Overview
This role involves planning, budgeting, and managing IT/Telecommunications systems in alignment with WFP standards and operational needs. It includes maintaining secure and efficient networks, supporting users, overseeing procurement processes, and contributing to reporting and cost-efficiency efforts.
Tasks Summary
- Contribute to the development of plans and budgets, and manage the deployment of IT/TC systems aligned with business needs, in accordance with WFP corporate standards.
- Monitor and maintain IT/TC systems and networks, ensuring appropriate data security and access controls considering both local and wide area network issues; and supporting users to get maximum benefits from them.
- Install and configure new computer hardware for improving and upgrading system performance; contribute to technology upgrades as required.
- Contribute to technical specifications and tender documents that support the procurement of IT/TC equipment and services at minimum cost, in line with WFP rules and regulations.
- Collate and analyse data to contribute to the preparation of accurate reports on IT/TC activities, investments and costs, identifying ideas to increase cost-efficiencies where possible.
- Maintain and develop technical expertise and understanding of industry developments.
- Provide advice to managers and users, understanding and resolving issues, and ensuring IT policies, procedures, systems and tools are correctly applied to support them.
- Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.
- Contribute to the capability building of staff through the review and/or design of appropriate training programs aimed at developing skills/knowledge in IT and Telecommunications.
- Coordinate with other UN agencies in order to align activities and maximise possibilities of inter-agency collaboration in the field of IT and TC.
- Interact effectively with internal and external colleagues and user groups to understand their needs and provide appropriate technical support.
- Follow standard emergency preparedness and contingency planning practices to ensure WFP is able to maintain basic IT services and/or quickly respond and deploy resources to affected areas at the onset of a crisis.
- Contribute to the preparation of operational plans and deliver resource requirements at the onset of an emergency.
- Other tasks as required.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of related work experience, or additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
- Has assisted in establishing standards and protocols for service excellence within own domain or at a HQ and field Office.
- Has successfully performed installation or testing of new hardware for improving or upgrading systems performance.
- Has proven experience analyzing service management results and developing service enhancement recommendations.
- Has keen ground-level experience implementing IT and telecoms systems in emergencies.
Qualification Requirements
Advanced University degree in Computer Science or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
