IT Operations Officer - Foundational IT lead
World Food Programme (WFP)
Juba
Sudan
January 4, 2026
Full-timeJanuary 4, 2026
IT Solutions Officer (Data Engineer)
World Food Programme (WFP) About
Founded in 1961 and assisting 80 million people in around 80 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
WFP’s efforts focus on emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operations. Two-thirds of its work is in conflict-affected countries where people are three times more likely to be undernourished than those living in countries without conflict.
In emergencies, WFP is often first on the scene, providing food assistance to the victims of war, civil conflict, drought, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, crop failures and natural disasters. When the emergency subsides, WFP helps communities rebuild shattered lives and livelihoods. WFP also works to strengthen the resilience of people and communities affected by protracted crises by applying a development lens in its humanitarian response.
WFP is the largest humanitarian organisation implementing school feeding programmes worldwide and has been doing so for over 50 years. Each year, WFP provides school meals to between 20 and 25 million children across 63 countries, often in the hardest-to-reach areas.
Job Description
Job Posting Organization:
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, established to save lives in emergencies and to use food assistance as a means to build pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity for individuals recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impacts of climate change. WFP operates globally, with a mission centered around the belief that food is a fundamental human right. The organization is committed to diversity and equal employment opportunities, encouraging qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply. WFP has received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020, highlighting its significant contributions to humanitarian efforts worldwide. The organization fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment, investing in the personal and professional development of its employees through various training and mentorship programs, and offers opportunities for internal mobility across its global offices.
Job Overview:
The IT Solutions Officer (Data Engineer) position is a consultancy role aimed at enhancing the digital and data capabilities of the WFP South Sudan Country Office. This role is critical in ensuring that data is accessible, reliable, and ready for analysis, which directly supports operational decision-making and strategic planning. The consultant will be responsible for implementing data integration and analysis solutions, focusing on automation and process optimization in a challenging low-connectivity environment. The position requires a proactive approach to building robust data pipelines and ensuring data quality, which is essential for effective design" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">program design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting in a complex operational context. The consultant will collaborate with various stakeholders to align local solutions with corporate data architecture and will play a key role in the realization of WFP South Sudan's digital and data strategy.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess an advanced university degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field. Alternatively, a first university degree with additional years of relevant work experience is acceptable. For candidates with a master’s degree or higher, a minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in data engineering or a similar role is required. For those with a bachelor’s degree, a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience is necessary. Previous experience in emergency support operations and/or in hardship duty stations is essential. Candidates should have a proven track record in designing and building ETL/ELT processes, experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools, and proficiency in Python, Pyspark, and SQL. Strong experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases is also required, along with familiarity with cloud platforms and big data tools, and experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or PowerBI.
Educational Background:
An advanced university degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field is required. Alternatively, a first university degree with additional years of relevant work experience may be considered sufficient. This educational background is crucial for understanding the technical aspects of data engineering and the analytical skills necessary for the role.
Experience:
The position requires a significant level of experience in data engineering. Candidates with a master’s degree must have at least 5 years of progressive experience in data engineering or a similar role, while those with a bachelor’s degree must have a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience. Experience in emergency support operations and/or in hardship duty stations is essential, as the role involves working in a complex and volatile environment where timely and accurate data is critical.
Languages:
Fluency in English (level C) is mandatory for this position. Proficiency in additional languages may be considered an asset but is not explicitly required.
Additional Notes:
The contract type for this position is International Consultancy (CST Level II) with a duration of 11 months. The duty station is remote, with Juba, South Sudan serving as the administrative duty station. The role is full-time, and WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free from discrimination and harassment. The organization does not charge any fees in connection with the application or recruitment process, and candidates are encouraged to ensure their application profiles are complete and accurate.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, established to save lives in emergencies and to use food assistance as a means to build pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity for individuals recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impacts of climate change. WFP operates globally, with a mission centered around the belief that food is a fundamental human right. The organization is committed to diversity and equal employment opportunities, encouraging qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply. WFP has received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020, highlighting its significant contributions to humanitarian efforts worldwide. The organization fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment, investing in the personal and professional development of its employees through various training and mentorship programs, and offers opportunities for internal mobility across its global offices.
Job Overview:
The IT Solutions Officer (Data Engineer) position is a consultancy role aimed at enhancing the digital and data capabilities of the WFP South Sudan Country Office. This role is critical in ensuring that data is accessible, reliable, and ready for analysis, which directly supports operational decision-making and strategic planning. The consultant will be responsible for implementing data integration and analysis solutions, focusing on automation and process optimization in a challenging low-connectivity environment. The position requires a proactive approach to building robust data pipelines and ensuring data quality, which is essential for effective design" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">program design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting in a complex operational context. The consultant will collaborate with various stakeholders to align local solutions with corporate data architecture and will play a key role in the realization of WFP South Sudan's digital and data strategy.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Build robust and fault-tolerant data pipelines to ingest, clean, transform, and aggregate data from multiple sources, ensuring adherence to data governance and security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">security standards, particularly concerning personally identifiable information (PII) of beneficiaries.
- Develop and implement processes for data logging, monitoring, and error handling to ensure data quality and pipeline reliability.
- Collaborate with the global WFP TEC division and the Regional Office to align local solutions with corporate data architecture.
- Implement solutions that consider the operational context, including functionalities for offline data collection and synchronization.
- Develop and maintain data models and schemas to support business intelligence, analytics, and AI projects.
- Provide first-line support for bugs and issues reported by end users.
- Work using agile methodologies (sprints, user stories, features).
- Test and conduct quality assurance tasks of solutions (data quality checks, UX/UI checks).
- Work closely with WFP South Sudan business units and field offices to understand their data needs and challenges. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to data focal points or cohorts on data management best practices and basic engineering principles. 1
- Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess an advanced university degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field. Alternatively, a first university degree with additional years of relevant work experience is acceptable. For candidates with a master’s degree or higher, a minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in data engineering or a similar role is required. For those with a bachelor’s degree, a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience is necessary. Previous experience in emergency support operations and/or in hardship duty stations is essential. Candidates should have a proven track record in designing and building ETL/ELT processes, experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools, and proficiency in Python, Pyspark, and SQL. Strong experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases is also required, along with familiarity with cloud platforms and big data tools, and experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or PowerBI.
Educational Background:
An advanced university degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field is required. Alternatively, a first university degree with additional years of relevant work experience may be considered sufficient. This educational background is crucial for understanding the technical aspects of data engineering and the analytical skills necessary for the role.
Experience:
The position requires a significant level of experience in data engineering. Candidates with a master’s degree must have at least 5 years of progressive experience in data engineering or a similar role, while those with a bachelor’s degree must have a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience. Experience in emergency support operations and/or in hardship duty stations is essential, as the role involves working in a complex and volatile environment where timely and accurate data is critical.
Languages:
Fluency in English (level C) is mandatory for this position. Proficiency in additional languages may be considered an asset but is not explicitly required.
Additional Notes:
The contract type for this position is International Consultancy (CST Level II) with a duration of 11 months. The duty station is remote, with Juba, South Sudan serving as the administrative duty station. The role is full-time, and WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free from discrimination and harassment. The organization does not charge any fees in connection with the application or recruitment process, and candidates are encouraged to ensure their application profiles are complete and accurate.
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