Business Support Associate (Innovation) job at World Food Programme (WFP)

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.

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).

The Business Support Associate (Innovation) will play a central role in positioning WFP Uganda as a key partner in this space. Reporting to the Heads of Partnerships, the incumbent will work in close collaboration with Senior Management, technical units, and regional/global partnership offices to support the Country Office implement Innovation solutions at scale, reinforce WFP's value proposition, and identify funding avenues.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Industrial and product design, architecture, technology or other related degrees

Experience:

Manage Microsoft Suite, bonus if the candidate has visual illustration capabilities

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

• Supporting the implementation of the Ugandan Innovation Strategy through the technical design, development, delivery and scale of impactful products, services and processes to increase food security in Uganda.
• The incumbent will use Human Centred Design and design thinking techniques to identify and scale desirable, feasible and viable innovations
• Manage IGNITE Food Systems innovation programme implementation and events with the support of the WFP Innovation Hub for Eastern Africa and support the scale-up of innovations through partnerships management and close coordination with relevant WFP and external stakeholders.
• Be the country office product, service and process design. Create design concepts and drawings to determine the best products. Present product ideas to relevant team members for brainstorming.
• Suggest improvements to design and performance to products and services.
• Employ design concepts into functional prototypes.
• Perform research on product and services technologies and structures to implement into design concepts.
• Maintain up to date on current industry trends and market conditions.
• Coordinate with programme team to ensure accurate communication and efficiency.

• Manage Microsoft Suite
• Visual illustration capabilities (bonus)
• Human Centred Design and design thinking techniques
• Product, service and process design
• Creating design concepts and drawings
• Prototyping
• Research on product and services technologies
• Partnerships management
• Coordination with stakeholders

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial and product design, architecture, technology or other related degrees