VAM Officer LFT/P3; Ouagadougou; Burkina Faso
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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, Agronomy, Statistics, Data Science, Geography or other related field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
Language: International Professional: Fluency (level C) in French & English
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
These roles are found in Headquarters (HQ), Regional Bureaux (RBs) or Country Offices (COs), and report to a senior VAM or Programme Policy Officer. Job holders operate with high degree of independence and are involved in more straight forward VAM activities and programmes and/or focus on a specific theme(s).
JOB PURPOSE
Under direct supervision of the Head of RAM and in close collaboration with RBD-RAM-unit, the incumbent is expected to support all food security research related activities through insuring efficient implementation of research and data analysis processes and systems. The VAM Officer will be in-charge of conducting various types of food security related research (e.g., Social Protection, Integrated Resilience Package, Nexus approach, needs assessment and situation analyses).
Most of these analyses are intended to inform the “Cadre Harmonise” that is key to the country advocacy and funding mobilization strategy. In addition, given that the institution that hosts the “Cadre Harmonise”, the Permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel (CILSS) is located in Burkina Faso, the Expert of the country office will also be a liaison officer, extending RBD engagement with that regional body. He will facilitate the discussions on urban food security assessment as well as the implementation of the “Cadre Harmonise” in urban context, Burkina being considered as a good pilot.
Lastly, the expert will handle on-going research with CIRAD, along with CIAT, on developing specific market indicators in enclaved areas/hard to reach areas.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Support activities to strengthen food security research efforts in the WFP country office in Burkina Faso. The incumbent will carry out supervision and professionalization work in the field of research management and the coordination of research projects.
- Contribute to the enhancement of triple nexus approach (humanitarian response-development and peace) at WFP country level by developing methodologies and tools to generate evidence and improve the measurement of integrated resilience.
- Contribute to strengthen WFP existing capacities for vulnerability analysis and climate change potential effects for the most vulnerable communities including analysing remotely sensed climatological data.
- Act as focal point for the ongoing research project in WFP Burkina Faso (“Assessing local food systems’ resilience in conflict affected areas” – a pilot study with CIRAD-CIAT) and support the development of specific indicators on markets and food security in the context of complex insecurity.
- Build capacity of WFP staff, partners, regional and national institutions to conduct, report on and use food security analysis and research to effectively inform policies and programmes with a specific focus on strengthening Nexus approach.
- She/he will be in charge of providing technical guidance related to planning and implementing research projects for the organization and will ensure effective linkage of our research with regional and national food security and vulnerability themes and priorities.
- Contribute to regional and country specific food security situation analysis in close collaboration with RBD, RAM unit, incl. in areas such as Resilience and Social Protection.
- Pro-actively support the national food security system, research institutions and universities in Burkina Faso in rolling out research studies on food security.
4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
Purpose
- Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Utilizes understanding of WFP’s Strategic Objectives to communicate linkages to team objectives and work.
- Be a force for positive change: Proactively identifies and develops new methods or improvements for self and immediate team to address work challenges within own work area.
- Make the mission inspiring to our team: Identifies opportunities to further align individual contributions with WFP’s mission of making an impact on local communities.
- Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Helps colleagues to see the link between their individual tasks and the contributions of their unit’s goals to the broader context of WFP’s mission.
People
- Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Is able to identify, support and encourage focused on-the-job learning opportunities to address gaps between current skillsets and needed future skillsets for WFP.
- Create an inclusive culture: Recognizes the contributions of teammates, and encourages contributions from culturally different team mates to recognise the value of diversity above and beyond just including it in programming for beneficiaries.
- Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Provides and solicits ongoing constructive feedback on strengths and development opportunities to help develop individual skills, whilst also helping others identify areas for improvement.
- Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Sets clear targets for self and others to focus team efforts in ambiguous situations (e.g., unprecedented issues and/or scenarios).
Performance
- Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Thinks beyond team’s conventional approaches to formulate creative methods for delivering food aid and assistance to beneficiaries.
- Focus on getting results: Maintains focus on achieving individual results in the face of obstacles such as volatile or fragile environments and/or organizational roadblocks.
- Make commitments and make good on commitments: Takes personal accountability for upholding and delivering upon team’s commitments and provides assurance to stakeholders.
- Be Decisive: Demonstrates ability to adjust to team’s plans and priorities to optimize outcomes in light of evolving directives, while also responding quickly in high-pressure environments, such as in emergency settings.
Partnership
- Connect and share across WFP units: Demonstrates an understanding of when and how to tactfully engage other units in conversations on impact, timing, or planning.
- Build strong external partnerships: Networks regularly with key external partners using formal and informal opportunities to understand each partner’s unique value proposition, and to build and strengthen relationships.
- Be politically agile & adaptable: Demonstrates ability to adapt engagement approach in the context of evolving partner circumstances and expectations.
- Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Demonstrates ability to articulate to internal and external audiences the value that individual contributions and immediate teams bring to partnerships.
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
| Capability Name | Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level |
| Food Security Analysis | Applies advanced analytical knowledge to lead the management, design and implementation of food security and vulnerability analysis activities. Ensures that analysis remains the backbone of programmatic interventions through its lifecycle, ultimately contributing towards making communities food secure and resilient. |
| Food Security Monitoring | Leads management, design and implementation of food security monitoring systems. Ensures that such analysis is timely and responsive to programmatic needs and adjustments. |
| 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. |
OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS
This section is optional to describe other duties, skills & knowledge required for the specific job.
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
- Minimum of five years of experience in related field.
- Has led research study and surveys, multiple assessments in both emergency and development context, including the design, data collection and analysis.
- Gained valuable experience in collecting geospatial and socioeconomic food security data, conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, and reporting findings to senior leaders.
- Experience with recognized research institute would be an asset.
- Experience in research on Resilience building activities and Integrated context analysis.
- Excellent knowledge of Market assessment dynamics.
- Familiar with West-and Central African Cadre Harmonise-methodology and experience in facilitating “Cadre Harmonisé” workshop analysis. Certified as Expert is desirable.
- Knowledge of country and cultural context in assessing food availability, access and utilization, and exposure to risks.
- Experience with different software and tools to facilitate statistical analysis (such as, not limited to, SPSS, SPHINX, Epi-info…ect…)
- Has participated in design and implementation of programmes focusing on food security.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This Position is based in Ouagadougou; Burkina Faso and is offered as a Limited Fixed Term (LFT) at P3 grade for a duration of 2 years starting asap.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
If interested, please submit your application for the position before Sunday December 18th, 2022, Midnight
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