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World Food Programme

UN food assistance and humanitarian relief

Assistant of Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping

Data AnalysisConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLa Paz, BoliviaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Applicants must be Bolivian nationals or foreign nationals with a valid work permit at the time of application.
  • Professional education in areas related to development, economics, food security, geography, social sciences, agronomy, territorial planning, or a related field.
  • At least five years of relevant experience in data analysis, food security assessments, vulnerability, markets, targeting, or related areas.
  • Demonstrated experience processing and analyzing surveys and databases.
  • Experience preparing maps, territorial analyses, or geospatial products.
  • Proficiency with geographic information systems, preferably QGIS and/or ArcGIS Pro, for geospatial analysis and thematic cartography.
  • Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
  • Knowledge of statistical software or analytical languages such as SPSS, Stata, R, or Python.
  • Knowledge of sampling methods, survey design, cleaning, validation, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
  • Excellent Spanish proficiency in writing, speaking, and reading.
  • Intermediate English proficiency in writing, speaking, and reading.

Responsibilities

  • Process, clean, validate, and analyze data from surveys, assessments, remote monitoring, and official and partner secondary sources.
  • Support VAM assessments, including emergency food security assessments (EFSA), household surveys, market analyses, and targeting exercises.
  • Analyze indicators related to food security, nutrition, livelihoods, coping strategies, markets, threats, and exposure to risks.
  • Support the design and updating of questionnaires, digital data-collection tools, and quality-control processes.
  • Prepare thematic maps, vulnerability profiles, and territorial and geospatial analyses using QGIS and/or ArcGIS Pro.
  • Support geographic and population targeting, territorial prioritization, and coverage analysis for programs and emergency response.
  • Prepare analyses, dashboards, visualizations, and inputs for reports, briefs, technical notes, and other decision-support products.
  • Contribute to the analysis and consolidation of information for corporate products and reports and other WFP requirements.
  • Support rapid analyses during emergencies and participate in field missions to collect, supervise, and validate information.
  • Coordinate with other WFP units, institutions, and partners to integrate and harmonize information relevant to VAM.
  • Perform other related unit functions as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working with public institutions, international cooperation organizations, humanitarian organizations, or the United Nations.
  • Experience in emergency contexts and fieldwork.
  • Knowledge of food security, nutrition, livelihoods, markets, risk management, and anticipatory action.
  • Analytical ability, attention to detail, synthesis, and communication of findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to collaborate, meet deadlines, and manage multiple analytical products.

About the Company

World Food Programme

UN food assistance and humanitarian relief

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations’ food assistance arm and the world’s largest humanitarian organization focused on fighting hunger. It delivers food aid and nutrition support to people in emergencies and in food-insecure areas around the world. WFP works by providing direct food deliveries, cash-based transfers, and logistical support to reach communities in need; it also runs programs like school meals and nutrition initiatives to improve health and resilience. What makes WFP different from its peers is its scale and global logistics network—having a mandate from the UN to operate in many countries and coordinate large, rapid-response relief efforts, often moving food, supplies, and aid through complex supply chains. The program’s goal is to save lives by preventing hunger and to help people achieve longer-term food security and resilience, so communities can recover from crises and build sustainable access to food.

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Headquarters
Rome, Italy
Founded
1961

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