Deadline: 26 January, 2021
Location: Lilongwe, Malawi
The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking to fill the position of Programme Associate (Market Analyst).
WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Conduct in-depth analysis of data derived from mVAM price data, government datasets, and other price data sets to understand market price trends
- Contribute to the provision of timely, effective, and quality market information to support vulnerability profiling, targeting, programme decisions, and monitoring and evaluation frameworks
- Undertake market-related field missions to support WFP Malawi operations, including the provision of the analytical basis for the identification, design, and implementation of market-based interventions
- Plan, design, and conduct market and trader surveys and analysis to assess food security and local market conditions
- Contribute to the integration of market-based information into inter-agency food security assessments
Requirements
- Completion of secondary school education with a post-secondary certificate in the related functional area
- University degree in GIS, Statistics, Data Science, Geography, Economics, or a related field
- Completion of specialised training in quantitative analysis and data management is a plus
- Five years, minimum, of progressively responsible experience in data analysis management or a relevant field
- Experience with the National Statistics Office or another analysis/research-based institution that focuses on markets/prices strongly preferred
- Proven knowledge and experience in SQL, GIS mapping software (ArcGIS, QGIS), statistical analysis package (SPSS, R, Python etc.)
- Knowledge of desktop publishing software such as Illustrator, Microsoft Publisher and report writing skills
- Fluency in both oral and written English
- Knowledge of the local language or UN official language is a plus
To apply and for more information, click here.
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