KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Coordinate with the beneficiary identity Management stream, which includes the management of existing and newly targeted beneficiaries through the roll-out of the WFP corporate digital solutions.

2. Manage the North Yemen registration and targeting activity, plan the activity timeline with different (internal and external) stakeholders to ensure a smooth registration process.

3. Manage the registration centers throughout Yemen and insure its adherence to WFP policies and guidelines and its alignment with donors and audit requirements.

4. Ensure adherence to data protection protocols throughout the registration and targeting process, including the update and deletion of beneficiary data and the deduplication process in close coordination with key functional units at the Country Office and Area Offices level.

5. Coordinate the targeting and prioritization implementation in Yemen, including the establishment of beneficiary selection mechanisms.

6. Coordinate the data analysis/analytics of beneficiary data and beneficiary distribution reconciliation by a better understanding of the barriers and learning from best practices for stimulating demand and data use.

7. Coordinate the development of SOPs/documentation and material for the communication of beneficiary registration.

8. Conduct assessments to identify change requirements to be implemented in the WFP beneficiary and transfer management to ensure the functionalities meet the Country Office needs; prepare the capacity assessment and the roll-out plan, which includes implementation costs.

9. Generate ideas and requirements for enhancement of the WFP beneficiary and transfers management platform so that it evolves in keeping with changes and challenges of delivering the transfers in very diverse contexts in operational areas in the country.

10. Participate in cross-functional capacity-building initiatives aimed at making available solid beneficiaries and transfer expertise across the Country Office and Area Offices.

11. Manage a team of staff, providing coaching, training, and guidance to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance.

12. Partake and lead in the negotiations and discussions with the local authorities’ counterparts on the implementation of the beneficiary targeting and registration activities.

13. Coordinate and liaison with different internal functional units on the roll out of digital solutions in line with HQ and CO standards/regulations.

14. Coordinate between the different Targeting and Digital Solutions streams to ensure a proper flow of tasks between different streams to achieve the unit objective.

15. Coordinate with the Digital solutions stream on the roll out of different solutions and ensure they are in line with the CO needs and HQ regulations.

16. Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Skills

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education : Advanced university degree in Computer Science, engineering or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience or training/course.

Experience: For holders of an advanced degree, 5 years of relevant work experience, and 7 years for holders of first-level university degree of progressively responsible experience relevant experience.

Language: Fluency (level C) in the English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese is an added advantage.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Has participated in the analysis and re-design of business processes or applications.
• Has conducted cost-benefit analyses to support project management.