Intern-VAM
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and using food assistance to build peace and prosperity. WFP operates in emergencies and supports recovery from conflict, disasters, and extreme weather. The organization values diversity, inclusion, and a skilled, high-performing workforce committed to its mission.
Job Purpose
The VAM Intern will support the Research, Assessment and Monitoring (RAM) Unit in Sierra Leone by contributing to the collection, management, analysis, visualization, and dissemination of food security and vulnerability data. This role is crucial for strengthening evidence-based programming and policy engagement. The intern will assist with food security assessments, surveys, and market monitoring, aid in data collection tool development, data cleaning, and database management. Responsibilities also include contributing to data analysis, producing visualizations like charts and maps, and supporting the preparation of reports and briefs. The internship offers valuable learning opportunities in food security assessment, market analysis, GIS, and data visualization within a humanitarian context.
Responsibilities
The VAM Intern will support the World Food Programme's efforts in food security and vulnerability analysis. Key responsibilities include assisting with food security assessments, surveys, and market monitoring activities. This involves supporting the development of data collection tools, cleaning and validating data, and managing databases. The intern will contribute to the analysis of food security, vulnerability, livelihoods, and market data, and will be involved in producing visualizations such as tables, charts, maps, and dashboards. Additionally, the role entails supporting the preparation of reports, factsheets, and presentations, conducting secondary data reviews, and maintaining information repositories. The intern will also assist with GIS mapping and spatial analysis, and support training and capacity-building initiatives with partners and government counterparts. The internship offers valuable learning opportunities in areas like survey design, digital data collection, GIS, data visualization, and evidence-based humanitarian programming.
Work Experience
No prior professional experience is required. However, experience demonstrated through academic projects, research, internships, or practical use of data analysis, GIS, survey tools, Excel, Tableau, R, SPSS, Stata, or similar analytical applications is desirable.
Skills
Data Analysis, Data Visualization, GIS Mapping, Survey Design, Market Monitoring, Food Security Assessment, Database Management, Report Writing, Communication, Organizational Skills, Problem-Solving