Vulnerability Analysis & Mapping Officer (VAM) Officer
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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, 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.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
Following the results of the recent Acute Food Security Classification (IPC) exercise in Mars, which showed that 4.9 million people are food insecure, WFP's response is expanding in line with the challenges of dealing with insecurity and armed conflict in vulnerable areas. As a result, there is an increasing need for monitoring efforts, both programmatic and household vulnerability. The challenges of targeting and vulnerability monitoring are becoming increasingly critical in a resource-constrained environment. WFP Haiti is therefore seeking a VAM Officer to support the RAM Unit in dealing with these analytical challenges through in-depth data analysis for decision-making, data visualisation and improvement of the targeting process and needs assessments.
JOB PURPOSE
To generate and/or 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)
Under the direct supervision of the head of RAM and in collaboration with the VAM Officer, the incumbent will:
1. Provide technical advice and support WFP 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 WFP standards and processes.
2. Contribute to the development of systems and tools for the monitoring and assessment of food assistance needs in line with innovative methodologies and best practice.
3. 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 development of country strategy, policies and programmes.
4. Strengthen the linkage of VAM data and analysis among other units in the country office and support digitisation of VAM data and the visualisation of such data in Tableau or DOTs. Contribute to develop emergency preparedness, early warning and early action products and enhance collaboration with stakeholders including the relevant government institutions and partners.
5. Contribute to the development of programme activities, providing technical analysis, interpretation and recommendations to facilitate food assistance needs to be met effectively.
6. Provide coaching and guidance to VAM staff as required to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance.
7. Support the monitoring and evaluation of WFP activities, providing technical analysis, interpretation and information as required to support the assessment of activity impact.
8. Build capacity of WFP staff, partners and national government to conduct analysis on food security, nutrition, markets, resilience, and related topics to effectively inform policies and programmes.
9. Provide support to relevant partners that are focusing on food security and nutrition to enable sharing of experience, lessons learned and best practice.
10. Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
11. Other as required.
4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
Upholds WFP values, principles, and standards
Respects others and values diversity
Stays focused and calm under pressure
Demonstrates humility and a willingness to learn Leads by Example with Integrity
Demonstrates and encourages others to uphold the WFP values, principles and standards
Values diversity using respectful and inclusive language, and encourages others to do the same
Stays focused and calm when under pressure, encourages others to do the same, and offers guidance and support to manage difficult situations
Demonstrates humility and a willingness to learn and share knowledge, frequently seeking and acting on feedback, and pursuing opportunities to develop
Delivers results for maximum impact
Delegates appropriately
Adapts readily to change
Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments
Identifies and aligns objectives to the required outcomes, holding self and/or others accountable for the delivery of results for maximum impact
Delegates responsibly and provides appropriate support empowering others to deliver results
Responds readily to change in different contexts and adapts accordingly
Is inclusive and collaborative
Gives timely and
constructive feedback
Builds and shares new perspectives
Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative
Promotes inclusive teamwork and psychological safety by encouraging colleagues to collaborate by sharing ideas and openly raising issues
Supports development for others by giving timely and constructive feedback
Seeks out, trusts and listens attentively to diverse views to capture, learn, build and share new perspectives
Applies Strategic Thinking
Communicates and
fulfils WFP’s vision
Embraces curiosity and new ways of doing things
Analyses and evaluates data
Considers the impact of decisions
Communicates and
fulfils WFP’s vision and operational outcomes to deliver meaningful solutions
Demonstrates curiosity, designs and implements new ways of doing things when relevant
Gathers data and different perspectives, shares knowledge and uses evidence to inform decision making
Implements decisions, considering the risks and implications of actions for teams, projects and other initiatives
Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships
Builds partnerships
Collaborates to deliver common objectives
Initiates and builds partnerships by identifying and promoting opportunities for mutual areas of interest and benefit
Collaborates with partners to deliver common objectives by sharing information and co- creating innovative solutions with beneficiaries when appropriate
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.
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
Experience
At least 7 years (of which 2 international) of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in food security, vulnerability analysis or a closely related area, such as food security information management systems.
• Has led HHs-based surveys, multiple food security, marketing, essential needs and/or nutrition assessments in countries, including the design, data collection and analysis to inform decision making.
• Has track record in Statistical analysis using SPSS/STATA/R.
• Has solid track record of report writing, proof editing with Indesign, Publisher
• Has experience in designing Data Visualization (with Tableau / DOTs).
• Has experience in partnership building and capacity building for national partner.
Language:
International Professional: Fluency (level C) in both oral and written communication FRENCH Or ENGLISH. Ability to draft professional reports without the need for additional editing before publishing.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
24 August 2023
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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment
WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.
