Geospatial Information Specialist at World Food Programme

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🚩 Vacancy Announcement n°: 832053

📢 Job Title: Geospatial Information Specialist SC-8

📌Type of Contract: Service Contract

➡️ Unit / Division: Operational Information Management Unit / WFP Ukraine

📍 Duty Station: Kyiv

➡️ Duration: 6 months (with a possibility of extension)

⏰ Closing date: 3rd April 2024, midnight (Central European Time)

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do, and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

Why work with us? 

The war in Ukraine has had drastic consequences, both for people inside the country and for those around the world dependent on its huge grain supplies. It is inflicting untold suffering on civilians, displace families, and disrupt supply chains and food production. It has caused one of the fastest forced population movements since the Second World War. Close to 6 million Ukrainians are still living as refugees across Europe, and almost 5.1 million are internally displaced. Many have lost their homes and livelihoods. As food production and supply lines are disrupted by fighting, many families in the east and south do not have reliable access to nutritious food.

WFP uses a flexible mix of food and cash assistance to support communities affected by the war wherever they are. This includes working with local partners to distribute food rations in areas near the frontline and providing cash transfers wherever people have access to banks and markets to buy food. Since March 2022, WFP has distributed food and cash assistance equivalent to 2.4 billion meals to families displaced and affected by the war, partnering directly with local responders.

➡️ WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

➡️ WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse and multicultural working environment.

➡️ WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of trainings, accreditation, coaching, mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

➡️ A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

How can you make a difference?

The geospatial information specialist will report to the Head of the Operational Information Management unit, collecting, maintaining, analyzing, visualizing and connecting operational data with relevant spatial data across different functions and offices.

The specialist will provide direct geospatial analysis and mapping support to WFP Ukraine’s operations and activities comprising all key units.

Key Accountabilities:

• Support and maintain the development of both static and dynamic map applications for the Ukraine Country Office (CO) along with a Stand-by Partner.
• Maintain and update databases, and dashboards of operational information and map geo-spatial operational information (access areas per activity, distribution points, warehouses etc.) through close cross-functional coordination with focal points across the CO, and Field Offices and partners.
• Update and produce weekly distribution overview summary map, and respond to ad-hoc map generating needs, in accordance with WFP standards.
• Participate in coordination meetings, as necessary
• Support rapid impact analysis and mapping (both static and dynamic) for WFP Ukraine operations during sudden changes to the frontline and the rest of the country due to the war as needed
• Liaise with HQ and RBC to support in uploading Ukraine related data, maps and associated materials to the common GIS space and linked to WFP’s operations website (OpWEB) as needed
• Assist with producing relevant technical documentation, and presentations as needed
• Undertake support missions to the FOs, as required
• Support the unit’s internal and external coordination and communications
• Any other duties as required by the unit

To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have:

Education: Advanced University degree, or first University degree with additional years of related work experience and training/courses in Geographic Information Systems, Geoinformatics or relevant field is required.

Experience: At least one (1) year of post-graduate professional experience in Geospatial analysis related field. Additional years of experience would be an asset.

Knowledge & Skills: 

• Proven experience in using ArcGIS (desktop and online) for spatial analysis and mapping; experience using QGIS highly desirable
• Proven experience in spatial data collection and management
• Experience working in humanitarian context is highly desirable
• Experience in GIS-related programming (ArcPy or equivalent) to automate regular tasks is desirable
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Courtesy, tact, and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
• Experience in humanitarian reporting
• Familiar with working in an office setting, dealing with multi-stakeholders

Before you apply…

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

We aim to achieve parity and inclusion in our teams in Ukraine. WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.

WFP is committed to an accessible, inclusive recruitment process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of any disability related reasonable accommodation or accessibility requests you may have. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to confidentially discuss your needs.

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.

How do you apply

To be considered, you are invited to apply via WFP’s recruitment portal.

CV and cover letter must be submitted in English language.

Only those who are short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next steps of our recruitment process.

We also encourage you to create your candidate profile and set up WFP job alerts to learn more about all the opportunities available to join us and make a difference in the lives of the people we serve.

2024-03-28T16:46:18.000 2024-04-03T23:59:59.000 Full time / Повна зайнятість World Food Programme (WFP)