HRMOI Org & Security Analyst (Consultant)

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 21 September 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 all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. ABOUT WFP The World Food Programme 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 (Integrity, 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: and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube , LinkedIn , 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: HRMOI Org & Security Analyst (Consultant) TYPE OF CONTRACT: CST REG UNIT/DIVISION: HRMOI/HRM DUTY STATION (City, Country): HQ Rome, Italy DURATION: asap until 31.12.2026 - with potential extension BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger WFP’s HR Technology and Analytics Branch (HRMOI) powers the digital backbone of HR, delivering smart tools, data, and strategy to streamline processes, drive decisions, and elevate experience. The HRMOI provide the digital backbone of HR, enabling the effective delivery of HR operational processes through standardized business processes, high‑quality data, and enterprise HR technologies. HRMOI leads the development, implementation, and maintenance of the HR Division’s technology strategy and roadmap, supporting integrated talent management and ensuring full visibility and integrity of the global workforce. This is achieved through enterprise HR platforms that integrate people processes, data, and intelligence across corporate and satellite systems, and through analytics and digital tools that support evidence‑based decision‑making across the employee lifecycle. The HRMOI Branch consists of 5 workstreams: Payroll, Time and Audit Operations HR Technology and Talent Solutions People Analytics and Reporting Organizational Governance HR Enablement and Systems Adoption The prefect candidate would have ideally experience in Workday implementation in a similar position and a good understanding of HR business processes to be able to work efficiently with our technical and business stakeholders. ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the overall supervision of the Lead of Organization, Positions and HR System Security, the consultant will provide technical expertise to strengthen the integrity, governance, and alignment of Workday organizational data and security configurations. The position will focus on delivering measurable improvements in data quality, system consistency, and access control compliance, ensuring alignment across organizational structures and integrated systems. The role will be accountable for: Organization Data Cleansing & Alignment Delivering validated and reconciled organizational datasets in Workday, ensuring structural integrity, referential consistency, and compliance with governance standards. Producing harmonized organizational and position data across Workday and WINGS, ensuring alignment between Global HQ and Country Office structures, including hierarchies, attributes, and financial objects. Executing and documenting end-to-end mass data maintenance activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and traceability across extraction, transformation, load, and reconciliation phases. Strengthening data governance controls, delivering improvements in validation rules, monitoring mechanisms, and data quality standards for Organization and Position Management. Workday Security Configuration Supporting the delivery of aligned and compliant Workday security configurations, role-based and user-based security groups and assignable roles. Contributing to access review cycles, including validation of user access rights; identification of segregation of duties (SoD) conflicts, and implementation of mitigation actions. Supporting audit readiness and compliance, including preparation of documentation, validation of role mappings, and resolution of audit observations related to access controls. Assessing and mitigating risks associated with organizational or process changes, ensuring no adverse impact on security or access consistency. Supporting security testing activities (Unit, End-to-End, Integration), ensuring completeness and reliability of security configurations. Ensuring synchronization between organizational structures and security frameworks, enabling dynamic and accurate role-based access. Contributing to system releases and continuous improvement cycles, ensuring proper validation, testing, and stabilization of changes. QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Education: Advanced university degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, Mathematics or Finance, or First level university degree with additional relevant work experience. Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in Human Resources or IT. Hands-on experience working with HR systems (preferably Workday), including configuration, data management, or process improvement. Exposure to HR digital transformation or system enhancement projects, with the ability to work across functional and technical teams. Proven experience in organizational structure and position management, preferably within a complex or global organization. Experience with HR Data management and data analysis. Knowledge & Skills: Knowledge and exposure to corporate information systems, working with SAP HR modules and Workday system. Good knowledge and ability to interpret HR data, rules and regulations. Strong analytical skills. Strong time management skills with an ability to juggle competing priorities successfully, and to work on tight deadlines. Attention to details and strong coordinating skills. Ability to build relationships with a variety of individuals across functions and outside WFP in order to effectively contribute to the functioning of the unit. Languages: Fluency 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). WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission. Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework 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: NO FEE DISCLAIMER The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection 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 when submitting personal information on the web. REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel. We strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete, and that all 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 . 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 later in the process. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process. All 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, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks. No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.