Economic, Market & Food Security Analyst (Consultant Level II)

About the role

The VAM Officer will provide robust food security analysis and strategic guidance to support the implementation of WFP Somalia's Country Strategic Plan. Based in Mogadishu, the incumbent will lead market and economic analysis, oversee data‑driven beneficiary targeting, and contribute to preparedness and response activities.

Key responsibilities

• Guide and supervise teams in food security assessments, survey design, sampling methodology and statistical data analysis.
• Strengthen WFP Somalia’s market and economic monitoring system, ensuring coverage, reporting and key indicators.
• Provide oversight and technical advice on data‑driven targeting, including statistical models and scoring algorithms.
• Manage cross‑sectional and longitudinal food security assessments, experimental research and statistical analysis.
• Maintain and analyse the country‑level market price database, using MODA, Tableau and automated visualisation tools.
• Coordinate with technical agencies to monitor and update the Minimum Expenditure Basket and adjust assistance transfer values.

Required profile

• Proven experience in vulnerability analysis, market monitoring and food security assessment within humanitarian contexts.
• Strong capacity‑building skills to train national staff and partners on data‑driven targeting and market monitoring.

Required skills

• Statistical analysis and data cleaning techniques.
• Survey design and sampling methodology.
• Use of MODA (Mobile Operational Data Acquisition) platform.
• Data visualisation with Tableau.
• Implementation of IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) analysis.
• Development of targeting models and scoring algorithms.