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30 October 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.
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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:
Research Analyst Consultant
TYPE OF CONTRACT:
Regular Consultancy
UNIT/DIVISION:
Office of Evaluation (OEV)
DUTY STATION (City Country):
Rome
DURATION:
22 October 2025 21 April 2026 (extendable to max 11 months)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The adoption of the Country Strategic Plans and the expectation that they are all evaluated by WFP contributed to a considerable increase of its work plan. Evaluations provide solid evidence as a basis for strengthening WFP future performance. Having independent credible and useful evaluations embedded into the policy and programme cycle creates a conducive environment for evaluation to be of good quality and publicly available.
Country Strategic Plan Evaluations Corporate Emergency Policy and Strategic Evaluations are managed by WFPs Office of Evaluations (OEV) in its Headquarters in Rome Italy. Evaluation Managers are appointed at the outset of each evaluation addition for each individual evaluation research and data analysis is required to support TOR compilation extract data from corporate databases for use by evaluation teams; to support the quality assurance process as well as to set-up e-libraries stakeholder meetings and participate in the preparation of stakeholder workshops and evaluation events.
Given the continued peak workload in OEVs evaluation portfolio WFP requires its workforce of Research Analyst to remain at required levels to support the aforementioned research and data analysis as part of WFPs Analytics and Research Unit (ARU).
The Research Analyst that OEV envisages to hire under the present terms of reference is expected to work with a high level of independence. He/she will be assigned to report formally to one of the ARU while he/she in addition will report functionally to various others who manage the evaluations for which data management and analysis is undertaken.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Centralized evaluations: research and data analysis (aprox 80%)
The research analyst will conduct research and data analysis for the undertaking of centralized evaluations including Policy and Strategic Evaluations Country Strategic Plan Evaluations (CSPEs) Corporate Emergency Evaluations (CEEs) and Synthesis Evaluations of which the following have been determined at this stage:
- CSPE Pacific MCO
- CSPE Lebanon
- Other centralized evaluations that require Research Analyst coverage due to increased workload or absences (leave and BIS)
In addition the research analyst will provide to other OEV and ARU priorities as may be needed.
The allocation of evaluations could possibly be modified and other evaluations are likely to be identified and allocated during the course of the consultancy.
The portfolio of work will comprise:
Data management: This includes an assessment of relevant datasets to be used for the evaluation in question; proactive effective and efficient data collection (qualitative and quantitative) from relevant sources including WFP corporate data systems systematic management of data sources assessment of reliability of data analysis of data sets to ensure coherence of data data analysis and visualization. Knowledge management: this includes set up of evaluation library and populating it in a timely and accessible manner with all relevant documents for the evaluation team; maintenance of evaluation related documents in TWS and timely update of WFP Evaluation Management Information System. Support to evaluations deliverables: This includes contribution to the Concept Note and/or TOR preparation building of comments matrices commenting on draft inception and evaluation reports supporting the compilation of summary evaluation reports assessment of the quality and use of data coming from WFP corporate systems presented in draft reports supporting as relevant the preparation of briefs PPTs videos and/or seminars. Support to management of evaluation process: This includes tracking of the evaluation process identification of and liaison with HQ RB and CO stakeholders administrative and logistics support (meetings invitation evaluation briefings support workshops arrangements etc.).
Data analytics (aprox 10%)
OEV believes in the continuous improvement of its research and analytics systems to support the efficient and effective delivery of its evaluation plan. The research analyst will contribute to the workplan of the ARU acting as a data champion for COMET outcome/outputs indicator data OPWeb emergencies data and resilience measurement data. The research analyst will further act as an focal point for the evaluation coordination cluster and act as the convenor of ARU biweekly meetings. He/She will ensure self-training update relevant guidelines and provide ad hoc training to ARU and OEV. He/She will keep up with new developments and reach out to potential external partners identifying synergies and ways of mutual collaboration. The research analyst will provide timely and quality stand-in support to colleagues within ARU and OEV and will participate to weekly and bi-weekly ARU meetings.
Contribute to effective functioning of OEV (aprox 10%)
Contribution to OEVs effective team and corporate performance through:
Participation in planning and coordination of meetings/retreats; and learning events; Provide secretariate support to the Evaluation Coordination Cluster secretariat Support provision to evaluation events; Support for data processing data quality assurance and data visualization for any possible need beyond the aforementioned support to assigned evaluations; Support OEV for the undertaking of any other activity relevant for the development or continuation of the evaluation function.
Most activities will be carried out in Rome. However the analyst may be required to travel to other WFP sites on an ad-hoc basis to streamline data analytics as part of specific evaluation missions.
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
For accountability 1 and 2:
- All tasks assigned completed on time and to professional standards as per the detailed TOR for support to centralised evaluations.
- Contributions to the ARU provided in a timely and professional manner as requested by the head of the ARU over the contract duration.
For accountability 3: to be defined. Overall the key results will contribute to the overall effectiveness and successful development of WFPs evaluation function.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
University degree in academic discipline(s) relevant to evaluation in WFP;
Experience:
At least three years of relevant professional working experience preferably related to humanitarian or development work;
At least two years of professional experience in evaluation research data analysis; and
Experience using a variety of quantitative and qualitative analytical tools and methods.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Fully computer-literate with excellent skills in Word Excel Power Point and database management;
- Excellent qualitative and quantitative analytical skills including statistical/econometric abilities;
- Eye for detail; accuracy;
- Excellent communication skills written verbal and visual;
- Knowledge of WFP is an advantage.
Functional competencies
- Demonstrated ability to manage data analyse quality assure and communicate them;
- Ability to work with various evaluation managers at the same time and manage work planning and competing deadlines;
- Ability to engage professionally with evaluation stakeholders and evaluation teams;
- Demonstrated flexibility and ability to adapt to changing context;
- Ability to take initiative and be proactive in managing own work as well as raise issues with functional and line managers when needed;
- Commitment to confidentiality and sound understanding of key ethical issues associated with evaluation.
Languages:
Fluency in English and intermediate level of French and/or Spanish are required.
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU 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:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
