Junior Data Consultant – Data Analyst at the UN World Food Programme

Finance September 11, 2023

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University degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in one of the following disciplines: Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Astrophysics, or a related field

Junior Data Consultant – Data Analyst at the UN World Food Programme

Job title: Junior Data Consultant – Data Analyst
Type of contract: Regular Consultancy
Division: OIGA
Duty station: Rome HQ, Italy
Duration: 11 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We aspire to the highest standards of accountability and transparency. Within WFP the Office of Internal Audit (OIGA) conducts internal audit and other assignments in order to provide assurance to the Executive Director on risk management, governance and control processes.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Assist in the design, development, test, and maintenance of OIGA’s database;

2. Assist in the identification of diverse data sources within the organization’s IT ecosystem, and in the creation and maintenance of data pipelines to feed OIGA’s database;

3. Identify solutions to improve data integration, reliability, efficiency, and quality;

4. Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements for automating manual activities, optimizing data delivery, and re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability;

5. Understand and interpret data, analyse results using statistical techniques, and provide ongoing reports that inform oversight activities;

6. Assist specific oversight assignments with analytical products, including quantitative approach to risk assessments, computation of key risk indicators, and sample selections;

7. Help in developing procedures for continuous risk assessment and continuous auditing;

8. Help in identifying potential use of advance data techniques, such as machine learning, to solve analytical problems within the oversight landscape of activities.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

Queries, scripts, and dashboards developed during the activities will be stored in OIGA’s source code repository, together with the associated detailed documentation. If called to assist with internal audit activities, the consultant will: (a) agree with the audit supervisor on the audit approach and methodology at the planning phase; (b) execute the audit programs and audit tests under the guidance of the OIGA team leader, working on a remote basis; and (c) finalize audit conclusions.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:

Experience:

At least 12 months of relevant experience as a Data Analyst, Data Scientist, and/or Data Engineer, either in a professional role or in advanced academic studies with direct Data Science applications.
Experience writing scripts in the context of Data Science.
Experience with visualization tools for Data Science.
Experience with databases and data modelling.
Experience in ETL design and implementation.
Desirable: Experience in Data Analysis applied to audit and oversight activities.

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