Job Description

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

31 August 2026-23:59-GMT Greenwich Mean Time (Monrovia)

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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s 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).

Position Title: Programme Associate (VAM data analyst & reporting)

Grade: G6

Type of Contract: Fixed Term

Duration of Contract: 1 Year

Duty Station: Monrovia, Liberia

Reporting Line: Post holder reports to the Head of Research, Assessment & Monitoring

ABOUT WFP

The United Nation World Food Programme is the leading humanitarian organization fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies and collaborating with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. WFP assists 80 million people in around 80 countries each year. In emergencies, WFP is often first on the scene, providing food assistance to the victims of war, civil conflict, drought, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, crop failures and natural disasters. When the emergency subsides, WFP helps communities rebuild shattered lives and livelihoods. WFP development projects focus on social protection and safety nets for the vulnerable population through nutrition interventions, smallholder agricultural livelihood promotion and market support, school meals and investing in strengthening national capacities to develop and manage sustainable food and nutrition security programmes.

COUNTRY CONTEXT

WFP Liberia's Country Strategic Plan (CSP) supports the country's transition from direct humanitarian assistance to government-led and sustainable national systems. The CSP focuses on strengthening institutional capacities, enhancing national ownership, and enabling government institutions to effectively deliver food security, nutrition, and health supply chain services.

To achieve these objectives, WFP supports the development of sustainable systems through initiatives such as Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF), the strengthening of smallholder farmers' access to markets, nutrition improvement interventions, and capacity strengthening for government institutions. These efforts are aligned with Liberia's National Development Plan (NDP), the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), contributing to improved human capital development, and sustainable national development outcomes.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Head of Unit, the Programme Associate - Data Analyst Reporting, will have the following responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of VAM projects and activities, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies and guidance.

• Support the development of systems and tools for the monitoring and assessment of food assistance needs in line with innovative methodologies and best practice.

• Support the development of food security and vulnerability analysis and the preparation of timely reports on food assessment needs in line with wider VAM policies, processes and guidance to enable effective decision-making on the development of country strategy, policies and programmes.

• Provide assistance on the coordination of data gathering and monitoring systems, ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.

• Liaise with implementing partners (internal and external) to monitor ongoing projects, ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness and efficiency and highlight potential risks to project delivery.

• Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to conduct vulnerability analysis to effectively inform preparedness and response activities.

• Provide support to relevant partners that are focusing on food security and nutrition issues to enable sharing of experience, lessons learned and best practice.

• Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs. • Perform other related duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Education First university degree in a field relevant to measurement (statistics, data science, information management, econometrics, or research) or other related functional area, is required. Experience: Experience: 6 years of related work experience with Tableau, quantitative data analysis software (e.g., SPSS, STATA and/or R), qualitative data analysis software (e.g., NVivo, MAXQDA and/or ATLAS.ti) and Python required. Experience with additional programming languages is a plus. Experience in designing and conducting advanced quantitative and qualitative analyses and the generation of evidence-based dashboards and reports is highly desirable.

Knowledge & Skills

The following knowledge and skills are required:

• Proven experience in producing high-quality data analysis and reports, requiring English-language skills that translate complex ideas into simple messages;

• Data visualization skills with tools such as Excel, Tableau or Microsoft Power BI and expert experience in information management software, including Excel as a minimum standard;

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  Solid IT skills, including working on multiple platforms simultaneously. The following knowledge and skills are desired:

• Ability to follow procedures and instructions.

• Capacity and attitude to learn quickly are desired skills.

• Attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and ability to meet targets in a high-pressure environment. Language s: Oral and written working knowledge of English.

Language: Level C English language is required (Oral & Written)

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact: global.inclusion@wfp.org

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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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• At the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested later in the process.

• 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.