Fellow, Programme (RAM) - Denni Tommasi

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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

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 WFP? 

• 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 training, 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 the 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.

• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

We are currently seeking to fill a Fellowship position with the Geospatial and Intelligence Unit, in the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis service.

The Food Security and Nutrition Analysis service is dedicated to strategically managing WFP’s Food Security Analysis related data, knowledge, and evidence. By aligning activities with WFP’s strategic goals, this service will produce actionable insights that drive evidence-based decision-making and policy development. It focuses on streamlining processes, enhancing quality assurance, fostering innovation, and strengthening data integrity. The service aims to digitalise WFP’s vast operational and institutional knowledge, leveraging AI for efficient data management, and ensuring robust standards for research and beneficiary identity processes. Through strategic partnerships and collaborative initiatives, it will position WFP as a leading authority in food security and humanitarian response, ensuring that resources are directed where they are most needed.

The World Food Programme (WFP) collects and processes vast amounts of data across its global operations, ranging from food security measurement and market analyses to registration data and programme monitoring data. This comprehensive data ecosystem enables WFP to deliver targeted humanitarian assistance and monitor the effectiveness of its interventions.

The use of this information for assessment, targeting and monitoring purposes is based on methodologies enstablished over the past decade. With the growing production of modern data analysis and econometric methods, the organization has an opportunity to deliver towards its objective with increased accuracy and timeliness.

Additionally, facing growing constraints in budget allocation to data collection activities, statistical methods can be adopted to ensure minimization in the loss of statistical power of the indicators and capacity of the datasets to enrich the information at hand.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Under the supervision of the PGRFG Lead Statistician and in close collaboration with VAM specialists, the incumbent is expected to work on a project which will:

•  Leverage WFP datasets to produce economic and food-security analyses and multiple research papers for submission to international peer-reviewed economics journals, documenting the determinants of food-security dynamics in selected contexts and estimating the causal impact of WFP interventions.

•  Review existing, modern methodologies to complement WFP corporate food-security indicators.

•  Assess the informational content of survey modules and provide guidance for the definition and refinement of food-security indicators.

•  Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for evaluating and approving the statistical representativeness of indicators.

DELIVERABLES

One draft research paper, intended for submission to an international peer-reviewed economics journal, analysing the evolution of food security in the selected contexts and identifying the causal effects of WFP interventions.

•  One draft analytical report on food security and its root causes in the selected contexts.

•  One draft report or paper on strategies to preserve and enhance the informational power of indicators and to optimise data-collection resources using statistical methods

EDUCATION

Master's level; preferred fields of study include: Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Development studies.

EXPERIENCE and SKILLS

Professional experience in data and analytics, particularly in academic and econometric setting.  

Established research record with publications in reputable journals, leading to international recognition.

Excellent written and verbal communication in English.

Strong capacity and knowledge of data analysis and statistics.

Fluency in English

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact:  [email protected]

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruitment system. We do not accept CVs or spontaneous applications by email.

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• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time

• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

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.