VAM Analyst - Junior Consultant (Yemen, Home-based)

Are you ready to change lives and save the lives of the world's most vulnerable people?

If yes, this opportunity is for you!

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and WFP is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity and promotes gender parity as well as encourages qualified candidates with disabilities to apply.

WHO WE ARE:

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, operating in more than 120 countries and territories, bringing life-saving assistance in emergencies, building pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change and supporting sustainable and resilient livelihoods for a world with zero hunger.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high-performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN US:

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of trainings, accreditation, coaching, mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:

This job is found under WFP Yemen Country Offices and it will be home-based. Generally, report to the Head of the Unit or designate.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

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.

The humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains amongst the worst in the world. Around 75 percent of the population -approximately 23.4 million people- require some form of humanitarian or protection assistance, including 12.9 million people who are in acute need. WFP currently aims to save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies, and specifically increase food consumption through the scale-up of life-saving emergency food assistance (particularly among the most food insecure population), as well as to expand coverage of nutrition interventions.

The Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) unit of the WFP Yemen CO undertakes food security monitoring of the general population and its beneficiaries of various food assistance activities through mobile phone calls with support from third-party monitoring partner. In addition, WFP conducts annual food security and livelihoods assessments at district level and weekly price monitoring. Therefore, an abundance data of various sorts exists that is to help not only programme and strategic decision-making but also resource mobilisation efforts and advocacy. Regular outputs include monthly food security updates, quarterly food security and market review for all population, as well as quarterly beneficiary monitoring reports.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

The VAM Analyst will work under the direct supervision of the Head of the VAM Team. The key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, support Yemen CO VAM unit produce regular food security and market monitoring analysis/reports and interactive dashboards, in collaboration with other WFP internal teams and other external partners, as needed.

In particular, the VAM Analyst will:

1. Consolidate food security remote monitoring data from mVAM and rM&E into one common harmonized database, in liaison with the CO VAM Officer based in Amman and the VAM team in RBC Office

2. Thorough cleaning and analysis of household food security monitoring data sets, specifically mVAM data.

3. Draft and finalize WFP’s monthly report “Yemen Food Security Update”, in collaboration with VAM and OIM teams, and suggest most suitable methods for visualizing and disseminating the results.

4. Draft and finalize WFP’s quarterly report “Yemen quarterly food security review”, in collaboration with VAM and OIM teams. The selected candidate is required to perform in-depth data analysis of the drivers of food insecurity in the country, study market trends and highlight underlying risks affecting household access to food.

5. Collaborate with CO VAM team and other units within WFP in establishing interactive dashboards displaying food security and market outcome indicators. The dashboards are updated on monthly basis and shared internally within WFP and externally with various stakeholders.

6. Provide monthly updates for the Joint Monitoring Framework / Joint Monitoring Reports which integrate outcome monitoring results from the food security, nutrition, health and wash clusters. The hired candidate will work jointly with a team of analysts from FAO, UNICEF, WHO and other organizations on developing and updating risk alerts for all districts in Yemen. The results will be used by a committee of technical experts and senior officials to trigger additional emergency resourcing for the country -if needed- as well as prioritize locations where food and nutrition insecurity is the highest and where implementation gaps exist.

7. Update remote food security data collection tools (mVAM and rM&E), as needed.

8. Support capacity strengthening of WFP staff and partners, as needed.

9. Other as required

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

You have:

• Advanced university degree in economics, food security, statistics, data science, public health/nutrition, geography or other related field or first university degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training courses.

Experience:

You have:

• Minimum one or more years of professional experience in food security analysis and household data processing and reporting

Language:

You have,

• Fluency in spoken and written English is essential and knowledge of Arabic is desirable.

MORE ABOUT YOU:

• Demonstrated technical knowledge and understanding of WFP food security and vulnerability analysis framework, and emergency assessments.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of statistical tools and methods for food security analysis, and hands on experience with statistical data analysis packages such as SPSS, STATA, Python or R.
• Advanced reporting skills and adequate knowledge of visualization tools such as Tableau of or Microsoft Power BI.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK:

These are the common standards of behaviour that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

Leads by Example with Integrity

Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments

Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative Teamwork

Applies Strategic Thinking

Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships

Lives the WFP values and shows humanity and integrity by role modelling care for others

Delivers on commitments and adapts readily to change

Is inclusive and collaborative, and contributes to a culture of learning and personal growth

Demonstrates commitment together perspectives, analyse options and risks, and propose new ways of doing things

Builds and nurtures external partnerships and collaborates with partners to deliver common objectives

Different expectations of behaviour are defined depending on your grade and role/responsibilities within WFP.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

• This position is required for a period of consecutive 11 months with a possibility of extension subject to the operational needs and availability of funding in Yemen Country Office.
• Consultancy contracts will be subject to a mandatory break in service after a period of service of 11 continuous months.
• WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package in line with WFP HR Manual.
• The position is home based.

REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION:

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language.
• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter.
• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time.
• Please contact us at [email protected] in case you face any challenges with submitting your application.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:

This vacancy announcement will close on 14 December 2022 @ 11:59 PM Sana'a Time.

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.