Business Support Associate

The Business Support Associate (Innovation) will play a central role in positioning WFP Uganda as a key partner in this space. Reporting to the Heads of Partnerships, the incumbent will work in close collaboration with Senior Management, technical units, and regional/global partnership offices to support the Country Office implement Innovation solutions at scale, reinforce WFP’s value proposition, and identify funding avenues.

• The role will be responsible for three core deliverables.

• Supporting the implementation of the Ugandan Innovation Strategy through the technical design, development, delivery and scale of impactful products, services and processes to increase food security in Uganda.

• The incumbent will use Human Centred Design and design thinking techniques to identify and scale desirable, feasible and viable innovations

• Manage IGNITE Food Systems innovation programme implementation and events with the support of the WFP Innovation Hub for Eastern Africa and support the scale-up of innovations through partnerships management and close coordination with relevant WFP and external stakeholders.

• Be the country office product, service and process design. Create design concepts and drawings to determine the best products. Present product ideas to relevant team members for brainstorming.

• Suggest improvements to design and performance to products and services.

• Employ design concepts into functional prototypes.

• Perform research on product and services technologies and structures to implement into design concepts.

• Maintain up to date on current industry trends and market conditions.

• Coordinate with programme team to ensure accurate communication and efficiency.

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial and product design, architecture, technology or other related degrees Manage Microsoft Suite, bonus if the candidate has visual illustration capabilities

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