Data Analyst

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

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. This UNV will be part of the RBC Operational Information Management and Performance Reporting (OIM & PR) Unit.

WFP’s Regional Bureau for the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Europe (RBC, based in Cairo, Egypt) provides strategic guidance, policy/technical support and direction to WFP operations and activities in 14 countries: Algeria, Armenia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, State of Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Yemen. Embracing macro-regions, the Middle East, and North Africa (MENA), the WFP Regional Bureau Cairo (RBC) oversees some of the most critical humanitarian emergencies of our time.

The OIM & PR Unit guides and oversees Country Offices (CO)’ contribution to achieving a ‘Common Operating Picture’ of WFP’s operations in the MENA region. This is achieved by providing context specific inputs, analysing political and humanitarian situations contributing to efficient and inclusive responses, and establishing cross-functional information workstreams.

Job holder will contribute to RBC’s digital transformation, which will help WFP strengthen its evidence building and inform its decision-making. She/he will be required to carry out well-defined activities and straight forward analytical work to enhance access to accurate and timely information and make it available and accessible for greater RBC programme impact. She/He should support all OIM & PR activities and contribute to the establishment and presentation of standard operating picture of WFP programme portfolio and associated results that facilitate informed an

Under the direct supervision of the Operational Information Management Officer, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

Operational Information Management support (40%)

Support the collation and dissemination of political and humanitarian analysis pertaining to WFP current or future responses and donor policies, trends and preferences to ensure country specific input to WFP’s operational reporting. 


Assist staff in assigned area to ensure that standard Operational Information Management & Performance Reporting procedures and templates are followed to drive the quality, consistency and standardisation of information management and performance reporting across WFP 


Support the assurance of defined quality standards in all OIM & PR processes and products. 

Annual Reporting Exercise support (35%)

Support the production of the Annual Country Reports (ACR) in collaboration with the country office programme, monitoring & evaluation, logistics and resource management functions by coordinating to ensure coherence and quality of performance information.  


Support with tracking the ACR schedule, including all ACR documents in the system and keep the ACR task force updated with documents received and pending deadlines. 


Assist the dissemination of the ACRs at the country and regional levels with quality assurance and innovation to showcase WFP RBC achievements to wider audience and relevant stakeholders. 

Data management support (25%)

Support the roll-out of data management initiatives aiming to improve, streamline, and harmonize the flow of RBC operational information across WFP dashboards including mapping of data sources and users’ needs as well as drafting OIM & PR related normative guidance, as required.  









Collaborate with counterparts internally to ensure consistency in humanitarian information and to complement WFP analysis and information in order to facilitate and maximize the e

, Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Ethics and Values, Knowledge Sharing, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams

Typically two years or more of postgraduate professional experience in a relevant field of work, with a background and interest in international humanitarian development. Experience utilizing computer programs, including word processing, spreadsheets, data capture systems and other software packages and systems.

The duty station will be Cairo, which is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education and leisure) and good living conditions. Cairo (and Egypt) has long been a centre of the region’s political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centres, banks, medical services, educational facilities, cultural events, etc.

The Arab Republic of Egypt has a unique geographical position in Northeast Africa, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley. The country is defined by desert and the Nile, the longest river on Earth. Egypt is bordered by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba to the east, the Red Sea to the east and south, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west.

With over 90 million inhabitants, two-thirds of which are below 30 years, Egypt is Africa's third most populous country after Nigeria and Ethiopia and has the highest population in the Arab world's most densely populated areas, especially in greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta. The country has witnessed significant political and economic changes since 2011. Through this transition, which includes periods of political unrest, the main income sources of the economy have been negatively impacted, particularly in the tourism sector, as well as revenues from the Suez Canal, oil and remittances from Egyptians working abroad, affected by the global economy. However, with the current political stability, tourism is getting improved, and touristic activities are going back to normal. UN staffs are not directly targeted in Egypt and for the most are vulnerable to being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It is recommended to keep dwell time in the immediate vicinity of military, police and other prominent official installations to the minimum.