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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
This job will be based in the Kenya Country Office in Nairobi and will report to the Head of IT Servicedesk.
At this level job holders are expected to take responsibility for completion of a range of processes and activities requiring interpretation of standard guidelines/practices. Job holders are able to recommend a course of action to staff at various levels and may allocate tasks to other staff.
JOB PURPOSE
1. To deliver standard software and hardware support services
2. Participate in user training and knowledge management sessions
3. Monitor and maintain a wide range of information sources, to contribute to the effective delivery of IT services.
4. Participate in cross-unit collaboration initiatives meant to automate and digitalize manual processes in internal units
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Monitoring and troubleshooting of IT systems to ensure a consistent delivery of IT services to staff.
- Respond to user queries about technology and systems to support the correct application of technology.
- Come up with user training materials touching on areas identified by users as major pain points.
- Participate in user training and knowledge management sessions.
- Participate in cross-unit collaboration initiatives meant to automate and digitalize manual processes and procedures within internal units.
- Receive and inspect all incoming assets and report discrepancies in IT materials inventory to senior colleagues to ensure materials are effectively tracked.
- Perform basic beta testing and support the roll out of new versions of centrally supported software to ensure software is operational for WFP staff.
- With direction from senior colleagues, collate information to be included in standard material such as training documentation and web content, to contribute to the availability of information about services and products.
- Undertake any other assigned duty
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Completion of secondary school education. A degree, diploma or higher-level certificate in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related fieldis desirable.
Language: Fluency in the English language (Both Oral & Written)
Experience: At least 4 years of work experience in IT User Support, Knowledge management, specifically developing a knowledge Management Framework to support the creation and re-use of IT knowledge, and the learning & development of digital and data literacy skills in a workforce to enhance efficiency.
Experience in using PowerApps to transform manual business operations into digital and automated processes is desirable.
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
Additional training, certification and experience in knowledge management and PowerApps is desirable.
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
| Capability Name | Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level |
| Governance, Strategy and Architecture | Demonstrates awareness of overall IT governance structure and system architecture development to support the process and assist in design of interaction between systems |
| Change Implementation, Project management, Planning and Optimization | Has basic understanding of project management principles to provide basic estimates on timing, resource utilisation and costs to facilitate the project planning process. |
| Technical Expertise | Understands technical aspects of own job and applies them in a thorough and systematic manner to analyze customer’s technical issues and offer value adding advice and/or solutions. |
| Service Management | Understands and follows the established standards and protocols for service excellence within own domain to maintain quality of delivery and high levels of customer satisfaction. |
| Client Management | Demonstrates working understanding of existing hardware, software, servers and network management to resolve users’ routine problems using WFP’s established processes and tools. |
| Procurement and Contract Management | Assists in the technology selection process by collating information on vendors and/or products for evaluation against criteria. |
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
- The World Food Programme DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.
- WFP embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that celebrates diversity and inclusivity in all ways.
- All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications and merit.
- For any queries regarding the vacancy announcement please contact nairobi.queryhr@wfp.org
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
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Applications for this position will close at 11:59 p.m. (East African Time) on 21 January 2024.
Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply
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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment
WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.
