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Job Title: Regional Data Analyst and Programme Consultant (Targeting)
Type of Contract: Regular Consultant
Division: RBx
Duty Station (City, Country): Dakar, Johannesburg or Nairobi
Duration: 11 months
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT :
For the fourth year in a row, there has been a rise in the world hunger. Current estiamtes are that nearly 690 million people are chronically hungry, or 8.9 percent of the world population - up by 10 million peopl in one year and by nearly 60 million in five years (SOFI 2020). According to the 2020 Global Report on Food Crises, more than 135 million people across 55 countries experienced acute hunger in 2019 with conflict, climate and economic shocks being the main drivers and the global pandemic is expected to further aggravate the situation. Rising needs are already resulting in increasing funding and competing for allocating limited resources to those most in need.
Assisting over 100 million people in around 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. To be effective in its mandate WFP must ensure that it reaches the right people at the right time, with the right assistance. A recent internal audit emphasized the need to 'establish targeting as one of the core activities of WFP's operations' and noted that the organizational capacity in terms of targeting and prioritization requires strengthening. COVID-19 has increased the demand for guidance and support on targeting and prioritization, including in urban spaces where WFP is increasingly operating.
To meet the urgent and increased demand from Country Offices and strengthen the overall capacity on targeting within the organization, the Research Assessment and Monitoring (RAM) and Programme & Policy Development (PD) divisions, have pulled together and embarked on a joint initiative to strengthen targeting and prioritization capacities at all levels. Targeting - or, when there is a resource shortfall, prioritization - is a continuous and cross functional exercise that requires strong collaboration between programme and VAM colleagues. This 'bridging' position will play a pivotal role in building systems and procedures that emphasize this.
The targeting strengthening project will be lead jointly by RAM and PRO and will recognize the cross- functional nature of targeting, enhancing targeting capacities while driving the innovation of tools and approaches to enhance needs assessments, targeting, programme design, identification and selection of beneficiaries and monitoring, including in the urban space.
The project includes the establishment of three Targeting Advisor positions (CST) for the period of 1 year in three Regional Bureaus covering West Africa (based in Dakar), Southern and central Africa (based in Johannesburg), and East Africa (based in Nairobi). The selected candidates will provide technical and analytical support to Country Offices to inform targeting and prioritization decisions, and facilitate internal and external collaboration with all relevant stakeholders and follow-up and monitor the implementation of key recommendations established by the internal audit on beneficiary targeting.
DUTIES AND RESONSIBILITIES :
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT :
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
Advanced University degree in social science, statistics, geography, economics or related field.
Experience:
At least 5 years mixed experience in conducting assessments, analysis, targeting, monitoring as well as programme implementation in humanitarian and development contexts.
Knowledge and Skills:
Language:
Strong written and oral English skills (proficiency/level C), working knowledge in a second UN language required/desirable depending on the duty station.
Terms and Conditions
WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate's qualifications and experience.
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http://www.wfp.org Click on: 'Our work' and 'Countries' to learn more about WFP's operations.
Deadline for applications: 03 January 2021
Ref.: VA No. 132686
Qualified female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status
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.
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