Overview
This position will support the Cambodia Country Office’s research, data analysis, and evidence agenda, ensuring the generation, synthesis, and use of high-quality analytical outputs to inform strategic decision-making, programme design, policy engagement, and capacity strengthening.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical lead in the update and implementation of the Country Office’s evidence and research agenda.
- Identify priority evidence gaps and translate strategic and operational questions into high-quality analytical work.
- Lead the production of analytical outputs such as research reports, policy briefs, analytical notes, and dashboards.
- Provide technical support and oversight to quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
- Conduct in-house quantitative and advanced data analytics.
- Review and validate evidence products produced by internal teams, consultants, or partners.
- Act as the technical lead in the systematic use of evidence in strategic planning, programme adaptation, resource mobilization, and partnership engagement.
- Translate complex analytical findings into clear, actionable insights tailored to diverse audiences.
- Support facilitating internal learning processes.
- Support the integration of evidence into corporate reporting, strategic reviews, and external communications.
- Lead in national counterparts’ strengthening institutional capacities for evidence generation and use.
- Lead and/or support capacity strengthening initiatives for WFP staff and government counterparts.
- Provide hands-on technical coaching, mentoring, and guidance to staff and partners.
- Contribute to the development of practical guidance, tools, and standard operating procedures.
- Lead coordination of analytical and research efforts across units.
- Support resource mobilization efforts of the country office.
- Engage with government institutions, UN agencies, research organizations, and other partners.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive professional experience in evidence generation, research, data analysis, or analytical advisory roles in humanitarian, development, or public sector contexts.
- Strong experience in quantitative and qualitative data analysis, ensuring methodological rigor, data integrity, and analytical coherence.
- Demonstrated experience leading analytical and research work, including study design, analytical frameworks, and oversight of evidence products informing strategy, policy, or programme decisions.
- Experience working in Southeast Asia and/or familiarity with the Cambodia policy and institutional context is a strong asset.
Qualifications
• Advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in economics, statistics, data science, development studies, public policy, social sciences, or a related analytical field.
