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17 November 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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- 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: Nutrition Knowledge Management and Data Management Officer

TYPE OF CONTRACT: CST level I

UNIT/DIVISION: Nutrition & Food Quality, School Meals and Social Protection Service, Programme, Policy & Guidance Division

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Rome, Italy

DURATION: 11 monthsBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

Effective nutrition programming depends on three interconnected pillars: robust data systems, high-quality data management and analytics, and strong knowledge management and learning. As WFP continues to expand its nutrition portfolio and accelerate its digital transformation agenda, effective data systems are critical to support programme implementation, strengthen interoperability across platforms, improve reporting efficiency, and provide timely, reliable information for operational and strategic decision-making. Investments in digital solutions such as NutriPulse, corporate reporting platforms and emerging AI-enabled technologies present new opportunities to enhance programme monitoring, performance management and service delivery.

High-quality data management and analytics are essential to ensure that nutrition data are accurate, accessible and actionable. Strong data management enables WFP to meet corporate reporting requirements, including the Corporate Results Framework (CRF), Annual Performance Reports (APR) and Annual Country Reports (ACR), while supporting performance monitoring, evidence generation, resource mobilization and accountability. The increasing demand for dashboards, visualization products and analytical insights further highlights the need to strengthen nutrition data governance, reporting processes and data-driven decision-making across country, regional and headquarters levels.

Knowledge management and learning play an equally important role in ensuring that technical guidance, evidence, innovations, lessons learned and operational experiences are systematically captured, organized, shared and applied across the organization. Effective knowledge management strengthens institutional memory, promotes organizational learning, builds staff capacity and supports the uptake of data, evidence and good practices into programme implementation. Through effective use of corporate knowledge management platforms, learning initiatives, communities of practice and AI-enabled knowledge solutions, WFP can strengthen collaboration and make nutrition knowledge more accessible and actionable across the global nutrition workforce.

Under the direct supervision of the Team Lead, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning and Innovation for Nutrition (MERLIN), the incumbent will lead the strengthening of nutrition data systems, digital solutions, data management, analytics, reporting and knowledge management for the Nutrition and Food Quality Service. The position will support the management and evolution of NutriPulse and related corporate systems, coordinate nutrition reporting requirements, promote the application of AI-enabled solutions,



and ensure that nutrition data, evidence and knowledge are effectively transformed into actionable insights, learning and decision-making across WFP nutrition programmes globally.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Nutrition Data Systems and Digitalization
- Lead the management and continuous improvement of nutrition data systems, digital platforms and reporting solutions, including NutriPulse, relevant WFP corporate systems (e.g. COMET, DOTS), and other digital solutions supporting nutrition programming.
- Coordinate nutrition data requirements across Nutrition, Monitoring & Evaluation, Technology and other business stakeholders to ensure systems support programme implementation, monitoring, reporting and decision-making.
- Support governance, integration and interoperability of nutrition data across systems, platforms and corporate reporting processes.
- Support the development and enhancement of digital products, dashboards, automated reporting solutions and data workflows.
- Explore and support the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation and advanced analytics solutions, including intelligent search, chatbot functionalities, automated reporting, knowledge retrieval and decision-support tools.
- Develop and maintain guidance, business processes, system documentation, SOPs and training materials related to nutrition data systems and digital platforms.
- Data Management, Analytics and Reporting
- Manage nutrition programme datasets and ensure data quality, consistency, completeness and accessibility.
- Lead the consolidation, validation and analysis of nutrition programme data for corporate reporting, programme monitoring and performance management.
- Coordinate nutrition reporting requirements under the Corporate Results Framework (CRF) and ensure alignment with Monitoring & Evaluation standards, indicator definitions and reporting requirements.
- Support Annual Performance Reports (APR), Annual Country Reports (ACR) and other corporate reporting exercises.
- Lead the development and annual update of Nutrition in Numbers and other corporate nutrition reporting products, ensuring accurate analysis and presentation of programme reach, performance, investments and results.
- Develop dashboards, visualizations and analytical products to support evidence-based decision-making.
- Respond to requests for nutrition statistics, analyses, reports and evidence products from Headquarters, Regional Bureaux and Country Offices.
- Knowledge Management and Learning
- Lead nutrition knowledge management across WFP, ensuring nutrition resources, guidance and evidence are aligned, accessible and maintained across WFPgo, GoDocs, SharePoint, Communities, the Programme Guidance Manual (PGM), wfp.org and other corporate KM platforms.
- Oversee the governance, organization and dissemination of nutrition knowledge products, including guidance, tools, learning resources, case studies, lessons learned and best practices.
- Lead nutrition knowledge-sharing initiatives, including webinars, communities of practice, learning events and internal communications to strengthen collaboration and organizational learning.
- Capacity-building initiatives developed and delivered to strengthen staff awareness, access, adoption and effective use of nutrition data, knowledge products, digital solutions and learning resources.
- Leverage AI-enabled solutions to improve knowledge discovery, content management, searchability, dissemination and access to nutrition information.

Monitor and continuously improve the effectiveness, utilization and user experience of nutrition knowledge management systems and products.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT

Nutrition Data Systems and Digitalization

- NutriPulse and other nutrition data systems maintained and strengthened through documented system improvements and enhancements.
- Digital products, dashboards and automated reporting solutions developed and maintained.
- SOPs, guidance materials, user documentation and training resources developed and updated.
- Recommendations and improvements implemented to strengthen nutrition data systems, interoperability and AI-enabled solutions.

Data Management, Analytics and Reporting
- Annual Nutrition in Numbers publication produced and disseminated.
- Annual nutrition programme performance reports and analytical products produced.
- Support provided for APR, ACR and CRF reporting processes.
- Dashboards and data visualization products updated and maintained.
- Data quality assessments completed and recommendations implemented.
- Regular analytical briefs, statistics and evidence products delivered to support decision-making.





Knowledge Management and Learning

- Nutrition resources, guidance, policies, tools and evidence products maintained, updated and aligned across WFPgo, GoDocs, SharePoint, Communities, the Programme Guidance Manual (PGM), wfp.org and other corporate knowledge management platforms.
- Knowledge products developed and disseminated, including factsheets, briefs, case studies, lessons learned, best practices and technical resources.
- Global nutrition webinars, learning events, communities of practice and knowledge-sharing initiatives coordinated and delivered.
- AI-enabled approaches and tools leveraged to strengthen knowledge organization, searchability, retrieval, dissemination and user access to nutrition information.
- Annual reviews conducted and improvements implemented to strengthen the utilization, effectiveness and user experience of nutrition knowledge management systems and products.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education

Advanced University Degree (Master's degree) in Nutrition, Public Health, Information Management, Data Science, Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Information Systems, Knowledge Management or a related field.

Experience

Minimum five years of relevant professional experience in data systems, data analytics, information management, monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management, or nutrition programme management, including experience with digital platforms, data visualization, corporate reporting, and performance analysis. Experience within WFP and familiarity with nutrition programmes, corporate systems, AI-enabled tools, digital innovation, and organizational learning initiatives is highly desirable.

Knowledge & Skills:

- Excellent writing, analytical and research skills.
- Advance knowledge of Microsoft office (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Ability to process and develop innovative presentations appropriate for a range of audiences
- Experience working in WFP with knowledge of WFP M&E; and reporting systems.
- Experience in web-content design and familiarity with managing on-line platforms. Ability to effectively use Tableau to present WFP Nutrition Data.

Languages: Fluency in English and French required.

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