Overview
Support the design and implementation of assessments, targeting, and thematic studies, ensuring effective data collection, validation, and use. Compile, quality-assure, and disseminate assessment results to inform programme management and decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the design and implementation of assessments, targeting and other thematic studies across WFP Iraq’s programme portfolio, ensuring effective data collection, validation, and use at all levels.
- Compile, quality-assure, and disseminate assessment results in a timely manner to inform programme management, strategic decision-making, donor reporting, and advocacy efforts.
- Provide technical analytical support for Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM), baseline and follow-up surveys, and other evidence-generation activities.
- Provide advanced methodological refinement and contribute to integrated climate and resilience analysis.
- Utilize advanced statistical and geospatial tools to evaluate environmental degradation, livelihood vulnerabilities, and the socio-economic impacts of shocks.
- Lead geospatial mapping and data visualization efforts to georeference intervention sites, improve targeting accuracy, and support coordination and impact tracking.
- Support the development and refinement of targeting methodologies for social protection programmes.
- Strengthen national and subnational capacities by working closely with government counterparts to build sustainable and integrated monitoring frameworks.
- Support the development of an integrated national monitoring system that enables real-time data collection, predictive analytics, and shock-responsive programming.
- Demonstrates ability to conduct structured food security analysis—identifies underlying macro and micro factors impacting food security of communities and countries.
- Manages the implementation of food security monitoring systems.
- Provides managerial and technical guidance for designing and conducting analyses, including computation, interpretation, and presentation of results for food security surveys and key indicators.
- Leads all aspects of surveys including design, implementation, analysis, findings and reporting.
- Demonstrates strong understanding of country operations to participate in response analysis exercises.
Required Experience
- 5 years relevant experience including 1 year of Professional (Supervisory) experience.
- Relevant experience in designing assessments and surveys, statistical analysis, econometrics, or data management/visualization, preferably within a UN agency or an institution recognized for high-quality analytical work.
- Background or training in social services, food security, nutrition, and/or familiarity with WFP operations is considered an asset.
- Experience using a variety of quantitative and qualitative analysis tools and methods.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Economics, Food Security, Statistics, Data Science, Geography or other related field
