Re advertise Programme Policy Officer Economist a Market Analyst VAM NOA

Job Description

JOB PURPOSEOver the last 5 years and because of the conflict and related break down of the economy in Yemen, the food security situation in Yemen has been worsening with an intermittent improvement in 2019. The December 2020 IPC results indicated that 16.2 million people would be food insecure (IPC 3+) in the first half of 2021, even when humanitarian food assistance is provided; this includes 47,000 people classified in IPC phase 5 (catastrophe). Thus, WFP plans to continue the reinforcement of the analytical capacities for improved food security and economic analysis services to be able to inform the programme.?The research, assessment and monitoring unit undertakes regular large-scale surveys, monitoring activities, rapid assessments and mapping services to inform the WFP country officed with updated food security information including economic and price data. These help both programmatic decisions and advocacy efforts. The current price monitoring system with weekly data collection has been expanded from a pure governorate level to district level in the southern governorates deploying a private third-party service provider, while similar efforts are being envisaged for the northern districts. In addition, WFP Yemen has piloted the market functionality index in 2020 assessing the feasibility to switch to market-based distribution modalities, in particular cash. Further market assessment and analyses are becoming crucial for WFP to support the scale-up of cash distributions but also to assess market impacts of humanitarian interventions. To manage the entire process from design of data collection to data analysis and reporting, the VAM unit in Sana?a is recruiting an economist/market analyst.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Contribute towards the development of a limited number of projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance.
• Provide project management support to specific and defined programmes and projects of small to moderate size that are relatively straight forward in nature, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
• Follow data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
• Research and analyse policy and operational issues to support senior colleagues in the development of policies, programmes and activities.
• Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on programmes and activities that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Liaise with internal counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects.
• Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships to collaborative working leading to improved food assistance packages.
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to prepare for and respond to food assistance needs, e.g. through project management support of learning initiatives.
• Provide guidance to support staff, acting as a point of referral and assisting them with analysis and queries.
• Other as required.

• Conduct monthly and ad hoc data analyses by cleaning and analysing price data, preparing data visualisations and English narratives.
• Plan, design, coordinate and lead the implementation of market assessments and analyses.
• Design and manage a database for primary market data and economic data.
• Upload price data to the corporate systems in a timely manner.
• Establish a rapport with Central Bank of Yemen branches to be able to monitor contextual factors for the currency exchange rates and trends of the reserve.
• Represent the RAM unit in the inter-agency Cash Market Working Group.
• Collaborate with government/non-government counterparts to strengthen market and price information systems and promote the mainstreaming and harmonisation of such systems.
• Perform other duties as required.

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