Vulnerability Analysis & Mapping Officer (VAM) Officer (NOB)

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JOB TITLE:

Vulnerability Analysis & Mapping Officer (VAM) Officer

TYPE OF CONTRACT:

Fixed – Term - NOB

UNIT/DIVISION:

Vulnerability Analysis & Mapping (VAM)

DUTY STATION (City, Country):

Haïti (Port au Prince)

DURATION:

1 year, renewable

BACKGROUND

Following the results of the recent Acute Food Security Classification (IPC) exercise in September, which showed that 4.4 million people are food insecure, WFP's response is expanding in line with the challenges of dealing with insecurity and armed conflict in vulnerable areas. As a result, there is an increasing need for monitoring efforts, both programmatic and household vulnerability. The challenges of targeting and vulnerability monitoring are becoming increasingly critical in a resource-constrained environment. WFP Haiti is therefore seeking a VAM Officer to support the RAM Unit in dealing with these challenges through indepth data analysis for decision making, data visualization and improvement of the targeting process and needs assessments.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):

1. Contribute to the development of VAM projects and activities, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies and guidance.
2. Support the development of systems and tools for the monitoring and assessment of food assistance needs in line with innovative methodologies and best practice.
3. 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.
4. Provide assistance on the coordination of data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
5. Liaise with implementing partners (internal and external) to monitor ongoing projects, ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness and efficiency and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
6. Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to conduct vulnerability analysis to effectively inform preparedness and response activities.
7. Provide support to relevant partners that are focusing on food security and nutrition issues to enable sharing of experience, lessons learned and best practice.
8. Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
9. Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
10. Other as required.

    OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS (details to be determined by Post Managers):

    This section is optional to describe other duties, skills & knowledge required for the specific job.

    4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES:

    4P

    Theme

    📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

    ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

    Capability Name

    Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level

    Purpose

    Understand and communicate the

    Strategic Objectives

    Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the link to own work objectives.

    Be a force for positive

    Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from

    change

    supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).

    Make the mission inspiring to our team

    Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission.

    Make our mission visible in everyday actions

    Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.

    People

    Look for ways to

    strengthen people's skills

    Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs.

    Create an inclusive culture

    Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.