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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the worlds 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 WFPs 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).

JOB TITLE: WFP Volunteer

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Voluntary Assignment

UNIT/DIVISION: Forecasting and Early Warning Unit Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Service Programme Division

DUTY STATION (City Country): Rome Italy

WORKING ARRANGEMENT (in person/remote): in person

SUPERVISOR: Vasiliki Voukelatou

DURATION: 2 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The Data Science team in the Forecasting & Early Warning Unit develops AIdriven models to forecast food insecurity nutrition and its drivers. Using large diverse datasets and advanced algorithms the team detects hidden patterns anticipates the impacts of natural and humanmade hazards and supports timely datadriven interventions. This work enables governments and humanitarian partners to act early strengthen resilience and reduce the effects of food crises.

The Unit is building a new early warning tool piloted in highpriority countries combining privatesector AI expertise with WFPs operational knowledge. The Data Scientist intern will design and develop or support the development of AI models related to food insecurity and nutrition.

DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support research and design AI models related to food insecurity/nutrition.

• Support ad-hoc data explorations and analysis for the project by means of traditional statistical analysis as well as state-of-the-art data science methodologies.

• Support the writing of technical papers or reports.

• Participate in meetings as requested.

• Perform other tasks as required.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

• The development or support in the development of an AI model related to food insecurity/nutrition including the code and methodological approach.

• Maintenance of the code base following industrys best practices.

• Documentation of the outputs in a technical report or scientific paper.

• Presentations on the technical aspects of the project as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Education: Masters degree in economics data science physics mathematics or similar.

Experience: Up to 1 years of experience related to the field.

Knowledge & Skills

• Python programming skills and experience with data science libraries (pandas NumPy scikit-learn Keras etc)

• Advanced knowledge of statistics and passion for machine learning with an understanding of algorithms

• Experience in git is an asset

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively and respectfully in a diverse and multicultural team environment

Languages: Be fluent (level C) in English.

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email LinkedIn or any other channel.

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• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.

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.

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