IT Telecommunication Associate SC6, Odesa, Ukraine (Open to Ukraine's Nationals Only) at World Food Programme (WFP)

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

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.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

These jobs are found in Country Offices (COs), Regional Bureaux (RBs), and Headquarters (HQ). The Job holders report to a Head of the Unit, Chief or IT Solutions Developer.
At this level job holders are expected to demonstrate responsibility and initiative to respond independently to queries with only general guidance. There is a requirement to use judgment in dealing with unforeseen problems on a daily basis.

JOB PURPOSE

WFP is currently engaged in a large-scale response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. The current conflict is a main driver of hunger and food insecurity in the world. The United Nations estimate that 12 million people inside Ukraine will need relief and protection, while more than 4 million Ukrainian refugees may need protection and assistance in neighboring countries in the coming months. It is estimated that 1.3 million refugees and asylum-seekers arrived from Ukraine to neighboring countries as of 4 March; this number could grow to 1.5 million people. More than 50 percent have set to Poland, 13 percent in Hungary, 9 percent in Moldova and the rest in other European countries.

The Telecommunications Associate will serve as an active member of the ETC Team, through deployment to the Ukraine Response.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

The incumbent will be based in Odesa, however will roving across Ukraine and will report to the ETC Coordinator. She/he be responsible for deploying and servicing the ETC systems and services. Within delegated authority, the staff member will be responsible for the following duties:

• Design and manage deployment of ETC standard telecoms and connectivity systems including budgeting and planning a voice and data network;

• Plan and manage deployment and support of ICT systems;

• Finding and negotiating repeater site’s in Humanitarian operational hubs

• Control issues of frequency coordination and licensing, interfacing with local telecommunications regulatory authorities and other UN agencies;

• Evaluate existing telecoms infrastructure and propose improvements and organize upgrades accordingly;

• Develop and recommend strategies to address specific telecommunications, connectivity, and related training needs;

• Provide emergency communications capabilities in support of staff security, including providing a focal point for inter-agency emergency field security communications liaison;

Recommend to partners standard operation procedures, alternative ET solutions and a cost/benefit analysis for each solution;

• Support training of staff and capacity building of humanitarian partners in country; • Manage and maintain the HF/VHF callsign and HF selcall system;

• Perform other related duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: University degree with experience and training/courses in one or more of the following disciplines: Computer, Telecoms, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or related discipline or relevant experience.

Experience: 
Sound knowledge of Microsoft Windows, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and other related software.

Language: 

General Service (Field): Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station and in the duty station’s language, if different.

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Coaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field.
•  Be a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity.
•  Make the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team’s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact.
•  Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Explains to teammates how each unit contributes to the overall WFP mission.

People  

• Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.
•  Create an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit.
•  Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team.
•  Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Proactively anticipates potential challenges and develops mitigation plans to ensure that team meets goals and targets.

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Identifies opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work.
•  Focus on getting results: Monitors team’s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.
•  Make commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team.
•  Be Decisive: Sets an example and provides guidance to junior team members on when to escalate issues when faced with challenging issues in the workplace or in the field.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field.
•  Build strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to build relationships with external partners.
•  Be politically agile & adaptable: Articulates to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributing to other WFP teams and agency partnerships in fulfilling WFP’s goals and objectives.
•  Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Organizes, monitors, and prioritizes own and team’s efforts to ensure that they will fulfill the needs of internal and external partners.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

•  The job may involve traveling to other locations.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in an national/international context, preferably in humanitarian context;
• Previous employment in local telecommunications company in Ukraine is an advantage;

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Only Ukrainian nationals are eligible to apply for this position.
• Applications are to be submitted and received online and in English language only.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Canvassing is strictly prohibited. Canvassing of any sort will lead to automatic disqualification of the concerned applicant.

Type of contract: Service Contract 6 (SC6)

Contract duration: 6 months

Unit/Division: ICT

Duty Station: Odesa, Ukraine

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

The deadline for submission of applications is 31 July 2022.

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.

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.