Are you a Data Scientist interested in further developing your professional experience while contributing to ending global hunger? Are you passionate about helping those in need? Would you like to join a global organisation investing in its people? If so, an exciting & fulfilling career awaits you!!! Join our diverse and passionate team that works on varied and international projects directly contributing to saving & changing millions of lives around the globe.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Applications must be submitted by Sunday, May 5th, 2024 (11:59 PM CET)
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The position is based in Rome and reports to the Data Science Team Leader. It is within the Office of Internal Audit (OIGA), under the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). OIGA provides WFP stakeholders with independent and objective assurance and advisory services designed to address the main risks to WFP operations and help WFP achieve its goals through improvements to the effectiveness of its governance, risk management, and controls. OIGA has its own Data Science team, whose mission is to support internal auditors.
THE ROLE
The Data Scientist primarily designs and develops Data Science products with the overarching goal of assisting internal auditors, and may be occasionally involved in internal audits when complex data analyses are required. The Data Scientist gathers data-driven insights, which directly improve audit assignments to assess the soundness, adequacy and application of internal management and financial controls.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Explores, identifies, and acquires data sources to determine their suitability for risk assessments, audits, and investigations. Enables broader use of data sources by applying quality methods to structure, clean, format, parse, and standardize for analytical use.
- Establishes a close working relationship with members of the OIGA team and key clients to leverage Data Science methods to support their assurance activities with solutions that assist them in accomplishing their mandates.
- Designs and develops Data Science products to reveal insights and provide an understanding or knowledge of the data that would otherwise not be detected without the application of advanced analytical methods such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, predictive analytics, data/text mining, Natural Language Processing, statistics, and the use of relevant algorithms and computational approaches.
- Promotes the use of Data Science solutions, for instance by organizing ad-hoc trainings to teach OIGA auditors how to best use visualizations developed within the team.
- Designs and develops custom visualizations and presentations to reveal the findings of analysis for clients, suitable for all forms of production (including briefings, reports, documentation to OIGA, interactive interfaces, and publication of quality outputs).
- At the request of OIGA management and in coordination with the Data Science Team Leader, participates in internal audits and investigations, assisting and performing tasks under the supervision of auditors and investigators, producing findings and reports within the stipulated timeline and quality requirements.
- Guides, trains, and supervises more junior staff with function.
QUALIFICATIONS & KEY REQUIREMENTS
Education:
- Advanced University degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics, or a related field
Experience:
- 5 years of relevant, progressively responsible experience in Data Science and/or Data Engineering
Language:
- Fluency (level C) in English language.
- Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (a WFP working language).
MORE ABOUT YOU
- Advanced knowledge of Python
- Advanced knowledge of Machine Learning algorithms & tools
- Advanced knowledge of SQL
- Knowledge of data visualization tools & strong visualization skills
- Knowledge of databases & data modelling techniques
- Experience designing & implementing ETL processes
- Strong communication skills
- Desirable: Experience analyzing data in support of oversight activities
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- This is an International Professional position and is open to all nationalities.
- Mobility is and continues to be a core contractual requirement in WFP. This position is however classified as “non-rotational” which means the incumbent shall not be subject to the regular reassignment process unless the position is reclassified as rotational. The selected candidate will be employed on a fixed-term contract with a probationary period of one year. This position is open to both internal and external candidates.
- WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package in line with ICSC standards (http://icsc.un.org) including basic salary, post adjustment, relocation entitlement, visa, travel and shipment allowances, 30 days’ annual leave, home leave, an education grant for dependent children, a pension plan, and medical insurance.
- The selected candidate will be required to relocate to Rome, Italy to take up this assignment.
