Project Manager Consultant Lazio

Project Manager Consultant
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

7 November 2024-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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 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.

To learn more about WFP, visit our website:

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).

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, working towards

achieving a world with zero hunger. We are seeking to fill the position of Project Manager, based

in the Analytics, Governance and Knowledge Management (PSCA) team of the Partnerships

Coordination Service (PCS) at our Headquarters in Rome, Italy.

WFP relies entirely on voluntary contributions to finance its projects. Relationships with fundraising

partners from the public sector are pivotal in supporting WFP projects in all the countries where we

work; saving lives and reducing hunger across the globe. WFP uses Salesforce as its donor

relationship system and the organization is introducing a Contract Lifecycle Management solution

to manage its legal agreements and the relevant obligations they contain. The Consultant will report

to the Partnerships Officer and will be working alongside them to support the programing and

implementation of IT systems for partnerships (in particular, Salesforce and Contract Lifecycle

Management solutions).

The Contract Lifecycle Management Solution will transform the way WFP manages its legal

agreements and tracks compliance. WFP will use the CLM for three main functions: a repository of

agreements and clauses; workflow for internal consultations on legal terms; and obligation tracking

for colleagues in the field who are implementing the agreements. The incumbent will facilitate

refining the business requirements with internal, cross-functional stakeholders, prioritize them,

and work with the CLM vendor to implement WFP's business requirements. The Project Manager

will also be responsible for the pilot of the solution as well as its global rollout.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Under the Programme Manager's supervision, s/he will maximize the value of the CLM

through understanding business requirements; relevant systems and how they integrate;

and end-user needs and constraints support.

2. Provide clear technical, functional and business requirements to the vendor and collaborate

to program the solution according to WFP specifications, systems and policies.

3. Work with internal teams (TEC, Partnerships, CFO Division, Risk Management, and others)

to program the solution and test its implementation in real use cases.

4. Oversee global roll out and adoption including change management activities as required,

and organizing support and end-user training for the IT solution.

5. Ensure the CLM supports relevant policies, norms, rules and procedures.

6. Additional tasks as required.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education: Advanced university degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Project

Management, Business, International Development, Social Sciences and/or

other relevant field.

Experience: Minimum 6 years of proven experience in IT Project and / or Product

Management and / or as Product Owner.

Experience working with a Contract Lifecycle Management (or similar) solution

and Salesforce preferred.

Familiarity with SAP preferred.

Experience providing training on IT solutions to global audiences is an asset.

Experience in donor relations or partnership negotiations in an international

organization is an advantage.

Knowledge & Strong planning, management, and coordination skills; Able to articulate

complex concepts in non-technical language; Ability to think creatively,

Skills: strategically, and i