DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
2 June 2026-23:59-GMT+03:00 East Africa Time (Mogadishu)
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ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
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WHY JOIN WFP?
- WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
- WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
- WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
- A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
- We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority);
Under the supervision of the Data Analytics Team Lead, the Programme Policy Officer (Data Analyst) – NOA will be responsible for the following deliverables:
Strengthening targeting integrity and decision support:
- Lead the development and operationalization of data-informed framework that enhances identification and prioritization of vulnerable people for assistance.
- Design, institutionalize and maintain analytical tools to track, flag, and report people who are planned for assistance and also dropped during the monthly delivery cycle.
Enhance anomaly detection and assurance capacity:
- Lead data-informed assurance by identifying and flagging anomalies across corporate systems (SCOPE, COMET, WINGS), ensuring accurate reconciliation of transfers and programme data.
- Establish and maintain in-kind reconciliation mechanisms across platforms (COMET, SCOPE and LESS).
- Support Area Offices in monitoring anomalies in Payment Lists using the Redemption and Enrolments Dashboard, ensuring compliance with corporate procedures.
- Oversee deduplication processes, ensuring timely suspension of biometric duplicates and reporting compliance to senior management. Strengthen and enforce business rules to prevent the introduction of new duplicates across delivery systems.
Support timely and accurate delivery cycle management:
- Develop and maintain a visualization tool to display near real-time delivery cycle progress, including completed cycles, key dates, and status of delivery processes by respective Area Offices.
- Develop and maintain dashboards and analytical tools to monitor programme performance and beneficiary trends, translating complex datasets into clear, actionable insights for programme teams and area offices.
Reporting and automation to inform operational improvements:
- In collaboration with Programme, Supply Chain, and Cooperating Partner Management units, produce monthly reports including transfer and programmatic reconciliation reports for sign-off by the Country Director, Deputy Country Directors, Head of Programmes, and Head of Supply Chain.
- Work with Activity Units to identify reporting needs and develop automated reports, dashboards, and data visualization tools that effectively summarize findings and support evidence-based decision-making.
Capacity building and improved data literacy at CO and Aos:
- Engage and collaborate with CO and AO teams to understand their data needs and requirements, aligning
- analytical products with operational decision-making processes.
- Guide CO and AO staff on data extraction, usage, and interpretation to build capacity and foster autonomy in data-driven operations.
- Ensure full compliance with WFP data governance, privacy, and security policies, safeguarding sensitive data and maintaining high ethical standards in data use.
- Engage in continuous learning to remain updated on data analytics tools, systems, and best practices, contributing to innovation and improved delivery solutions.
- Provide timely and accurate support to ad hoc data analysis and extraction requests from IDM & Delivery, Programme, and other units, while undertaking any additional IDM & Delivery, and data analytics–related duties as assigned to support operational priorities.