Senior Consultant, Global Innovation & Strategy

UN Atlas; Roma; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

World Food Programme (WFP) seeks a Business Innovation Senior Consultant to provide high‑level strategic and analytical support to senior leadership, guiding innovation across the UN system and driving end‑to‑end project delivery.

The role requires about 4 years in management consulting or innovative finance, a degree in business, economics, or engineering, and strong data analysis, change management, and inter‑agency collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• A degree in business, economics, or engineering is preferred.
• Approximately 4 years of progressive national and international experience in a business or international relations role.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in management consulting or innovative finance.
• Fluency in English is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead business innovation projects and support BIU/UNAA priorities.
• Advise leadership on prioritization of initiatives and drive implementation.
• Support UN Reform/UN80 and inter-agency projects like Business Ops Strategy.
• Engage stakeholders and perform data analyses for work packages (UNCT reconfiguration, entity mergers).
• Contribute to knowledge management reviews and best practice sharing.

Skills

Business Strategy

Project Management

Data Analysis

Operational Model Design

Change Management

Implementation Monitoring

Quantitative Analysis

Qualitative Analysis

Process Optimization

Inter-agency Collaboration

Knowledge Management

Strategic Planning

Sourcing

Logistics

Finance Process Optimization

Performance Management

Cross-cultural Communication

Diplomacy

Time Management

Autonomy

Teamwork

Education

Business/Economics/Engineering degree preferred

Job description

World Food Programme (WFP) seeks a Business Innovation Senior Consultant to provide high‑level strategic and analytical support to senior leadership, guiding innovation across the UN system and driving end‑to‑end project delivery.

The role requires about 4 years in management consulting or innovative finance, a degree in business, economics, or engineering, and strong data analysis, change management, and inter‑agency collaboration skills.