Senior Vulnerability Analysis & Mapping Officer, P5

Job Description

JOB PURPOSE:This position is to provide leadership to a dedicated regional team of food security analysts and geographic information system (GIS) experts as well as technically overseeing and supporting country level vulnerability analysis and mapping efforts to ensure that the most reliable and up-to-date evidence is available at all times to inform WFP?s portfolio of work.?Responsibility will include leadership and strategic guidance in areas such as emergency needs assessments, food security monitoring, climate analysis, context analysis, beneficiary targeting, market analysis, nutrition assessments, cost effectiveness and operational efficiency.??The Senior Vulnerability Analysis & Mapping Officer will work under the direct supervision of the regional Head of Programme.??MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:The Senior Vulnerability Analysis & Mapping Officer will be responsible for delivering quality analytics in the following key areas:1.???Emergency need assessments????With the application of the latest technology and methods ensure that data and analysis on food assistance needs (who needs assistance, where, when and for how long) are available to WFP and partners at the right time to make key decisions for any required emergency response.????Ensure data readiness for the purpose of rapid emergency needs assessments to guide an initial emergency response.????Support country offices on the implementation and maintenance of WFP?s Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and maintain current systems. Work with VAM advisors at WFP HQ in Rome to improve and expand the SDI.????Support Country Office surge requirements for assessments, vulnerability analysis and mapping, including emergency situations.?2.???Economic and market analysis????Ensure robust market analysis across the region as early warning for economic shocks and to adequately inform transfer modality choices (food, cash, vouchers).????Contribute to the refinement of cost-efficiency analysis especially for national social protection programme support.????Undertake market-related field missions to support operations ?emergency, recovery and rehabilitation, development and capacity building, with emphasis on cash-based interventions.3.???Nutrition assessments????Initiate and guide state-of-the-art nutrition analyses such as Cost of Diet and cash/voucher expenditure patterns for recommendations for improved nutrition programming.?4.???Beneficiary targeting????Provide guidance and support to country offices on methodologies and procedures for beneficiary selection that minimize inclusion of non-eligible beneficiaries and exclusion of vulnerable and food insecure households and individuals.5.???Vulnerability and climate change impact analysis????Collect, manage, prepare and analyse remotely sensed climatological data. This includes supporting the efforts by country offices to conduct a Consolidated Livelihoods Exercise for Analysing Resilience (CLEAR) and rolling out 3PA that consist of an Integrated Context Analysis and Seasonal Livelihoods planning.????Conduct urban specific analyses that provide detailed data and analysis on food security situation in urban contexts.6.???Monitoring and evaluation systems:?Lead the regional VAM function to support country office outcome monitoring and the M&E function to support country office process and output monitoring.?7.???Partnership and representation:?Enhance WFP?s leadership role in food security analysis by representing WFP in meetings with strategic partners, contributing to high-level technical discussions, exchanging knowledge and experience with other institutions and identifying areas of comparative advantage in both emergency and non-emergency settings.8.???Effective staff management:?Lead, motivate and manage a geographically dispersed team of technical staff, providing coaching and guidance to ensure appropriate career development and enable high performance.?????Build relationships and collaborate closely across the programme team and with other divisions, regional bureaux and country offices as required.????Ensure that gender perspectives will be incorporated in all areas of assessment and analysis.9.???The post-holder will be expected to perform other duties as required.??

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