VAM Officer (Data Analysis)

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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). GENERAL INFORMATION JOB TITLE: VAM Officer (Data Analysis) TYPE OF CONTRACT/LEVEL: Fixed Term NOB SUPERVISOR: Head of VAM UNIT/DIVISION: VAM DUTY STATION (City, Country): Aden, Yemen DURATION: 12 Months BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, working to save lives and combat hunger globally. In Yemen, one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises continues to drive widespread food insecurity and vulnerability. According to the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), an estimated 22.3 million people require humanitarian assistance, including 18.3 million people in need of food security and livelihood support. WFP's response focuses on saving lives, protecting livelihoods, and improving food consumption among the most vulnerable populations through life-saving food assistance and nutrition interventions. To support evidence-based programming and strategic decision-making, WFP Yemen's Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) unit leads food security monitoring, assessments, and analysis across the country. The unit conducts large-scale food security and livelihood assessments, market monitoring, beneficiary monitoring, and other analytical activities that generate critical information on food security conditions, market trends, household vulnerabilities, and humanitarian needs. These efforts provide the evidence base for Programme design, targeting, operational planning, donor engagement, resource mobilization, and advocacy. The VAM unit manages and analyzes a wide range of datasets and produces regular analytical products, including monthly food security updates, quarterly food security and market monitoring and market functionality assessments. Through rigorous data collection, analysis, and reporting, the unit plays a central role in informing WFP's response and supporting humanitarian decision-making across Yemen. JOB PURPOSE: The incumbent will lead the management, integration, analysis, and dissemination of food security, market, beneficiary targeting, and operational data to support evidence-based decision-making across WFP Yemen operations. The position is responsible for transforming large and complex datasets into actionable insights that inform Programme design, targeting, crisis response, strategic planning, resource mobilization, and advocacy. The incumbent will oversee data analytics processes and information management systems, develop innovative analytical products and visualization tools, strengthen data governance and quality assurance mechanisms, and coordinate the production of regular food security and market intelligence products. The position will provide technical leadership on advanced analytical approaches, support capacity strengthening of VAM staff and partners, and ensure that analytical outputs effectively support humanitarian decision-making and operational priorities across Yemen. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority): Lead data analytics and information management activities within the VAM unit, ensuring the effective integration, management, and analysis of food security, market, beneficiary targeting, operational, and external datasets to support evidence-based decision-making.

Desired Candidate Profile

Education : Advanced University degree in Statistics, Data Science, Information Management, Economics, Food Security, Social Sciences, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Mathematics, Development Studies, or another field relevant to data analysis and information management.

Experience: Total relevant 7 years of experience including 3 years of Professional experience as a National Officer or equivalent level.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:

• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of several statistical tools and methods for food security analysis.
• Developed practical expertise in food security analysis and mapping by participating in multiple quantitative and qualitative assessments, including the design, data collection and analysis.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and understanding of WFP vulnerability mapping systems and emergency assessment standards.

Language : Fluency (level C) in English & Arabic languages.