Vam Officer - Economic, Market & Food Security Analyst (Consultant Level II)
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building a pathway to peace and prosperity. WFP's mission is to achieve Zero Hunger, ensuring no one goes to bed hungry. We operate in diverse and challenging environments, prioritizing inclusivity, collaboration, and humanity in all our efforts.
Job Purpose
The VAM Officer - Economic, Market & Food Security Analyst will provide robust food security analysis and strategic guidance to support WFP Somalia's Country Strategic Plan (CSP). This role is crucial for assessing and monitoring food security, informing preparedness and response activities, and offering technical advice on assistance planning and targeting. The incumbent will lead the market and economic analysis pillar within the VAM team, strengthening the market and economic monitoring system, and ensuring data-driven beneficiary targeting. Responsibilities include managing food security assessments, analyzing market data, updating essential needs assessments, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance food security and economic monitoring systems. The position aims to ensure effective and evidence-based humanitarian assistance delivery in a fragile food security context.
Responsibilities
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives in emergencies and building pathways to peace and prosperity through food assistance. WFP operates globally, striving to achieve Zero Hunger by ensuring that vulnerable populations, especially women and children, have access to nutritious food. The organization emphasizes diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunities, fostering a work environment that values integrity, collaboration, commitment, humanity, and inclusion. WFP invests in employee development through training, coaching, and mentorship, offering diverse career paths across its global offices. The role involves providing robust food security analysis and strategic guidance to support WFP Somalia's Country Strategic Plan. Key responsibilities include leading food security assessments, designing surveys, analyzing data, and strengthening market and economic monitoring systems. The position also entails providing oversight and technical advice on data-driven beneficiary targeting, managing cross-sectional and longitudinal assessments, and updating data quality assurance systems. Furthermore, the role involves managing and analyzing market price databases, providing technical guidance on essential needs assessments, and collaborating with supply chain teams to update monitoring SOPs. The incumbent will also contribute to capacity-strengthening programs, participate in relevant working groups, and lead technical discussions on referral systems. Collaboration with government ministries and agencies is crucial for addressing market and commodity flow issues, particularly concerning cross-border trade.
Work Experience
Requires at least five years of relevant experience with an advanced degree, or seven years with a first degree. Experience should be in areas such as market and economic analysis, vulnerability assessment, food security analysis, or early warning systems. Experience in humanitarian and development programming, providing analytical products, and supporting evidence-based decisions is highly desirable. The ability to work independently, manage priorities, and lead teams is an advantage.
Skills
Food security analysis, Market and economic analysis, Statistical data analysis, Survey design, Sampling methodology, Beneficiary targeting, Data quality assurance, Database management, Quantitative analysis, Strategic thinking, Problem-solving, Interpersonal skills