Re-advertisement: Programme Policy Officer - Data Analyst (Vulnerability Economics)

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JOB DETAILS

JOB TITLE: DATA ANALYST (VULNERABILITY ECONOMICS) TYPE OF CONTRACT: SERVICE CONTRACT JOB GRADE: SC-8 UNIT/ DIVISION: Vulnerability, Assessment, and Mapping (VAM) DUTY STATION: Manila, Philippines CONTRACT DURATION: ONE YEAR WITH POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. WFP is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, in recognition of “…its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war.

BACKGROUND

WFP Philippines is currently implementing its Country Strategic Plan (CSP) from 2018 to 2023. It aims to contribute to four Strategic Objectives that are aligned to four Strategic Results of SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for Development). A total of 5 Activities are currently implemented to achieve the contributions to the four Strategic Objectives.

Under the Integrated Road Map (IRM) WFP has committed to a new way of working, linking not only all activities to the defined Strategic Objectives, but also linking the resources used for implementing the activities to the results achieved.

The four Strategic Objectives (SO) are:

• SO1: Crisis-affected people in the Philippines are able to meet their food and nutrition needs during and immediately after an emergency.
• SO2: Women, boys and girls in provinces prioritized by the government have adequate and healthy diets to reduce malnutrition in line with government targets, by 2022.
• SO3: Vulnerable communities in Mindanao have improved food security and nutrition, in support of government targets, by 2022.
• SO4: National and Local Government Authorities have enhanced capabilities to reduce vulnerabilities to shocks, by 2022.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The Data Analyst (Vulnerability Economics) will be working under the supervision of the VAM Programme Policy Officer, receiving guidance from the Head of Research, Assessment, and Monitoring (RAM) and regular feedback from the Deputy Country Director on work performed. The job holder will be involved in programme or policy activities or similar nature and analytical work of limited complexity.

JOB PURPOSE

To help ensure that robust monitoring, evaluation and reviews aligned to WFP corporate standards are developed to generate quality evidence on the lives of beneficiaries and inform policy, strategy and programme design and implementation.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive):

Within delegated authority, the Data Analyst will be responsible for the following duties:

• Contribute towards the development of projects, plans and processes, ensuring data availability and alignment with wider programme policies and guidance.
• Provide project management support to the country strategic plan activities and ensure that the data gathered in the CO is available on consolidated platforms contributing to effective decision making;
• Ensure robust data gathering and monitoring systems are in place with rigorous quality standards maintained;
• Support food security, nutrition, markets and resilience analysis using quantitative and qualitative tools and prepare timely reports on food assessment needs in line with wider VAM policies, processes and guidance to enable effective decision-making on the development of country strategy, policies and programmes;
• Support the head of RAM stay up to date with food security developments and issues and the potential impact upon WFP activity to enable timely and appropriate programme evolution and intervention;
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to prepare for and respond to food assistance needs, e.g. through data collection, data availability and analysis

Survey set up and development of data collection tools:

• Participate, as and when needed in the design of Vulnerability Analysis (VAM) and M&E surveys
• Prepare questionnaires/checklists and field materials for data collection for Food Security, Nutrition, Climate Change Monitoring Systems and other VAM/M&E surveys;
• Develop and programme Personal Digital Assistant questionnaires and other related data collection tools for VAM surveys
• Develop analysis plans and undertake necessary data analysis

Database set up, maintenance:

• Rationalize existing Country Office (CO) VAM and M&E dta storage into a limited number of user-friendly databases, avoiding duplication with corporate VAM databases and corporate M&E systems and ensure the possibility to export them into different file formats for analysis
• Coordinate regular update of corporate VAM and food security databases (Hunger Map, Market monitoring) and ensure consistency with CO databases as required
• Ensure quality and consistency of collected data, lead database management, the maintenance of clean datasets and follow up any inconsistencies/discrepancies,
• Establish CO database converging all CO key data overlaying food security and other operational information in line with the data needs from every unit
• Lead design and implementation of various visual products (such as using Tableau) and link them to the databases for real time reporting and visualization
• Liaise with relevant colleagues in and outside WFP, and consult various references on knowledge base on unresolved technical problems when the needs arise
• Support geospatial data management, maps production and Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis (considered an asset)
• Other related responsibilities as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Advanced University degree in economics, statistics, and any other relevant field, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.
• Work Experience: Minimum 3 years of professional experience (with a Master’s degree) or 5 years of relevant work experience (with a Bachelor’s degree) in vulnerability analysis, data analysis, database development/management, or a closely related area or focus
• Knowledge: Good knowledge of SPSS, Good knowledge of databases and SQL Server database, in particular, Python/R programming skills
• Language: Excellent written and oral communication skills in both English and Filipino.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

• Has managed project and provided input into designing operations. Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions.
• Has proven experience in data management and has been exposed to modern data management tools.
• Strong in statistical analysis, including econometrics
• Tableau Desktop and Server skills are an asset
• Mapping and GIS skills (ArcGIS, QGIS) are an asset
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and understanding of WFP vulnerability mapping systems and emergency assessment standards.
• Previous experience with UN agencies in the country is a plus, with demonstrated ability in partnership building.
• Experience working in public health/food security/nutrition-related activities.
• Experience identifying and defining nutrition issues/problems within a country...
• Experience in analyzing local political situations and assessing risk accurately.

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the link to own work objectives.
• Be a force for positive change: Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).
• Make the mission inspiring to our team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission.
• Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs.
• Create an inclusive culture: Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.
• Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills.
• Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of challenging circumstances.

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work.
• Focus on getting results: Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on budget and without errors.
• Make commitments and make good on commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional priorities.
• Be Decisive: Makes rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or manager direction.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams’ priorities and preferred working styles.
• Build strong external partnerships: Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or escalate needs of external partners.
• Be politically agile & adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor toward internal and external partners and stakeholders.
• Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP’s unique value as a partner.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

Capability Name Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that affect food assistance problems and programmes throughout the lifecycle to inform quality programme design or re-design. Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Voucher) Demonstrates ability to analyse and consolidate quantitative and qualitative information from different sources (e.g., market studies) to inform transfer modality selection and programme development. Broad Knowledge of Specialized areas (i.e. Nutrition, VAM, etc.) Demonstrates the ability to interpret basic data in the context of WFP specialised fields to contribute to technical programme design, implementation and monitoring. Emergency Programming Displays capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high quality emergency programmes. Strategic Policy Engagement w/ Government Develops thorough recommendations using multiple inputs (e.g., government counsel, research, own experience) to strengthen national or subnational entities and government owned food and nutrition security programmes.

COMPETENCIES

Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance

Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Voucher)

Broad Knowledge of Specialized areas (i.e. Nutrition, VAM, etc.)

Emergency Programming

Strategic Policy Engagement w/ Government

REMUNERATION PACKAGE

• Approximate monthly total salary: PHP 79,162 min to PHP 105,544 max
• Comprehensive medical insurance coverage that can be extended to eligible dependents

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

The deadline for applications is on 23 October 2022, Tuesday at 11:59 pm (Manila time). Qualified candidates are required to complete an online candidate profile on UN WFP Careers Website (https://www.wfp.org/careers). Only applications received on this website are considered valid and will be processed and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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