Técnico en Análisis de Datos
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. This role supports the Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) unit in El Salvador, focusing on data analysis, geospatial products, and information management to enhance food security analysis and operational decision-making.
Job Purpose
The Data Analysis Technician will provide crucial support to the Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) unit by generating, processing, organizing, analyzing, and visualizing data related to food security and vulnerability. This role is essential for strengthening the understanding of territorial contexts and monitoring changes. Key responsibilities include compiling and cleaning databases, performing quantitative and geospatial analysis, creating thematic maps using GIS tools, and developing visualizations like charts and dashboards. The technician will contribute to monitoring key indicators, preparing analytical inputs for reports, and maintaining organized data repositories. This position aims to enhance the unit's capacity in data analysis, information processing, and mapping to support informed operational decisions and humanitarian response.
Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of this role is to provide technical and analytical support to the Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) unit, focusing on data management, analysis, and geospatial product generation. This involves compiling, cleaning, and updating databases from various sources to support food security analysis, context monitoring, and operational decision-making. The position will process and analyze quantitative and geospatial information for assessments, monitoring, and targeting exercises, creating thematic maps and other geospatial products using GIS tools. Additionally, the role entails supporting the preparation of visualizations like tables, charts, and dashboards to synthesize information for technical use and decision-making. Contributing to the monitoring of food security indicators, market prices, and socioeconomic variables is crucial. The role also involves integrating and systematizing information from diverse sources, preparing analytical inputs, technical notes, and reports, and maintaining organized data repositories. Collaboration with other units for information validation and support during rapid analysis exercises for emergencies are also key responsibilities. The expected outcomes include organized and updated databases, updated geospatial products, and timely monitoring indicators, all contributing to a better understanding of territorial vulnerabilities and context changes.
Work Experience
Requires a minimum of 3 years of verifiable experience in data management and processing, information analysis, analytical product development, and/or geospatial analysis. Experience in food security, vulnerability, market monitoring, evaluations, targeting, or territorial prioritization is a plus. Proficiency in spreadsheet software for data manipulation and analysis, and GIS tools for mapping and spatial analysis is also desired. The ability to synthesize information, create visualizations, and work with diverse data sources is important.
Skills
Data Management, Data Analysis, Geospatial Analysis, Information Visualization, Database Management, Quantitative Analysis, Report Generation, Technical Writing, GIS Software Proficiency, Spreadsheet Software Proficiency