VAM Officer – NOB
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This is an opportunity for an exciting and challenging position within a multicultural and interdisciplinary team, based in a unique location, on a highly relevant topic. In addition, we offer:
➡️Meaningful and impactful careers: Our daily work makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve.
➡️ Continuous learning and training.
➡️ A multicultural and supportive work environment.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
- Advanced University degree in Economics, Food Security, Statistics, Data Science, Public Health/Nutrition, Geography or other related field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
Experience:
- At least five (05) years’ experience in practical expertise in food security analysis and mapping by participating in multiple assessments, including the design, data collection and analysis.
- Demonstrated proficiency in the use of several statistical tools (SPSS, STATA, R software, Excel, etc.) and methods for food security analysis.
Languages:
- Fluency in both oral and written French and intermediate knowledge (level B) in English.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
Located in West Africa, Benin is a country with a population estimated at 11.5 million in 2022, 55.4% of whom live in rural areas.
Ranked 163rd out of 189 countries according to the 2019 UNDP Human Development Report, the country still faces many challenges despite political stability and the improvement of certain socio-economic indicators.
In 2019, 38.5% of the Beninese population lived with an annual income below the national monetary poverty line, compared to 39.3% in 2015, a decrease of 0.8 percentage point. Poverty mainly affects rural areas with 44.2% against 31.4% in urban areas according to the CFSVA assessment conducted in 2021 by WFP.
Benin's economic context is mainly characterized by the preponderance of the agricultural sector. Indeed, the agricultural sector is the main source of wealth creation at the national level and constitutes an important source of foreign currency. It is characterized by the predominance of family-type farms and its vulnerability to climatic variability. Incomes and productivity are low and the labor force is only partially valued, which makes agricultural products very uncompetitive
Benin, as some West African countries (Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria) is facing a low economic level due to inflation, severe flooding in the region and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These factors aggravate the food and nutrition crisis already existing in several countries of the West African region. These various causal factors explain the precariousness of the food and nutritional situation of the populations .
To deal effectively with this situation requires the provision of up-to-date and reliable data on food and nutritional security with a view to better orienting control actions .
Faced with this not-so-glowing picture, this position has been advertised to enable WFP to hire a competent candidate who will take care of the coordination of food security, nutritional, vulnerability and other socio-economic analysis and the design and implementation of capacity development in this area. This will allow WFP to have solid evidence for decision-making and to guide its programs in order to save and change lives and to provide a support to Government to implement innovative solutions at scale.
JOB PURPOSE
To contribute to the VAM evidence base that supports food security and nutrition policies and programmes (e.g. needs assessment and situation analyses, programme design, targeting, cost effectiveness, and operational efficiency).
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
1. Provide technical advice and support to World Food Programme and its partners on matters pertaining to food security and nutrition strategies, policies, programmes, and facilitate the timely and productive use of related outputs in a manner that complies with World Food Programme standards and processes
2. Manage and/or conduct food security, nutrition, markets and resilience analysis and prepare timely reports on food assessment needs in line with wider VAM policies, processes and guidance to enable effective decision-making on the programme activities and map the food and nutrition security situation of the country
3. Contribute to the development of VAM projects and activities, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies and guidance.
4. Support the development of systems and tools for the monitoring and assessment of food assistance needs in line with innovative methodologies and best practices.
5. Support the development of food security and vulnerability analysis and the preparation of timely reports on food assessment needs in line with wider VAM policies, processes and guidance to enable effective decision-making on the development of country strategy, policies and programmes.
6. Provide assistance on the coordination of data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
7. Liaise with implementing partners (internal and external) to monitor ongoing projects, ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness and efficiency and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
8. Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to conduct vulnerability analysis to effectively inform preparedness and response activities and set up of evidence based national models.
9. Support the design and set up of tools and frameworks at national level to support effective skills and competency transfer to support a transition to the national system.
10. Provide support to WFP staff and relevant partners that are focusing on food security and nutrition issues to enable sharing of experience, lessons learned and best practice and support the provision of data and evidence within this framework.
11. Provide policy and analytical expertise to support the development of policies, strategy and programmes at national, UN and multi-partners level.
12. Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
13. Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
14. Other as required.
4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
Purpose
- Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the link to own work objectives.
- Be a force for positive change: Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).
- Make the mission inspiring to our team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission.
- Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.
People
- Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs.
- Create an inclusive culture: Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.
- Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills.
- Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of challenging circumstances.
Performance
- Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work.
- Focus on getting results: Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on budget and without errors.
- Make commitments and make good on commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional priorities.
- Be Decisive: Makes rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or manager direction.
Partnership
- Connect and share across WFP units: Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams’ priorities and preferred working styles.
- Build strong external partnerships: Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or escalate needs of external partners.
- Be politically agile & adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor toward internal and external partners and stakeholders.
- Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP’s unique value as a partner.
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
| Capability Name | Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level |
| Food Security Analysis | Demonstrates ability to conduct structured food security analysis—Identify underlying macro and micro factors impacting food security of communities and countries. Provides findings and recommendations for the programmatic response. |
| Food Security Monitoring | Manages the implementation of food security monitoring systems. Investigates any observed anomalies in the datasets and informs program management for operational response. |
| Technical Specialized Knowledge (e.g., Economics, Statistics, Public Health, Remote Sensing, GIS, etc.) | Provides managerial and technical guidance for designing and conducting analyses, including computation, interpretation, and presentation of results for food security surveys and key indicators (comprehensive food security and vulnerability surveys, food security monitoring, implementing mobile surveys, market analysis, food consumption scores, coping strategies indices. data disaggregation, etc.) |
| Food Security Assessment | Leads all aspects of surveys including design, implementation, analysis, findings and reporting. Ensures that assessment findings are easily translated into operational programmatic response. |
| Strategic Operational Understanding | Demonstrates strong understanding of country operations to participate in response analysis exercises to improve the cohesion between analytical findings and programmatic response. Constructs evidence base underlying technical and policy advice given to stakeholders. |
WHY WORK WITH US?
TO SAVE AND CHANGE LIVES ❤ Make a difference, the world will notice. We are driven by our mission to fight global hunger and fuel dreams of a better future.
TO JOIN A GLOBAL COMMUNITY 🌍 Build bridges that unite people around the world. Being part of a global, diverse, and multicultural community like WFP will constantly expose you to innovative ideas and perspectives. The way we carry out our mission with a deep respect for personal and cultural differences and close collaboration between each member of our global team will certainly enrich your experience and knowledge on many levels.
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DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of several statistical tools and methods for food security analysis.
• Developed practical expertise in food security analysis and mapping by participating in multiple assessments in countries, including the design, data collection and analysis.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and understanding of WFP vulnerability mapping systems and emergency assessment standards.
TO APPLY
Click ‘Apply’ link below to start the application process. Candidate are requested to create an account in WFP E-Recruitment system before applying.
Please also include your CV with a cover letter, highlighting your motivation and suitability for this vacancy, as part of an online application.
WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package including basic salary and medical insurance.
Please visit https://www.wfp.org/countries/benin to learn more about WFP’s operations in Benin.
- Only Beninese nationals are eligible to apply for this position
- Please ensure that your application contains accurate and complete information on academic qualifications, employment record and language skills.
- WFP will apply a rigorous and transparent selection process including thorough assessment of technical skills to ensure the best candidates are selected for the job.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for written test and interview.
WFP DOES NOT RECEIVE FEES AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT AND DOES NOT REQUIRE BANKING INFORMATION.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
October 4, 2022
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Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply
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.
