Programme Associate (Data Analyst/Economist) SC-6

Всесвітня продовольча програма (ВПП ООН) - це гуманітарна організація ООН, яка надає продовольчу допомогу у вигляді грошової допомоги, сертифікатів або продуктів харчування громадам, що постраждали від війни. У своїй діяльності ВПП керується гуманітарними принципами нейтралітету, неупередженості, гуманності та незалежності. Спираючись на пристрасть, відданість та професіоналізм наших 24 000 співробітників по всьому світу, Всесвітня продовольча програма (ВПП) працює в понад 123 країнах і територіях, щоб доставляти життєво необхідну їжу людям, які залишилися переміщеними внаслідок конфлікту та знедоленими внаслідок катастроф. Крім того, ВПП допомагає окремим особам і громадам знайти кардинальні рішення для багатьох проблем, з якими вони стикаються, будуючи краще майбутнє. 

To be considered, you are invited to apply via WFP’s recruitment portal

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. 

•  Vacancy Announcement n°: JR111549
•  Job Title: Programme Associate (Data Analyst/Economist) SC-6
•  Type of Contract: Service Contract, SC6
•  Unit / Division:  Research, Assessment and Monitoring (RAM) Unit 
•  Duty Station: Kyiv
•  Duration: 12 months (renewable)
•  Closing date: 13 April 2025, midnight (Central European Time)

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.

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 WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

Why work with us?

The war in Ukraine has had drastic consequences, both for people inside the country and for those around the world dependent on its huge grain supplies. It is inflicting untold suffering on civilians, displace families, and disrupt supply chains and food production. It has caused one of the fastest forced population movements since the Second World War. Close to 6 million Ukrainians are still living as refugees across Europe, and almost 5.1 million are internally displaced. Many have lost their homes and livelihoods. As food production and supply lines are disrupted by fighting, many families in the east and south do not have reliable access to nutritious food.

WFP uses a flexible mix of food and cash assistance to support communities affected by the war wherever they are. This includes working with local partners to distribute food rations in areas near the frontline and providing cash transfers wherever people have access to banks and markets to buy food. Since March 2022, WFP has distributed food and cash assistance equivalent to 2.4 billion meals to families displaced and affected by the war, partnering directly with local responders.

• 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 trainings, 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 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.

At WFP Ukraine, we offer a wide range of benefits and entitlements for Service Contract holders. Some of them are:

•  Competitive salaries per job level
•  Pension contribution added to net salary
•  Medical insurance with the possibility to enroll eligible dependents
•  Applicable danger pay (revised on quarterly basis)
•  Annual leave — 30 days per year
•  18 weeks of parental leave for birth mothers and 4 weeks of parental leave for non-birth parent
•  1 day per week remote working option within the duty station (subject to conditions)
•  Accessible premises & reasonable accommodation
•  Learning & development opportunities

How can you make a difference?

Programme Associate will support the analytical work of the RAM Team. Tasks will cut across different topics with a main focus on collecting, processing, cleaning, managing, analysing and presenting economic and market data. Topics will mainly be related to economic analysis and analysis of data from price surveys and market surveys, as well as food security impacts of economic events. Specific tasks include:

• Develop market assessment and price data collection materials in accordance with corporate standards and support market and price data collection and analysis.
• Programme and test market and price survey tools, support their deployment in the field and carry out price cleaning.
• Analyse price data, inflation and exchange rate trends. Upload of food prices on to WFP’s price database.
• Participate in market assessments to assess market functionality across different areas of Ukraine and write assessment reports based on findings.
• Contribute to the analysis for and drafting of briefs about food prices, economic outlook, agricultural production and market development and other relevant topics.
• Support the training of data collectors including preparation of materials.
• Support RAM colleagues across functional areas with various field data collection exercises and analysis as requested.
• Any other assigned task.

To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have: 

Education: Completion of secondary school education. Coursework/trainings in statistics, econometrics, database management, data visualisation, household economics or other relevant topics is an advantage.

Experience: Minimum six (6) years of progressively responsible relevant work experience. At least one year of experience in a data analysis function. Post-secondary education can compensate for some years of experience. For example, you will be considered eligible if you have:

• Three (3) years of total work experience with a Master’s degree or,
• Four (4) years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree.

Specific experience in one or several of the below topics is required:

• Data cleaning and management;
• Survey building;
• Food security analysis;
• Economic and market analysis;
• Dashboard building and/other types of data visualization;
• Market price and time-series analysis;
• Macro-economic analysis;
• Field data collection and enumerator training;
• Quantitative evaluation techniques.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Excellent data management and analytical skills;
• Excellent command of Excel and either one of STATA, SPSS or R, with a preference for R;
• Experience with programming XLS-forms an advantage;
• Visualization skills (such as Tableau) is an advantage;
• Attention to detail;
• Problem-solving attitude and creativity;
• Ability to work both with minimal supervision and as part of a team;
• Ability to establish effective working relations with persons of different national and cultural backgrounds;
• Willingness to participate in field mission;

Languages:

• Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Ukrainian languages;
• Working knowledge (level B) of another UN language is an advantage.

Before you apply...

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. 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.

We aim to achieve parity and inclusion in our teams in Ukraine. WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.

WFP is committed to an accessible, inclusive recruitment process. Please contact us at  Відправити резюме to advise us of any disability related reasonable accommodation or accessibility requests you may have. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to confidentially discuss your needs.

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.

How do you apply

To be considered, you are invited to apply via WFP’s recruitment portal.

CV and cover letter must be submitted in English language.

Only those who are short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next steps of our recruitment process.

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