Programme Policy Officer Economist a Market Analyst NOA Regional Bureau Cairo

Job Description

JOB PURPOSEThe WFP Cairo Regional Bureau provides strategic guidance, policy/technical support and direction to WFP operations and activities in 16 countries: Algeria, Armenia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, State of Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and Yemen. The purpose of the job is to generate and/or contribute to the VAM evidence base that supports food security and nutrition policies and programmes (e.g.,needs assessment and situation analyses, programme design, targeting, cost effectiveness, and operational efficiency). VAM?s economic analysis and monitoring provides critical information on food availability and on the functioning of markets that households depend upon to acquire food. It also helps WFP identify the most appropriate forms of assistance (cash, food, or vouchers), evaluate the impact of food assistance on markets, and optimize the efficiency and value for money to those receiving food assistance.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)Ensure that COs are systematically monitoring economic trends and that WFP strategies and programmes are based on sound economic analysis.

• Support COs in planning, designing and conducting market related assessments and surveys to inform programming and management decision.
• Strengthen COs market intelligence, through maintenance of relevant market and socio-economic data, regular monitoring and reporting on market and economic conditions, and their implications for market functioning and food security.
• Ensure that COs data is uploaded to corporate systems in a timely manner.
• Support WFP to systematically monitor the cost-effectiveness of its food-, cash- and voucher operations in view of fluctuations in the economy (e.g. currency depreciation, inflation).
• Conduct regular secondary data review and write market bulletins and/or contribute to other regional information products by analyzing price data, economic data, preparing narratives and visualization.
• Conduct socio-economic studies in coordination with HQ and COs.
• Support Cash Working Group at CO level with ad hoc analyses, including survival and minimum expenditure basket calculation, transfer value calculation, etc
• In coordination with Supply Chain and CBT units, support COs in conducting Market Functionality surveys to assess market-based interventions.
• Provide remote and on-site support to field-based colleagues, with a view to building their capacity in economic analysis and forecasting.

Support in augmenting capacity of governments partners and COs staff in socio-economic analysis.

• Provide remote and on-site support to field-based colleagues, with a view to building their capacity in economic analysis and forecasting.
• Assess staff training needs and provide on-the-job training to COs VAM Officers for effective market monitoring and market assessments.
• Liaise with national and international institutions/agencies that are involved in addressing as well as collecting market and price data.
• Conduct training and information sessions for government staff to augment their capacity, foster the partnership and build up on each other?s comparative advantages.

Contribute to WFP regional efforts to anticipate economic shocks that pose a threat to food security and nutrition, and identify appropriate early actions.

• Contribute to the finalization of the Economic Explorer on WFP Dataviz platform, including the new ?Analysis Builder?.
• In coordination with HQ RAM-E, contribute to the implementation of the Shock & Assistance Platform for Economic Simulations (SHAPES) in selected countries in the region in order to assess the impact of multiple shocks and their effects of humanitarian assistance and to provide the information needed to take the most appropriate action and mobilize resources.

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