Senior Reports Associate, SCL7
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building peace through food assistance. Operating in diverse and challenging environments, WFP strives to create a skilled, high-performing, and inclusive workforce committed to its core values. This role is part of a Country Office, supporting critical reporting functions.
Job Purpose
The Senior Reports Associate will be responsible for delivering specialized reporting requirements, contributing to the preparation of high-quality analytical reports, and supporting proposal development, resource mobilization, and partnership engagement. This role is crucial for advancing programme objectives by ensuring consistent, standardized information and reporting products. The incumbent will collate, validate, and synthesize information from various sources, support operational analysis, and coordinate the collection and communication of essential operational data to inform decision-making. Key responsibilities include managing annual reporting exercises, preparing various corporate and management reports, and responding to information requests from stakeholders. The role also involves supporting capacity strengthening on reporting procedures and ensuring the quality and accuracy of all information management and reporting processes.
Responsibilities
The role involves specialized reporting and analytical tasks to support program objectives. Key responsibilities include coordinating and overseeing corporate and country office reporting systems, ensuring consistent and standardized information products. This involves collating, validating, and synthesizing data from various sources to facilitate information flow between functional areas. The position supports the collation and dissemination of political, humanitarian, and operational analysis relevant to WFP's responses, including partner policies and trends. It also entails coordinating the collection, analysis, and communication of operational information to aid timely decision-making at all levels. A significant duty is preparing and coordinating the Annual Country Report (ACR) and other corporate and management reporting products, such as country briefs and situation reports, while managing reporting calendars and donor requirements. The role also involves responding to information requests from stakeholders, supporting capacity strengthening of staff and partners on reporting procedures, and maintaining accurate records. Furthermore, it includes supporting proposal development, partnership engagement, and ensuring quality standards in all information management and reporting processes. The incumbent will collaborate internally to ensure complementary information and analysis, identify gaps, and recommend improvements.
Work Experience
Requires at least seven years of relevant experience in operational information management, performance and programme reporting, communications, and partnerships support. Demonstrated experience in coordinating complex reporting processes and producing high-quality reports under tight deadlines is essential. The role also requires experience in consolidating, validating, and analyzing qualitative and quantitative information from multiple sources, translating it into clear, accurate, and decision-oriented products.
Skills
Operational Information Management, Performance Reporting, Programme Reporting, Communications Support, Partnership Support, Data Validation, Records Management, Quality Assurance, Report Writing, Proposal Development, Analytical Skills, Cross-cultural Communication, Team Collaboration, Problem-Solving, Time Management