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AJIRA TANZANIA 2019 / NAFASI ZA KAZI 2019
Position: Innovation Startup Advisor – NOA Equivalent – Service Contract (104448)
Requisition # 104448 – Posted 20/03/2019 – Short Term-SC WFP – Africa,
Southern – Tanzania, United Republic of – Dar-es-Salaam – Working Job
Language (1) – OTHER
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 and gender balance.
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.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Identify and facilitate the internal selection of projects for the WFP CO innovation portfolio: local ventures and international pilots, in close collaboration with the global WFP innovation accelerator
- Own a portion of the WFP CO innovation portfolio and lead these projects towards success
- Scope, design, advise and conduct pilot innovation projects with third parties (local or international start-ups, foundations or private sector players)
- Represent the WFP Field Innovation hub at public events and towards partners and donors
- Deliver general and specific innovation trainings and coaching to aspiring and successful entrepreneurs (human centered design, lean startup, leadership development, etc)
- Support WFP innovation hub growth by designing and building Innovation Hub processes and capabilities
- Support WFP innovation hub growth by identifying, closing and managing potential partners
- Provide guidance to support staff and other CO colleagues, acting as internal champion for innovation
- Support other Innovation Hub projects and activities on an as-need basis.
- The candidate will be based in Dar es Salaam, with travel to the field when needed.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
• Should have a high affinity with the Tanzanian innovation space; ideally with startup-related experience
• Ability to clearly formulate a vision and inspire people around you, on a daily basis
• Have a founder mentality and are able to build (parts of) an organization from scratch
• Ability to quickly assess the quality of project proposals and
ventures and can quickly formulate recommendations for improvements
• Ability to successfully run projects in multi-stakeholder
environments: manage scope, budgets, impact and stakeholder satisfaction
• Ability to represent WFP innovation at senior partners, donors and other stakeholders
• Self-driven, extrovert, humble and easily connecting with people (offline)
• Fluency in Microsoft Office and Google (drive and docs) suite.
• Ability to communicate effectively at different levels and in
Kiswahili and English: from casual startup lingo to professional
government communications.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Advanced University degree in International Affairs,
Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social
Sciences or other field relevant to international development
assistance, or First University Degree with additional years of related
work experience and/or trainings/courses.
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DESIRED EXPERIENCES:
• Has gained five years relevant experience in innovation, start up, business or development.
OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS
Language: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language, if different.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
The application deadline: 03rd April, 2019.
WFP agency standards and guidance: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply.
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.
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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.
Position: Programme Policy Associate (Innovation Community Manager)-Service Contract Appointment-G6 (104454)
Requisition # 104454 - Posted 20/03/2019 - Short Term-SC WFP - Africa, Southern - Tanzania, United Republic of - Dar-es-Salaam - Working Job Language (1) - PROGRAMME & POLICY
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 and gender balance.
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.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Support designing and building the Field Innovation Hub local innovator support schemes (Mentoring, Micro grants and Connecting).
- Run and maintain the Field Innovation Hub local innovator support schemes; from sign up through all subsequent funnel stages
- Own the Innovation Hub contact database and grow and maintain the local community (local startups and innovators, private sector companies, public institutions, academia and experts)
- Own the Innovation Hub communications and eco-system community engagement, in close collaboration with the WFP CO communications departments: set communications strategy, design and deliver campaigns across multiple channels (email, social media, WhatsApp and offline)
- Organize a series of small events (Failure Festivals, Co-founder speed dating, Expert sessions, etc) to promote SDG2 and SDG17 in the local innovation eco-system
- Interface with and support all other innovation hub activities in case interaction with the community is required.
- Organizing, promoting and supporting to deliver other Innovation activities, such as bootcamps, challenges and events.
- Interface with and manage all related internal CO processes (Procure to Pay, Lead to Opportunity, Order to Cash)
- Support other Innovation Hub projects and activities on an as-need basis.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Advanced University degree in
Business, Marketing, Communications, Psychology, Social Sciences or
other field relevant to innovation; or First post-high school degree or
diploma with additional related work experience and/or
trainings/courses.
Language: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language: Kiswahili.
EXPERIENCE
-The candidate should have at least two years of relevant experience
in managing a diverse and professional community or a comparable
experience in marketing / communications where interaction with people
was an essential component
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
The application deadline: 03rd April, 2019.
WFP agency standards and guidance: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply.
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
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.
