Communications And Knowledge Management Consultant Lazio

Communications And Knowledge Management Consultant
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

5 September 2024-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

Are you interested in further developing your professional experience while contributing to ending global hunger?

Are you passionate about helping those in need?

Would you like to join a global organization investing in its people?

If so, an exciting & fulfilling career awaits you!!!

Join our diverse and passionate team that works on varied and international projects directly contributing to saving & changing millions of lives around the globe.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & 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.

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WHY JOIN WFP? - 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).

Under the direct supervision of the Head of the Communications and Knowledge Management Unit (OEV) and in close coordination with the Communications and Media (COM) Office, the communications consultant will support the Communications and KM Unit by acting as Unit focal point under the title Digital and KM lead, Evaluation Report (ER) coordination within the oversight and quality assurance of the head of unit.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

WFP updated Evaluation Policy (2022) presents a vision for an evaluation function that continues to mature, particularly at the decentralized level, calling for strengthened capacities, for growing partnerships, and for timely, targeted and tailored delivery of evidence.

It aims to ensure an evaluation culture is not only developed and embedded in the work of WFP but promoted across the international community.

In the WFP Corporate Evaluation Strategy (2022), Communication and Knowledge Management is included in workstream 3. 1 Evaluation communication products are designed to appeal to and reach intended users under Outcome 3 Evaluation evidence is systematically available and accessible to meet the needs of WFP and partners.

In line with the evaluation policy, the WFP Evaluation Communications and Knowledge Management Strategy (2021-2026) is intended to deliver WFP evaluation evidence to contribute to the WFP Strategic Plan and inform global decision-making.

It will have an integral role to play in promoting evaluation use across diverse audiences, raising greater awareness of the evaluation function and helping to embed an evaluation culture among WFP staff.

The strategy responds to growing demand for and supply of evaluation evidence, broadening the focus to external communications while building on solid foundations of delivering to WFP's Executive Board and other internal audiences.

It addresses rising evaluation quantity, as well as placing emphasis on improving content quality and variety.

It moves beyond providing availability to strengthening accessibility and utility of evaluations, while proactively supporting learning, partnerships and engagement.

Achieving the outcomes of the WFP Evaluation Communications and Knowledge Management Strategy (2021-2026) requires a strengthened Communications and Knowledge Management Unit within the WFP Office of Evaluation (OEV), comprised of employees possessing both specialist and complementary skills and competences.

The consultant will have key responsibilities in the following areas:

- ER coordination and liaison with Executive Board (EB) Secretariat

- Comms package & planning with Evaluation Managers and relevant Director

- Digital channel management and development

- KM & Information systems

- Editorial services, third-party contractors, (Long-term Agreements) L TAs coordination.

With the overall aim of ensuring timely, organized and quality OEV Evaluation Report submissions/pr