Monitoring & Evaluation Officer P3
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
26 June 2025-23:59-GMT01:00 Central European Time (Rome)WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race colour national origin ethnic or social background genetic information gender gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation religion or belief HIV status or disability.
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: Data Analyst
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Short-Term Professional contract level 3
UNIT/DIVISION: Performance Management and Reporting (APP-MP)
DUTY STATION (City Country): HQ Rome Italy
DURATION: Until 31 December 2025
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The Performance Management and Reporting Unit brings together different workstreams around output monitoring County Office Performance Management (including the Annual Performance Plan) and Country Office Annual Reporting (ACRs). It therefore represents a logical flow around the Implementation of the CSPs and reporting on results at Country Level.
The Performance Management and Reporting Unit is also responsible for the corporate systems that support this process namely COMET and SPRING and also engages with other stakeholders in defining business requirements for new systems. COMET (Country Office Tool for Managing Effectively) facilitates programme design implementation monitoring and reporting processes by automating and recording all the related business processes and data in a standardized format. It is a single platform with multiple modules including the CSPs Logframes the Needs-based Plans the Partnerships the FRN Food Release Notes and Distribution reports combining operational data providing quality evidence on programme performance and supporting informed and efficient decision-making.
Measuring and reporting on corporate performance enables the World Food Programme (WFP) to be more accountable to the people it serves and those who provide funds. Each year WFP plans monitors and reports on its operations to provide the best possible service to the people it assists using available resources efficiently and effectively. The Data Analyst will work closely with other WFP staff to analyse data develop models and generate insights that inform the output planning analysis and performance reporting processes.
Under the overall direction of the Chief of the Performance Management and Reporting Unit (APP-MP) and the direct supervision of the team leader for output monitoring data and systems the Data Analyst will contribute to the priorities of APP-MP through the responsibilities and deliverables defined below.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Maintain and enhance the dashboards in the performance tool COMET CONTROL PANEL and other new performance tools to support COs RBx Managers and HQ technical team to ensure data quality and availability in the corporate systems for decision making by senior management.
2. Supervise the updating of corporate guidance materials to reflect business processes in COMET and other systems related to partners distribution report.
3. Provide technical leadership for the quarterly beneficiary and transfer value numbers aggregation by further enhancing the methodology data collection methods and presentation of the quarterly performance snapshot and contribute to advanced analytics including time series and trend analysis based on monthly and quarterly data.
4. Provide guidance and advice to COs RBs and HQs teams on food transfer processes at a partner level including the data presentation and performance visualization to managers (Head of Programme DCD CD).
5. Lead the APP-MP engagement with the Supply Chain and Finance division for processes related to commodity movements and losses at a partner level LESS/COMET food reconciliations and closing stocks for Annual Financial Statements and CSP Resource Migrations.
6. Contribute to corporate guidance on commodity tracking by donor grant number (TDD) in collaboration with FIN and Supply Chain and support RB/COs by creating new visualization tools. This involves the tracking and reconciliation of commodity distribution to beneficiaries specifically for USAID and other Donors grants.
7. Champion the WFP quarterly performance data collection and analysis with a strong focus on utilizing data for better-informed decision-making. Leverage the deployment of Tableau to enable powerful visual analytics capabilities alongside the corporate platforms for data integration deep field data collection and corporate performance reporting.
8. Provide expert advice to the field in the use of output performance data and analytics so that WFP can stretch every dollar as far as possible for the people we serve.
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
1. Successfully delivered food reconciliation KPI a generic SOP and recommendations for systems integrations leading to enhanced tracking of WFP food delivery and distribution to affected populations.
2. Developed and implemented enhanced performance metrics for commodity tracking management in line with internal audit recommendations including the creation of a comprehensive methodology for their effective roll-out.
3. Ensured consistency and clarity of output data management by providing necessary guidance tools and materials resulting in improved and timely corporate reporting.
4. Ensured the successful quarterly collection of estimated beneficiary data validating its consistency with systems data for accurate inclusion in various corporate reports.
5. Provided timely field support as required contributing to the relevant activities.
6. Ensured consistency and clarity of relevant COMET corporate materials including the IT and business documents manuals training and guidance.
7. Designed and implemented a comprehensive data literacy program for field programme staff empowering them to utilize available systems data generate insightful reports and identify potential risks and operational gaps effectively.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
Advanced university degree in Development/Business Economics Data Science Financial Management Business Administration/Management Performance Management Knowledge Management or Operations Management.
Data Experience:
Experience in at least one significant coordination role or project management role dealing with numerous parties/stakeholders. Experience with different IT tools for performance management will be an asset. At least 5 years (of which 3 international) of progressively responsible experience in information management and provision of guidance to the field at a corporate level liaison with COs RBs and HQs teams in delivery of the results.
Knowledge & Skills:
1. Knowledge of information management principles with the ability to identify and present data for different reporting and management purposes
2. Knowledge of data quality control and assurance mechanisms
3. Technical knowledge of WFP corporate systems such as WINGS COMET LESS DOTS and reporting platforms (BO Tableau MoDa)
4. Practical knowledge on how WFPs monitoring data is collected compiled analyzed and presented for management decisions programme adjustment and donor reporting;
5. Knowledge of quality assurance approaches and methods;
6. Knowledge on how to work with relevant technology and procedures (e.g.: web-based databases and other statistical applications) to collect organize share and use corporate information.
7. Strong time management skills with an ability to plan ahead anticipate requirements;
8. Ability to resolve problems and obstacles mange competing tasks and priorities successfully to deliver against tight deadlines;
9. Proven ability to develop quality reports data visualization and analyses;
10. Self-motivated and able to work independently;
11. Experience in building capacity of others through formal and informal training processes;
12. Ability to deal patiently and tactfully with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;
Languages: Language: In addition to a high proficiency in written and spoken English knowledge of a second UN language is an asset.
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate complete and includes your employment records academic qualifications language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.
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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.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
