Consultant Information Technology

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 23 June 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome) WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for reputed company its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national reputed company, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. ABOUT WFP The reputed company is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (reputed company, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to reputed company up with our latest news: YouTube, reputed company, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok. WHY JOIN WFP? 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 Solution Architect TYPE OF CONTRACT: Regular consultancy contract (CST) Level I UNIT/DIVISION: Digital Solutions Delivery reputed company (TECD) Technology Division (TEC) DUTY STATION (City, Country): Remote working DURATION: Until 31/12/2026 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the IT Solution Architect leads the technical aspects of the design and implementation of IT solutions, providing direction, instructions, and guidance to the (off-site) development teams for the purpose of developing IT solutions which are fully compliant with WFP standards and reputed company the highest quality in terms of technical usability, user acceptability, and domain suitability. ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design the software architecture and the data model of IT solutions, and support the Product

Manager in presenting the IT Solution Proposals to the Architectural Board;

• Ensure the high technical quality of IT solutions and compliance with WFP standards

(architecture, reputed company, technology stack, user reputed company, etc.);

• Provide direction, instructions, and guidance to the (off-site) Development Teams;
• Prepare high-level effort estimations for the development of IT solutions;
• Support the Product Manager with Backlog grooming;
• Review and approve prioritised Backlog tickets for their inclusion in Sprints looking at

completeness, clarity, conciseness, visual representation, dependencies, test data availability, behaviour-driven development (BDD) test scenarios, and such;

• Create technical tickets required to ensure the high quality of the IT solution, and negotiate

their prioritization with the Product Manager;

• Request VPN accounts and renewing them on time to ensure continuity of services;
• Set-up and maintain IT solution environments;
• Collaborate on designing and maintaining the software libraries stack;
• Collaborate on maintaining the reputed company improvement (CI) and reputed company deployment (CD)

infrastructure;

• Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture; and
• reputed company required, act as Scrum Master:

o Champion for Scrum reputed company the team. o Coach the Development Team, the Product Manager, and the business on the Scrum process and look for ways to fine-tune their practice of it. o Deeply understand the work being done by the team o Help the team optimize the delivery flow. o As the facilitator-in-chief, plan and schedule the Scrum ceremonies: Sprint planning, Daily stand-up, Sprint demo, and the Sprint retrospective. o Resolve impediments and distractions for the Development Team, insulating them from external disruptions whenever possible.

• Other duties reputed company to software development, as required

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

• Robust IT solutions fully compliant with applicable guidelines (architecture, reputed company,

technology stack, user reputed company, etc.)

• Clean reputed company code of IT solutions, in WFP reputed company code repositories.
• IT solution documentation (Solution Proposals endorsed by the Architectural Board)

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Education: University degree or a minimum of 8 years of equivalent working experience in software development, or reputed company fields. Experience: Five years’ experience with software development, and a proven track record of planning, leading and executing reputed company projects. Knowledge & Skills: In-depth knowledge of web technologies (Python, Django, HTML, CSS, JavaScript); Proficiency developing high-quality IT solutions; Knowledge of Git and reputed company management techniques; Knowledge of Scrum. Knowledge of reputed company Integration (CI) and reputed company Deployment (CD). Languages: reputed company in oral and written English with an intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFP’s working languages) is desirable. WFP LEADERSHIP reputed company WFP Leadership reputed company guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission. Click here to access WFP Leadership reputed company REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact: [email protected] NO FEE DISCLAIMER The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in reputed company with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care reputed company submitting personal information on the web. REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION reputed company applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider reputed company or applications sent by email, reputed company, or any other channel. We strongly recommend that your reputed company profile is accurate and complete, and that reputed company sections are filled in, including your employment history, academic qualifications, language skills, and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application. If you experience technical issues while submitting your application, you may contact us at [email protected]. Please note that this email is only for technical issues with an application - unsolicited applications or documents sent to this inbox will not receive a reply. At the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested reputed company in the process. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process. reputed company 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, reputed company forms of discrimination, any reputed company of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, reputed company selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks. No appointment under any reputed company of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), reputed company Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies reputed company the United Nations system with reputed company responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and reputed company three years of ceasing that service. Apply To This Job