Food Security Analyst SC 9 (Guyana)

Closing Date: April 7, 2024

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Details of the Post

JOB PURPOSE

To support and contribute to the evidence base that supports food security policies and programmes for CARICOM member states and territories.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

  1. Lead/support the analysis of food security of existing and incoming data, surveys using statistical methodologies through analytical tools such as SPSS, STATA, R.
  2. Develop regional products to support food security analysis in the region – routine or ad hoc analysis.
  3. Streamline the maintenance and usage of existing databases.
  4. Support the design and provide recommendations for a platform to visualise a regional overview of price data. Contextualise market price data by capturing key insights along the whole value chain – from producers to consumers.
  5. Contribute to the development of projects and activities, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies and guidance.
  6. Support the development of systems and tools for the monitoring and assessment of food assistance needs in line with innovative methodologies and best practice.
  7. Support the development of food security and vulnerability analysis and the preparation of timely reports on food assessment needs in line with wider VAM policies, processes and guidance to enable effective decision-making on the development of country strategy, policies and programmes.
  8. Provide assistance on the coordination of data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
  9. Liaise with implementing partners (internal and external) to monitor ongoing projects, ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness and efficiency and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
  10. Support the capacity building of all stakeholders.
  11. Provide support to relevant partners that are focusing on food security and nutrition issues to enable sharing of experience, lessons learned and best practice.
  12. Other as required.

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