UN World Food Programme Internship-IT Operations Assistant Jobs in Rwanda
UN World Food Programme Internship-IT Operations Assistant Jobs in Rwanda
About WFP The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are currently seeking to fill an internship position under the WFP TEC Unit. The position will be based in Kigali, Rwanda. The Internship will be for an initial period of 6 months starting from July 2022.
Job Purpose
Rwanda is a low-income, least-developed country with a population of 11.2 million people, of whom 52 percent are women and girls and 48 percent men and boys. Since the 1994 genocide, the Government of Rwanda has consistently and rather successfully pursued development objectives, but many challenges persist including food and nutrition.
WFP Rwanda helps the government enhance the national capacity to manage and innovate, but also to tackle more immediate humanitarian needs and provides a path to self-reliance, ensuring no one is left behind while facilitating national ownership. WFP is increasingly transitioning from humanitarian action into development and humanitarian nexus efforts to create links and make a greater impact.
The primary mission of the Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping (VAM) unit is to identify food insecure populations and their needs, provide early warning, and generate information/ knowledgebase to guide in the formulation of durable and better-targeted food security and livelihood solutions. The
successful candidate will be responsible for collating and organizing datasets to provide in-depth analysis and understanding of Rwanda’s food and nutrition security.
Standard Minimum Qualifications
Currently enrolled in a graduate programme from a recognized university and have completed at least 2 years of studies, preferably in Information Technology or related fields.
Must have attended courses in the last 12 months
Recently graduated from a graduate programme (within 12 months) prior to application of internship programme
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point);
Fluent in English (both oral and written)
or related fields.
Must have attended courses in the last 12 months
Recently graduated from a graduate programme (within 12 months) prior to application of internship programme
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point);
Fluent in English (both oral and written)
Key Accountabilities
Under the direct supervision of BTO, TEC unit, the intern will be responsible for the following duties:
Assess the current status of the CO data integration initiative and implement activities in the data integration initiative.
Assess the corporate initiatives (Tableau) and opportunities for incorporation to the CO’s data integration and visualization.
Design solutions for the CO data integration and visualization initiatives through platforms than can easily be handed over to CO staff fulfilling the CO progress tracking and decision-making needs at various levels.
Assist in the installation, configuration and customization of IT systems ensuring compliance with WFP’s IT standards, guidelines and procedures.
Resolve users’ queries, escalating if required, to ensure that standard IT questions are answered, and accurate information is provided.
Any other duties as required.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; UN World Food Programme Internship-IT Operations Assistant Jobs in Rwanda
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