Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Category:
Type: Full Time
Deadline: 13-Jun-19 12:00:00 AM
Salary:
Description
Under the overall guidance of the Country Director and the direct supervision of the Head of the Partnerships and Communication Unit, the Programme Associate will support different functional units in implementing the programme activities of WFP Armenia. Bringing to the table a strategic and analytical mindset, the Programme Associate will play an integral role collecting and analysing data, and presenting them in a digestible way in support of decision-making processes.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical support and assist in the development of systems and tools that support effective Operational Information Management (OIM), performance reporting and inter-unit information management in line with WFP policies and practices;
- Collect, analyse data and prepare reports using information obtained from internal and external sources to maximize the exchange of intelligence between the Country Office functional units and external partners;
- Support collation, analysis and communication of information related to the programme implementation in order to facilitate access to timely, accurate and consistent information presented to stakeholders;
- Produce high-quality maps and infographics, as requested;
- Act as a bridge between Partnerships, Communication and OIM and the Programme Unit to feed advocacy activities with qualitative and quantitative analyses, insights and material to improve the quality and data/ results-driven efforts of the team with internal and external stakeholders;
- Support implementing and keeping up to date corporate systems and provide data support to ensure availability of consistent and accurate information;
- Locate and process Geographic Information Systems (GIS) datasets and contacts from various agencies and partners;
- Use a range of GIS tools to manage data collected by partners, WFP Programme and other functional units to create a common operational picture, contributing to programme-related strategic decision making;
- Collect, analyse and process quantitative data on food security, malnutrition and poverty rates, among others, that are relevant to the production of infographics and Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) analyses;
- Collaborate with counterparts from government institutions, UN agencies and NGOs to ensure consistency of data in food security, nutrition, education and school feeding-related information and to complement WFP owned analysis and information;
- Perform other job-related duties if required.
RequiredQualifications
- Education: bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Economics, International Development, Statistics, Information Technology, Business Management or other relevant field;
- Experience: at least 4 years of experience in information management, data analysis, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), quantitative/ qualitative analyses, visualization and design with an emphasis on web and mobile technologies;
- Knowledge and skills: strong analytical coupled with qualitative skills; ability to analyse and interpret information and draw out key messages; ability to easily grasp and put into action new ideas, concepts and approaches; strong computer and statistical analysis skills; ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines; capacity to perform statistical and econometric analyses using statistical, information management and data visualization software packages and systems (such as Arc GIS, SPSS, STATA, TABLEAU);
- Languages: fluency (level C) in English and Armenian languages; working knowledge (level B) of Russian language is desired.
Benefits
Job URL: iJob.am - Programme Associate/ Operational Information Management @ United Nations World Food Programme, Armenia
