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Job Title: Programme Management Junior Consultant

Type of Contract: WAE Consultant

Division: RAMAH – Hunger Monitoring Unit

Duty Station (City, Country): Home-based

Duration: 50 days (start date mid January 2022)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNEMENT:

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

The Hunger Monitoring Unit (RAMAH) in WFP’s Research Assessment and Monitoring (RAM) Division manages WFP’s global hunger monitoring systems, building upon the successes of the mobile Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (mVAM) initiative. This entails the establishment and oversight of WFP’s near real-time food security monitoring systems in over 30 countries in partnership with other UN agencies and joint food security platforms, as well as developing advanced analytical approaches to ensure timely and holistic views of the food security situation globally. Data from these systems flows into the HungerMapLIVE (hungermap.wfp.org), WFP’s global hunger monitoring system, and is made available through resources such as Global, Regional and Country Insights and Key Trends, enabling decision makers to monitor the situation effectively, identify problems in near real-time and adopt early mitigation actions.

The Hunger Monitoring Unit is currently seeking a Programme Management Junior Consultant to support specific programme management tasks, with a focus on the near real-time food security monitoring workstream, and contribute to the broader team’s work.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Manager, the Junior Consultant will assist the team with tasks such as:

1. Develop weekly updates highlighting key developments in the food security situation of countries monitored, including trend analysis based on near real-time food security data, and support the publication and dissemination of such updates with various internal and external stakeholders, including HQ directors and partner organizations.

2. Support the implementation of administrative and management processes, which may include the review, improvement and release of key HungerMapLIVE-related products; procurement processes; the implementation of two-way communication tools, in coordination with WFP Regional Bureaux and Country Offices.

3. Draft, review, update and provide inputs to guidance notes, learning material and papers produced for publication and dissemination related to near real-time monitoring and predictive analytics.

4. Support administrative and contractual processes relating to the implementation of near real-time food security monitoring systems, including the coordination of purchase orders, the preparation of scopes of work, sampling and questionnaire for household surveys, as needed.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

• Weekly food security updates are developed, and key products are published and disseminated with various internal and external stakeholders.

• HungerMapLIVE products are regularly reviewed and improved, including by liaising with the software development team and other team members to incorporate regular feedback on products.

• Guidance notes, learning material and papers on near real-time monitoring and predictive analytics are drafted, reviewed and updated, as required.

• Requests for LWWs and Chatbots set-up and activation are timely managed and addressed, as needed.

• Support is provided with coordination of purchase orders, preparation of scopes of work, sampling and questionnaire for household surveys, as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:

Degree in the field of food security, statistics, mathematics, international development or a related field.

Experience:

Experience working in multicultural environments and in teams. Experience in food security analysis would be an advantage. Previous UN/WFP experience is strongly preferred.

Knowledge and Skills:

Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint);

• Excellent communication and drafting skills;

• Quantitative data analysis and data quality skills and knowledge of statistical software packages (STATA / R);

• Basic understanding of databases (SQL);

Languages:

Strong written and oral English language skills; working knowledge of Spanish and/or French is an asset.

Terms and Conditions

WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WFP.

http://www.wfp.org Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.

Deadline for applications: 18 January 2022

Ref.: VA No. 154939

Qualified female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status

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.