Programme Associate (VAM) SC6
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building a pathway to peace, stability, and prosperity. WFP uses food assistance to support people recovering from conflict, disasters, and extreme weather. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and a high-performing workforce.
Job Purpose
The Programme Associate (VAM) will support the WFP Jordan Country Office in strengthening food security, social protection, and evidence-based programming. This role is crucial for generating and managing evidence through market analysis, assessment design, household profiling, and targeting analysis. The associate will contribute to market monitoring reports, conduct vulnerability assessments, analyze data using statistical tools, and prepare evidence products to inform programme design and operational decision-making. Responsibilities include supporting capacity strengthening initiatives for partners and contributing to the dissemination of findings, ensuring that WFP's interventions are data-driven and effectively targeted to meet the needs of vulnerable populations.
Responsibilities
The Programme Associate (VAM) role focuses on strengthening food security and social protection through evidence-based programming. Key responsibilities include leading market analysis and price monitoring, involving data collection, management, and reporting to inform decision-making. This involves assessing the Minimum Expenditure Basket, affordability, and household purchasing power, while monitoring market trends and economic risks. The associate will also support the design and implementation of quantitative and qualitative assessments, including vulnerability surveys and monitoring activities. This entails developing methodologies, training enumerators, ensuring data quality, and conducting thorough data cleaning and analysis using statistical software. Household profiling, vulnerability, and targeting analyses are crucial for identifying factors affecting food security and optimizing beneficiary selection. The role requires analyzing various indicators through a gender, accountability to affected populations (AAP), and protection lens, producing clear reports and evidence products. Furthermore, the associate will support capacity-building initiatives for WFP staff, partners, and government counterparts in areas like market monitoring and food security analysis, fostering technical agreements and joint analytical activities. This position demands strong analytical, communication, and report-writing skills, with proficiency in data analysis software and experience in humanitarian or development contexts. Fluency in Arabic and English is essential.
Work Experience
Requires at least six years of progressive experience. This should include specific experience in areas such as assessments, data analysis, market monitoring, targeting, or food security analysis.
Skills
Market analysis, Price monitoring, Assessment design and implementation, Household profiling, Targeting analysis, Evidence generation, Capacity strengthening, Data analysis (SPSS, R, Excel), Report writing, Communication skills, Partnership coordination, Food security analysis, Vulnerability analysis, Quantitative and qualitative assessments, Statistical analysis, Risk management, Arabic, English