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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.

Posting Date

Opening Date: April 1, 2024 Closing Date: April 14, 2024

About WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

What Will You Do? (not all-inclusive)

• Contribute to the development and/or improvement of WFP Somalia’s Country Office’s plan to generate evidence by engaging with key internal stakeholders to identify evidence needs and put in place mechanisms to meet these needs. Such mechanisms include and are not limited to baseline assessments, endline assessments, evaluations, other project/activity-specific studies etc.
• Keep the Country Office’s evidence generation plan (learning agenda) updated by working with colleagues in areas offices, field offices, and CO technical units to continuously identify opportunities for generation, documentation, and sharing of evidence, lessons, impact, and best practices
• Contribute to the implementation of the CO’s evidence generation plan (learning agenda) by coordinating assessments, studies, and other evidence generation activities included in the plan
• Work with the communication team and other colleagues in communicating insights and evidence generated from WFP Somalia’s activities
• Collaborate with the regional M&E teams to coordinate CSP mid-term reviews, thematic reviews, inter-agency and UN country team reviews, evaluations, and donor-led initiatives intended for learning, strategic and operational decision-making. This includes: defining scope of work; developing TORs; . ensuring alignment with the corporate guidance and procedures for CSP mid-term reviews and de/centralised evaluations; advise on evaluation/review approach adapted to context of Somalia; organise field visits; support with the evaluation reports finalisation, etc.
• Promote the understanding and use of data/evidence by supporting the coordination of programmatic learning events such as workshops, reflection sessions, meetings, and other information dissemination
• Contribute to the development of innovative, user-friendly, and useful information products for internal and external stakeholders from assessments, research evaluations, and reviews
• Contribute to other innovative initiatives to promote a culture of programmatic learning and adaptation in WFP Somalia
• Travel to area offices and field offices across Somalia to support M&E processes and quality as needed.

Do You Meet The Minimum Requirements?

Education:

An advanced University degree in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Data Science, Anthropology, Psychology or other relevant degrees. A Master’s degree will be an added advantage

Experience:

At least 2 years of professional experience in managing or coordinating planning , monitoring, learning & evaluation activities or similar experience

Knowledge & Skills:

• Experience in both quantitative and qualitative research or related activities.
• Data and/or information management experience would be an added advantage
• Experience in coordinating/supporting/leading communication or advocacy activities would be a plus
• Critical Thinking ability to analyse situations and make decisions based on on-hand information.
• Excellent analytical writing skills
• Must have knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative research and analysis
• Good inter-personal skills and collaboration skills
• Results-oriented and ability to effectively prioritize tasks and meet client expectation
• Strong analytical and report writing skills in English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, etc)
• Training and Capacity Strengthening skills.

Language: International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language. Proficiency in Somali would be an advantage but not a requirement.

Terms & Conditions

Contract Duration: 12 months (initial)

Application Instructions

Deadline: 14th April 2024, Midnight (East African Time)

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications through E-Recruitment.
Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.

Female candidates are encouraged to apply.