to work in a
team and establish effective working relations with persons of different
national and cultural backgrounds; - High capacity for
organization and cross-functional coordination, as well as an ability to
work with a high degree of independence in a team environment; - Ability to adjust own
communication style to different internal and external audiences and
purposes; - Ability to lead,
motivate and develop less experienced/more junior staff.
How to Apply:
All candidates who desire to join the United Nations World Food
Programme are encouraged to submit their applications online at the link below.
Programme are encouraged to submit their applications online at the link below.
Deadline: 20th March 2018
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