Business Transformation Officer (Government Technology Architect) SC10- Regional Bureau Cairo

Job Description

JOB PURPOSEThe World Food Programme (WFP) 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. Powered by the passion, dedication, and professionalism of our 20,000 staff worldwide, the World Food Programme (WFP) works in over 80 countries to bring life-saving food to people displaced by conflict and made destitute by disasters, and help individuals and communities find life-changing solutions to the multiple challenges they face in building better futures.We work to enhance nutrition in women and children, support smallholder farmers in improving productivity and reducing losses, help countries and communities prepare for and cope with climate-related shocks, and boost human capital through school feeding programmes.In conflict situations, we bring relief to exhausted populations and use food assistance to build pathways to peace and stability ? work for which WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.The Technology Division of WFP partners with business areas across the organization to digitally transform our business. We design, develop, enhance, and maintain a variety of digital products.WFP?s Regional Bureau in Cairo for the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe region (RBC) is working closely with the TEC division to expand its Technology support to national entities to digitally transform their systems.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)Prepare a Digital Government engagement strategy for the WFP Regional Office:

• That supports a foundation for a citizen centric digital approach to serve relevant national entities in an inclusive and participatory approach and aligned with Region?s strategic priorities and closely aligned with WFP?s programmatic activities.
• The strategy preparation approach should prioritize innovative solutions and business models, focus on measurable impact and what can be successfully deployed and operated effectively in logical time frame enabling effective and comprehensive service delivery at the national level, taking into consideration regulatory data protection laws in different operations and following WFP?s data protection guideline.

Support Country Offices to define and set digital roadmaps aligned with Country strategic plans through:

• Identification of priority opportunities in Country offices aligned with Regional strategic opportunities.
• Guiding Country offices in the definition of business strategies, in the role and opportunities of leveraging technologies in achieving business goals, capacity and capabilities? requirements.
• Participate in the design and implementation of multi-stakeholder strategies and workshops, including the engagement of Governments? ministries, UN agencies and other actors in RBC pilot Countries.
• Participate in regular field follow-up missions (physical or otherwise).
• Identify and engage key stakeholders through workshops and interviews.
• Conduct workshops with key stakeholders to build momentum and ownership for digital roadmap development and adoption.

Field operational support:

• Provide operational support to Country Offices in the implementation of projects for host Governments.
• Participate in regular field follow-up missions (physical or otherwise).
• Analysis of the existing digital operational framework and ecosystem interactions and stakeholders.
• Mapping the status of Core National Identification Systems and Registries, their accessibility, completion level, accuracy level, ability to integrate with other systems, and ownership.
• Understanding the state of digital infrastructure, capability, reliability, and coverage.
• Mapping global benchmarks for service delivery in target fields.
• Mapping the landscape of deployed digital solutions, and their current maturity levels.
• Mapping the regulatory landscape affecting the national technology space.

Information management and reporting:

• Lead the creation and establishment of a regional inventory digital initiatives for Governments in area of interest to WFP and aligned with its strategic priorities,
• Create a library of templates to be used in the definition, kick-off, implementation, and closure of projects, including self-assessments, guides and guidelines.
• Support the development of a partner engagement strategy, potential fundraising and partnering opportunities.
• Perform other related duties, as required.

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