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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
16 November 2026-23:59-GMT+02:00 Eastern European Time (Kyiv)
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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 extreme weather shocks.
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).
📌 Type of Contract: Service Contract
➡️ Unit / Division: Operational Information Management & Reporting Unit / WFP Ukraine
📍 Duty Station: Kyiv
➡️ Duration: 12 months (renewable)
🇺🇦 The position is only open to Ukrainian nationals or residents of Ukraine, with a legal work permit.
🔄 Call for application: This is a call-for-application. If you are interested in joining our talent pool, submit your application. In case of any future opportunities that match your profile, you may be invited to apply and undergo a selection process.
🔄 Upon the completion of a competitive selection process, successful candidates will be placed on the roster and rostered applicants may be contacted in the future on an as-needed basis, for immediate opportunities.
What will you do in this position?
In response to humanitarian situation in Ukraine, the Operational Information Management function in WFP and the WFP-led Logistics and Telecommunications Cluster plays a critical role in creating and maintaining a common operational picture of WFP and cluster operations and activities.
As such, the role of the Information Management Officer includes collecting, processing, and dissemination data and information that support the common situational and operational awareness of WFP or cluster operations. The incumbent will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to assess information needs, and contribute to the design, development, management, and improvement of WFP or cluster data/information management systems. The incumbent will thus play a key role in supporting strategic and operational decision-making processes.
The incumbent will report to the country office Head of Operational Information Management (for WFP) or to the Cluster Coordinator (for the Logistics and/or Telecommunications Cluster).
Why work with WFP Ukraine?
At WFP Ukraine, we offer a wide range of benefits and entitlements and favorable working conditions for Service Contract holders. Some of them are:
✅ Competitive salaries per job level
✅ Pension contribution added to net salary
✅ Medical insurance with the possibility to enroll eligible dependents
✅ Applicable danger pay (revised on quarterly basis)
✅ Annual leave - 30 days per year
✅ 18 weeks of parental leave for birth mothers and 4 weeks of parental leave for non-birth parent
✅ 1 day per week remote working option within the duty station (subject to conditions)
✅ Accessible premises & reasonable accommodation
✅ Learning & development opportunities
How can you make a difference?
In this position, you will have to:
- Support or lead the drafting and publication of internal and external WFP or cluster reports, including corporate requirements and country office-specific reporting outputs.
- Support WFP or cluster leadership in the preparations of ad-hoc briefs and reports as needed to support decision-making.
- Produce and publish reports, infographics, operational updates, meeting minutes, etc, in standardized WFP or Cluster formats, ensuring that global WFP or cluster standards and tools are used and applied.
- Support to the streamlining, augmentation, and maintenance of internal information management flows, centralized information repositories, and standardized reporting formats. Support in the development of operation-specific information products.
- Collate relevant information from internal and external sources to facilitate and maximize the exchange of information and data flow between functional area networks, to provide operational awareness and understanding of events that may have humanitarian and/or operational impact.
- Ensure that standard information management procedures and templates are followed to drive the quality, consistency and standardisation of information management and performance reporting.
- Liaise with WFP/cluster partners, cluster members, and national counterparts to gather information for the publication of information management outputs, ensuring that achievements, gaps, and challenges are clearly represented.
- Collaborate with counterparts internally to ensure consistency in humanitarian information and to complement other WFP analysis and information.
- Support the coordination and production of annual WFP/cluster reporting outputs, including support to the Annual Country Report exercise as required.
- Knowledge management: Maintain internal information sharing mechanisms, documentation formats, formats, and central file storage.
- Manage the content of the cluster operations websites and social media channels.
- Standardize, analyse and execute quality control of reporting outputs from other units as/if needed.
- Represent WFP or the cluster in inter-agency information fora as/if relevant.
- Perform other tasks as required.
To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have:
Education: Advanced University degree in Political Science, Economics, Statistics, Information Management or Journalism, Business Management, Social Sciences or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
Experience: At least one year of related professional experience is a requirement. A demonstrated interest in information management, data analysis, communications and written reporting is required. Experience with reporting/tracking systems, data base creation, data analysis, data management is an advantage.
Experience with UN interagency coordination, GIS/mapping, or experience with supply chain systems is also advantageous in addition to the above, but not a requirement.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Understanding of the international humanitarian response architecture, including coordination mechanisms.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills; high attention to detail and proofreading ability; good research and analytical skills; ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure as part of a team; ability to build and maintain partnerships; good communication skills; ability to work independently while asking questions and seeking support in a fast-paced work environment.
- A strong proficiency in the Microsoft Office package, particularly in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, is a requirement. A demonstrated ability in data acquisition and knowledge of Access or other database tools is an advantage. Demonstrated ability in acquiring, wrangling, structuring, and visualizing unstructured and structured data with BI platforms like Power BI is an advantage.
Language: Fluency (level C) in both in English and Ukrainian languages.
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
- All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel.
- We strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete, and that all sections are filled in, including your employment history, academic qualifications, language skills, and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
- If you experience technical issues while submitting your application, you may contact us at [email protected]. Please note that this email is only for technical issues with an application - unsolicited applications or documents sent to this inbox will not receive a reply.
- At the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested later in the process.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
