Closing Date: 24 May 2025
Work from home as a Business Innovation Consultant at World Food Programme
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 they 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.
Role Overview
The UN WFP is seeking a Business Innovation Consultant (remote, 3 months) to support operational efficiency and financial transformation projects. The role involves data analysis, change management, and strategic support across WFP and other UN entities. Candidates should have 2+ years of experience in consulting or finance, strong analytical skills, and fluency in English (French desirable).
Purpose of the Assignment
Over the past years the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has responded to an unprecedented level of emergencies, while maintaining ongoing operations. This increased demand stretches the organization which means WFP has to find new approaches and ways of working to ensure it is channelling every available resource to the people we serve.
The Change Management and Business Innovation Unit was established in 2015 to manage change and to promote innovation as part of WFP’s Innovation division. BIU also provides support to other UN entities through the UN Advisory Alliance (BIU / UNAA). BIU / UNAA serves as an in-house “management consulting and advisory unit” providing management consulting and advisory services and offering end-to-end solutions to business challenges
Deliverables
Depending on time of joining, the Business Innovation Consultant’s specific experience and current corporate priorities, the candidate will be responsible for the full delivery of a project work stream. Examples of specific deliverables are:
- Support the development and implementation of Country Office operational efficiency initiatives and financial analysis
- Assess current utilization and create a list of opportunities for footprint and fleet/asset optimization
- Analyse current processes and identify opportunities and interventions for optimization
- Review external goods and services spend and undercover areas to reduce external spend
- Evaluate current, projected and future finances, identify funding/expenditure patterns, and present comprehensive financial viability diagnostic (e.g., cost to serve)
- Corporate Executive Director, Board and divisional key initiatives
- Support Division Managers on prioritization of key corporate initiatives
- Participate in discussions with team members and other divisions to align on objectives, activities, timelines and outputs for the Business Innovation agenda as applicable
- Provide analytical and project management support
- Support initiative owners in driving implementation forward
- Additional support to divisional needs
- Support knowledge management reviews and best practices sharing
- Additional support requests, as required
Qualifications and Experience required
Education:
Preference for a degree in business, economics or engineering
Experience:
About 2 years of progressively responsible national and/or international experience in a business or international relations related position. 2 years experience in change management, management consulting or finance required. Additional work experience desirable.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Ability to contribute to developing new strategies and innovative projects
- Good analytical abilities, both quantitative and qualitative: ability to perform advanced analysis in excel and produce high-quality written materials, including powerpoint presentations as well as text documents;
- Experience with optimization processes (e.g. optimization of strategic planning, sourcing, logistics, finance processes, performance management, etc.)
- Collaborative spirit to liaise with a wide range of people at all levels and across different cultures, with credibility and diplomacy;
- Time management skills with an ability to plan ahead, anticipate requirements, problems and obstacles, and an ability to juggle competing priorities successfully, and to work on tight deadlines;
- Self-motivated and able to work with a certain degree of autonomy and/ or in team;
- Fully committed and motivated to achieve the aims of the UN World Food Programme.
Languages:
In addition to a high proficiency in written and spoken English, knowledge of French is strongly desirable.
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