Technology Finance Specialist P3 - Rome, Italy Lazio

Technology Finance Specialist P3 - Rome, Italy
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

22 September 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.

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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).

- ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT (to be completed by the recruiter)

- This position is based in (duty station) and reports to (xxx).

- JOB PURPOSE: To lead the delivery of efficient and effective IT and Telecommunications (TC) services, providing sound, innovative solutions that enable staff to deliver food assistance to beneficiaries, in line with WFP's strategy.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:

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

The WFP Technology Division (TEC) seeks to digitally enable the organization to deliver this mandate in an effective and efficient manner, with sufficient agility required for humanitarian operations.

The WFP Technology Division (TEC) operates all critical IT systems, improving operational efficiency, innovation, and sustainability.

TEC aims to effectively enable the implementation of the WFP Strategic Plan through the Information &Technology Strategy.

The position is based in Rome, HQ, and reports to the Chief, TECR

JOB PURPOSE:

The Technology Division (TEC) is continuing its transformational journey towards becoming a flexible, customer-centric, digital leader in the humanitarian field.

The incumbent will support the efficient and effective utilization of funding and improve overall financial performance.

The incumbent plays a critical role in enabling the alignment of financial strategies with the technological needs and goals of the TEC Division and Corporate IT in WFP.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

- Prepare financial forecast for the IT Per Capita, monitor the funds consumption and reconcile Per Capita and TEC Special Accounts to ensure accurate budget planning, through analysis of actual versus planned spending. - Lead the financial tracking of variable technology costs to incorporate cost-based optimisation, and cross-linked value through external technology service providers.

identify savings opportunities, and maximize returns on technology investments, by examining overall spending against vendors. - Analyse the financial impact of IT investments, by evaluating the Return on Investment (ROI) of technology projects, assessing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of IT assets, and financial reporting of WFP's intangible IT assets to ensure effective resource management. - Establish new guidelines and rollout specific financial procedures related to IT governance and monitoring, by examining areas of improvement for consistency, compliance, and effective oversight. - Implement, monitor, and analyse budgets for Technology related projects according to the established corporate procedures and requirements to achieve the objectives of the annual workplan, to ensuring maximum value for money is achieved. - Lead on the migration of IT financial expertise across the TEC division, to ensure business continuity by incorporating techniques, skills and competency into core Divisional activities. - Track and determine IT related investments, to improve the efficiency of the use of resources available.

This will be achieved by analyzing actual results in comparison with forecasts, to improve the efficiency of the use of resources available. - Prepare regular reports on financial status of worldwide connectivity and corporate digital workspace, by assessing burn rates and addressable spend, including the reports to be presented to the Senior Management to facilitate informed decision-making. - Identi