Innovation Scaling Venture Project Manager

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15 May 202523 : 59GMT01 : 00 Central European Time (Berlin)

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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).

JOB TITLE : Innovation Scaling Venture Project Manager

TYPE OF CONTRACT : Consultancy

UNIT / DIVISION : WFP Innovation Accelerator (INN)

DUTY STATION (City Country) : Munich Germany

DURATION : 11 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT :

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency fighting hunger. WFP reaches more than 100 million people every day delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with smallholder farmers communities and governments to improve nutrition and build resilience.

The WFP Innovation Accelerator was named by Fast Company as Most Innovative NonProfit Organization 2021 for its work in identifying nurturing and scaling disruptive startups and innovations to end global hunger. Based in Munich Germany the Innovation Accelerator provides WFP employees entrepreneurs and startups with funding handson support and access to WFPs global operations. Through the Innovation Accelerator WFP is leveraging unprecedented advances in digital innovation such as mobile technology artificial intelligence and blockchain and new business models to transform the way it serves vulnerable communities across the world. In 2023 Accelerator supported innovations that positively impacted the lives of 60.7 million people globally. Most recently the Accelerator runs programmes for external partners such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and others.

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The incumbent reporting to the Head of Scale Up Enablement is expected to :

Drive Scaleup Enablement innovations / new ventures (internal and external) to potentially scale and to advance towards Zero Hunger :

Advise and support innovation teams on key decisions regarding product features business model and technology elements.

Mentor and coach project teams to grow their projects at scale using methodologies such as humancentered design lean startup project management and business modelling.

Define key performance indicators and milestones for the innovation projects and assure their implementation impact measurement and reporting.

Guide the innovation team throughout the Scaleup Enablement programme curriculum.

Guide piloting with and / or integration within WFP operations or other organizations (as applicable) while liaising with country offices and internal units such as procurement and legal as required.

Carry out discussions with WFP colleagues in other divisions or in WFP operations to align on project scope and objectives.

Support the strategic and organizational development of the relevant accelerator unit.

Contribute to the establishment of strategic objectives and ensure work plans are in place to meet key results.

Provide expertise in one WFP focal area (e.g : Nutrition Smallholder Farmers School Based Programmes Supply Chain CBT) or Sustainable Development Goal (Healthcare Climate action Gender equality Peace etc) to identify opportunities for innovation in alignment with the strategic objectives of WFP.

Drive the innovation programs (e.g. Grant Management Funding Strategy Support programme) of the relevant Acceleration Unit to deliver effective support for ventures and to ensure appropriate spend of donations.

Ensure the building up of capabilities and skills across the unit and that resources are adequately deployed to the right projects and activities.

Contribute to a highperforming team culture driving results while promoting a collaborative and agile team spirit.

Create communication and knowledge management products to amplify the scope and impact of the Acceleration Programs.

Build up a network of public private and philanthropic donors to realize sales opportunities for Acceleration Programs taking an active role in the lead generation proposal preparation and negotiations of new contracts and funding agreements.

Support the overall innovation accelerator operations :

Provide analysis & content preparation (data on projects PowerPoint presentations briefs etc. for corporate priority topics and management meetings.

Participate and carry out discussions with colleagues in other divisions or external stakeholders on topics related to innovation.

Support other core processes of the Innovation Accelerator (e.g. innovation sourcing; innovation boot camps; sprint programme; thought leadership; scaleup enablement; innovation services; knowledge management) as required.

Support the Head of the Innovation Accelerator and the Director of Innovation and Knowledge Management with any other activities as required.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT :

• Scaleup projects effectively supported designed and implemented.
• Ensure that all work and materials developed during the contract are well documented and available to the WFP Innovation Accelerator team.
• Effective support of operations of the Innovation Accelerator.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED :

Education : Bachelors degree Masters degree a plus.

Experience : At least 5 years of progressively responsible international experience in a startup leadership role startup accelerator innovations in private businesses or innovations in the humanitarian or international development sector. Experience in scaling projects and / or innovations in multiple locations and settings is a plus.

Knowledge & Skills :

Languages : Fluency in oral and written English is required. Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic Chinese French Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFPs working languages) is beneficial.

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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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.

Required Experience :

Key Skills

Project Management Methodology,Project / Program Management,Construction Estimating,Construction Experience,PMBOK,Visio,Construction Management,Project Management,Project Management Software,Microsoft Project,Project Management Lifecycle,Contracts

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1