Overview
The VAM Officer will provide technical and analytical support to WFP Lao PDR’s Research, Assessment and Monitoring Unit, focusing on strengthening emergency preparedness, rapid response, climate risk analysis, and vulnerability assessment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the planning and implementation of rapid assessments, including pre- and post-shock assessments.
- Contribute to Emergency Food Security Assessments (EFSAs) and other rapid data systems.
- Provide real-time analysis to inform response scale-up, geographic prioritization, and transfer modality decisions.
- Develop early warning triggers that link risk data to programme activation and preparedness actions.
- Support the design, data collection, analysis, and reporting of Emergency food security Assessment EFSAs.
- Produce analytical reports, dashboards, maps, and briefing products for operational and strategic decision-making.
- Conduct or contribute to climate and disaster risk and vulnerability analysis.
- Provide technical inputs into DRFI discussions.
- Support the integration of climate data with food security and vulnerability outcomes.
- Identify high-risk geographic areas and population groups based on climate-vulnerability interactions.
- Contribute to analytical tools such as Integrated Context Analysis (ICA), CLEAR, or similar frameworks.
- Provide analytical inputs to targeting criteria, beneficiary prioritization, geographic targeting, and vulnerability mapping.
- Support alignment with targeting standard operating procedures and relevant corporate guidance.
- Contribute to evidence-based programme design, adaptation, and scale-up during shocks.
- Promote the use of innovative tools.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Required Experience
At least five years of relevant work experience. Work experience in database management and household data analysis. Experience in EFSA, climate and vulnerability analysis and experience in food security, vulnerability and livelihood analysis and needs assessments is an asset.
Qualifications
University degree in one or more of the following disciplines: economy, statistics, information technology, environment, social sciences, development studies, climate change, international relations
