25 September 2024-23:59-GMT+02:00 Eastern European Standard Time (Cairo)

• 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: IT Project Manager
• TYPE OF CONTRACT: Roster - NOA
• UNIT/DIVISION: RBC/TEC
• DUTY STATION (City, Country): RBC, Cairo
• DURATION: 12 months

• Analyse project proposals to determine the time frame, funding limitations, and appropriate process for accomplishing projects.
• Identify and schedule project deliverables, artifacts, milestones, and required activities and tasks.
• Establish a work plan for staffing for project activities, iterations, or phases, and, in coordination with the project sponsor, establish a project delivery team.

• Coordinate across products, product teams, or business units.
• Identify and manage cross-functional stakeholders, risks, and dependencies, and implement mitigation plans.

• Update executive stakeholders on project status and escalate issues.
• Implement a change management and communication plan.
• Manage finances for the project with financial planning, analysis, and budget oversight.
• Coordinate with vendors.

• Incrementally develop project management knowledge and skills in the project teams.
• Share templates and resources to ensure projects are implemented on time,
• Other duties as required.

• IT background or solid knowledge of IT.
• Knowledge and experience with project management methodologies (for example, that of the Project Management Institute (PMI/PMP), PRINCE2, and agile/Scrum approaches).
• Knowledge of project-planning tools such as Microsoft Project or similar tools.
• Ability to lead and motivate others; ability to empathize and knowledge of personality types.
• Sensitivity to working in a political environment and to interacting with senior leadership.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Expertise in setting and managing customer expectations.
• Effective influencing and negotiating skills in an environment where this role may not directly control resources.
• Ability to work in multi-cultural work environments.

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
• Please contact us at wfprecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified