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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 training, 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 the 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.

We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

JOB TITLE: Operation Information Management and Performance Reporting Officer (OIM)

TYPE OF CONTRACT: International Consultant (CST Level 1)

UNIT/DIVISION: Management

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Juba, South Sudan

DURATION: 11 months (renewable based on performance and funding)

BACKGROUND:

Country Context:

South Sudan, the worlds youngest nation, continues to struggle to overcome a multitude of challenges. Conflict, climate shocks, economic instability and the ongoing war in neighboring Sudan have created a perfect storm of suffering, leaving families unable to access enough food.

A total of 7.56 million people over half the population are estimated to be facing Crisis or worse levels of food insecurity during the AprilJuly 2026 lean season, with hunger reaching near-record levels. The situation is particularly dire for children, with over 2.1 million aged under 5 acutely malnourished. A total of 2.8 million children is out of school more than half of them girls. Female literacy remains alarmingly low at just 29 percent, compared to 40 percent for men among the lowest rates in the world.

Food assistance remains essential to averting a humanitarian catastrophe, but it must also serve as a bridge to long-term recovery. WFP is working with local civil society and empowering communities especially women and girls to build resilience, support peacebuilding and foster self-reliance in the face of relentless adversity.

PURPOSE OF ASSIGNMENT

Support all Operational Information Management and Performance Reporting (OIM & PR) activities and contribute to the establishment and presentation of a standard and consistent operating picture of WFP operations and associated results that facilitate informed and timely decision-making at all levels throughout the organization.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):

Under the direct supervision of Deputy Head of Programme, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

Expected Results:

Quality periodic and ad hoc reports delivered in a timely manner.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:

University degree in Political Science, Economics, Statistics, Information

Management or Journalism, Business Management, Social Sciences or another relevant field.

Required

Experience:

For masters degree holders, at least three years of postgraduate professional experience in the field below are required. For a bachelor’s degree holder, at least five years of indicated experience is required.

Experience in the field of information management, information systems, data management, geographic information systems and mapping, and/or data visualization.

Experience with coordination and implementation of data collection, analysis, verification and visualization, preferably in emergency context on displacement and/or human mobility

Experience in coordination with partners and authorities is an advantage.

Knowledge &Skills:

Strong written and oral communication skills, including substantive analysis and report writing skills.

Specialized knowledge of information management best practices, techniques and process

Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly assimilate, UN/WFP specific processes and systems. Understanding humanitarian operations, trends, donor landscape

Ability to gather and analyze information about Humanitarian situations, Donor trends, Political and operational context

Ability to present information in understandable tables, charts and graphs.

Strong knowledge of data visualization and mapping (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, or any other tools, PowerBi, Tableau, etc.) is an asset.

Strong knowledge and experience in data analysis software (Excel, SQL, Access, PowerBI) or other statistical packages (e.g., R, SPSS, etc.)

Languages:

Fluency (level C) in English language.

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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