Fellow Assessment and Targeting Unit (PRG-FA) Anastasiia Zhelem

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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).

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Working under the supervision of the Head of Targeting the Fellow will support selected Country Offices in applying and strengthening Targeting assurace measures. The Fellow will collaborate with technical units to identify linkages between targeting and broader programme areas while contributing to the development and testing of innovative targeting methodologies. Insights from this work will inform updated guidance tools and learning materials.

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under this fellowship the Fellow will contribute to the following activities:
Provide analytical and operational support to country operations by helping design targeting strategies informed by programme objectives.
Conduct advanced analytical workincluding statistical geospatial and mixed-methods analysesto strengthen geographic and household-level targeting and to validate different targeting methods and approaches.
Develop and deliver capacity-strengthening materials including workshops webinars and other learning opportunities for WFP colleagues and partners.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT
The Fellow will produce analytical briefs targeting strategy inputs supporting country-level decision-making. Outputs will feed into corporate guidance capacity-strengthening resources and improved targeting processes across WFP operations.

Education
Masters and PhD students or graduates researchers or professors (Please specify here the preferred fields of study)
with a degree in social science public health statistics geography economics or related fields
Experience
Advanced academic knowledge or technical experience in (Please specify here the preferred fields of experience) data analysis machine learning food security analysis
Knowledge & Skills
Strong skills in one or more statistical software (SPSS Stata R etc.) required and background in advanced statistical analysis for targeting is desired
Experience in planning conducting and overseeing participatory qualitative data collection methods including through Focus Group Discussions key Informant Interviews etc.
Experience working in dynamic and innovative environments
Ability to work independently interacting with a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders;
Languages
Fluency in English (Level C). Intermediate knowledge of any other official UN language (French Spanish Arabic Chinese Russian or Portuguese) is an asset. (Please specify here additional requirements at the duty station)

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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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.

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.