Programme Manager For The Office Of Cio Lazio

Programme Manager For The Office Of Cio
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

We are seeking to identify Programme Manager for the Office of CIO (Consultancy Contract) with a variety of capabilities.

What we offer:

This position is based in Rome HQ, Italy ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide.

WFP Importante Aziendahnology Division (Importante Azienda, formerly known as the IT Division) is the digital business engine of the World Food Programme, providing the business with multi-pronged and resilient technical capabilities able to respond with the agility required in humanitarian operations.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The Importante Aziendahnology Division has embarked in a transformation journey to become a flexible, customer-centric, digital leader.

This requires the Office of the Director of Importante Azienda to be strategically supported by an analytical, target-driven and highly organised individual who can ensure projects and programmes are effectively and efficiently implemented to meet goals and requirements.

Under the direct supervision of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director of Importante Azienda, the Programme Manager will support him in the achievement of results, work closely with Importante Azienda Management and Importante Azienda branches and contribute to overseeing the successful implementation of and coordination across all division-wide activities.

As Programme Manager, the incumbent will either support or lead on multiple initiatives, where the development has already taken place, he/she will be expected to transform these initiatives into action, overseeing the day-to-day delivery by working with a broad range of colleagues, partners and other stakeholders.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Contribute towards the development of a wide variety of programmes/initiatives, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with Importante Azienda Strategy and the divisional goals; Establish continuous liaison and collaboration with internal and external counterparts to ensure effective relationships, monitor ongoing projects and highlight potential risks to project delivery; Developnew partnerships and maintain established strategic partnerships to identify opportunities for collaborative approaches and initiatives; Develop and coordinate data gathering/inputs for cross-divisional and corporate reporting and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained; Provide advice and support the definition and tracking of the Office of Director's work plan; Provide input to support the Director's engagements in the field, ensuring preparatory work and follow-up of selected meetings and official missions, supporting the design of their agenda, compilation of background material and talking-points, dissemination of relevant information and follow-up to commitments; Design and develop divisional processes for managing strategic work and ensure seamless handover to appropriate branches within Importante Azienda for further implementation at the operational level; Proactively contribute ideas for improvement to systems, techniques, tools, processes and procedures; Provide supporting input and mentoring to the Office of Director's back-office resource; Provide substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings, conferences, workshops, to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations; Formulate and collect feedback and report on lessons learned; Facilitate the coordination of high-level events; Other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education Bachelor's degree in economics, business administration, political science, project management or related field Experience Minimum 6 years of relevant experience at the national or international level in programme management, project management and strategic advisory support to senior management.

Proven experience in developing and implementing complex organization wide programmes, initiatives, and projects.

Experience in managing complex stakeholders' engagement.

Understanding of the humanitarian context is an asset.

Importante Aziendahnical Experience, Skills & Knowledge Advanced technical knowledge in monitoring and data analysis through professional work experiences.

Excellent ability in implementing monitoring activities, data gathering and analysis.

Outstanding communicator, verbal and written.

Solid organisational, prioritisation, project and time management skills, with the ability to coordinate and track multiple projects simultaneously and able to work under pressure.

Results focus.

Detail-oriented.

Ethics and values.

Teamwork.

Client Orientation.

Cognitive Capacity.

Interpersonal Relations.

Behavioural Flexibility.

Language:

Fluency in oral and written English is required.

An intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFP's working languages) is desirable.