Budget and Data Analytic Associate SC-6
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building a pathway to peace and prosperity. WFP operates in emergencies and supports people recovering from conflict, disasters, and extreme weather. The organization values diversity, inclusion, and a high-performing workforce committed to its mission.
Job Purpose
The Budget and Data Analytic Associate will provide specialized support for the efficient planning, monitoring, and analysis of project financial performance within WFP Ukraine. This role focuses on leveraging data analysis and process improvement to develop analytical and visualization tools, ensuring timely and accurate information for operational and management decision-making. The incumbent will review budget plans, monitor financial performance, analyze fund balances, and support pipeline monitoring. A key responsibility includes contributing to the continuous improvement of analytical and reporting processes by developing and maintaining efficient tools using Excel, Power Query, and Power BI, and ensuring data accuracy in corporate systems. The role involves compiling, analyzing, and interpreting financial and operational data to produce user-friendly insights and dashboards for stakeholders, and liaising with relevant units to ensure consistency and accuracy of information.
Responsibilities
The role involves providing specialized support for efficient project financial planning, monitoring, and analysis to optimize resource utilization. A key focus will be on data analysis, process improvement, and developing analytical and visualization tools to ensure timely, accurate, and user-friendly information for operational and management decision-making. Responsibilities include reviewing budget plans, analyzing fund and grant balances to identify optimization opportunities, and supporting pipeline monitoring by consolidating financial and operational data to identify risks. The position will also contribute to improving BPU analytical and reporting processes through simplification, standardization, and automation, developing and maintaining analytical tools using technologies like Excel, Power Query, and Power BI. Maintaining and reviewing budget information in corporate systems, compiling and interpreting financial and operational data for reports and dashboards, and liaising with stakeholders on budget and data matters are also crucial. Furthermore, the role requires sharing knowledge with colleagues on analytical tools and efficient working methods, and adhering to emergency preparedness practices to ensure rapid resource deployment during crises.
Work Experience
Requires six or more years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in related areas. A post-secondary certificate in a related area is needed, with a university degree in finance, economics, business administration, statistics, data analytics, information management, or a similar field being desirable. Additional certifications in data analytics or advanced Excel are advantageous.
Skills
Data Analysis, Financial Performance Monitoring, Process Improvement, Analytical Tool Development, Budget Planning, Resource Management, Pipeline Analysis, Data Visualization, Reporting, Problem-Solving, Communication, Collaboration, Adaptability, Attention to Detail, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Power Query, Query, VBA/Macros