Food and Nutrition Security Analyst/Report Writer at World Food Programme: (Deadline 31 May 2024)

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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.

POSITION DETAILS

JOB TITLE: Food and Nutrition Security Analyst
TYPE OF CONTRACT: When Actually Employed Consultant (WAE, Level 2)
UNIT/DIVISION: VAM
DUTY STATION: HYBRID [Kigali, Rwanda & Remote]
DURATION: 4 Months

Application Deadline: 30 May 2024

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The 2024 CFSVA will be conducted jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), the National Institute of Statistics Rwanda (NISR), the Ministry of Emergency Management (MINEMA) and the National Child Development Agency (NCDA). Technical inputs will also be received from the Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC), the Ministry of Health (MoH), and the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF).

As per previous assessments, WFP and partner organizations will conduct the CFSVA in April 2024. It will provide a relatively favorable snapshot of the food security situation in the country as many households will be expected to still have food stock from current harvest. Based on the analysis, specific recommendations will be drawn for social protection, food security and nutrition interventions, including geographic and household level targeting criteria. In addition to the main report output, the 2024 CFSVA will avail data that will be compiled for policy briefs to inform government and partners’ food and nutrition security programmes.

Through an in-depth data collection and analysis exercise, the CFSVA will provide the Government and the development partners with information on:
• Levels of household food insecurity including the identification and characterization of socio-economic groups (based on demographic characteristics and livelihood/rural labour patterns) most vulnerable to food insecurity.
• The areas and population groups that are the most food insecure, including: how many they are, their geographic distribution, causes why they are food insecure, and how external assistance can make a difference in reducing hunger and supporting their livelihoods.
• Malnutrition among children and mothers of sampled households, health conditions (including mortality) and care practices with the aim to analyze root causes of malnutrition as well as linkages between food security and nutrition.
• Changing importance of agricultural production to household livelihood strategies; analysis of food production constraints; extend of post-harvest losses and their impact on the food security situation; and how improved crop production, livestock restocking, and market initiatives can contribute to improve the food security situation.
• Provide recommendations on the development of national food security and assistance strategies.
• Strengthened utilization of the findings for use in the social protection sector.
It is under this context that WFP Rwanda seeks the service of a senior food and nutrition security analyst to lead the report writing of this assessment.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Food & Nutrition Analyst will work under the supervision of the Head of VAM/M&E in the WFP Rwanda country office and supported by the Data Analyst, in close cooperation with survey counterparts, in particular NISR and MINAGRI, to undertake the secondary literature review, data cleaning and analysis and draft the report for the assessment. In detail the candidate will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Conduct literature review and secondary data analysis of related existing documents.
• Lead the report writing in accordance with the survey objectives and the data analysis.
• Work with WFP team and partners to carry out data cleaning and analysis of community, household, child nutrition, health and mortality data.
• Provide technical support in data analysis and ensure appropriate result outputs are generated in the expected CFSVA formats.
• The report writer is expected to produce a high-quality comprehensive CFSVA report, and an accompanying Brief which are ready for validation and publication. Summaries of district profiles, PowerPoint presentation of the key findings and recommendations are also expected outputs.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Education: Postgraduate degree in social science, statistics, geography, economics, public health, or related fields.

Languages: Proven excellent writing and communication skills in English.

Experience: At least 8 years of relevant work experience in food and nutrition security data analysis and report writing. The applicant will be asked to provide 2 of the latest report they wrote.

Knowledge & Skills: Strong analytical skills in SPSS and ENA for SMART, Word, Excel. Proficiency in data visualization tools will be an added advantage.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Qualified females and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
This position is open for international candidates only.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Application Deadline: 30 May 2024

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.