Vacancy Announcement No: JR125781
Job Title: VAM Officer
Contract Type/Grade: NOA
Duty Station: Garowe
Contract Duration: 12 months - Renewable.
Date of Issue: August 24, 2026, | Closing Date: September 7, 2026

JOB PURPOSE
WFP Somalia is seeking Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) Officer with the right skills to perform various tasks. These include
delivering high-quality, timely, and effective food security analysis and evidence generation to inform operational decision-making,
lead geographical and household targeting, and advocacy efforts. The incumbent will serve as the focal point for Vulnerability
Analysis and Mapping, targeting, markets, and economic analysis at the area office, in close consultation with the country office’s
Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) team. This position also entails responsibility for strengthening the capacity of local staff
and partners on food security analysis, targeting and inter-agency referral management systems.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority)
• To lead and/or manage the generation of the VAM evidence base that supports food security and nutrition analysis and programmes (e.g. IPC seasonal food security assessments, SMART surveys, emergency food security assessment, rapid needs assessment, programme design, cost-effectiveness analysis, and operational efficiency).
• To lead and/or manage the generation of the VAM evidence base that supports food security and nutrition analysis and programmes (e.g. IPC seasonal food security assessments, SMART surveys, emergency food security assessment, rapid needs assessment, programme design, cost-effectiveness analysis, and operational efficiency).
• Lead/conduct complex food security, nutrition, markets, and resilience analysis (community-based participatory planning) and
prepare timely reports on food assessment needs in line with wider VAM policies, processes, and guidance to enable effective
decision-making.
• Lead the implementation of data driven targeting in all humanitarian life-saving food assistance programmes implemented by
WFP Somalia and provide technical expertise on assistance prioritization in consultation with the Country office VAM team.
• Provide technical GIS mapping support for event-based food security surveillance and monitoring, and mapping of risks, especially during emergencies, natural disasters, and civil conflicts.
In Somalia, the World Food Programme provides food assistance for nutrition, livelihoods, and relief through the hard work of more
than 479 employees who contribute towards making Somalia hunger free in close partnership with local partners.

The Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide and the 2020 Nobel Peace
Prize Laureate. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.
Why join WFP Somalia?
• In consultation with CO GIS focal, lead digitization, maintain and update CO Geo-database and Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)
and provide timely geo referencing information for programme operation.
• In Consultation with the head of CO VAM, participate or coordinate with partners for food security data collection, analysis, and
dissemination, particularly with the Government of Somalia FSNAU, FAO, and Food Security Cluster and work closely with partners to strengthen data quality, accuracy and consistency to build credible performance evidence.
• Keep up to date with and advise on food assistance developments and issues and the potential impact upon WFP activities to
enable timely and appropriate programme evolution and intervention.
• Provide expert advice and support to WFP Area Office and its partners on food security and nutrition strategies, policies, programmes, and ensure the timely and productive use of related outputs in a manner that complies with WFP standards and
processes.
• Work with Identity Management, AAP, Protection, Gender and Monitoring and Evaluation functions at the Area and Country
Office to ensure effective mainstreaming in the unit’s practices, analytics and, and tools. Ensuring the significant contributions
to the programme efficiency and accountabilities.
• Liaise Programme Managers at the field level and CO level regularly to support analytics required on programme implementation to the most vulnerable under each SO of the CSP.
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners, and national and local government to conduct vulnerability and food security analysis to effectively inform preparedness and response activities.
• Provide support to relevant partners focusing on food security and nutrition issues to enable sharing of experiences, lessons
learned, and best practices.
• Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
• Coordinate with the monitoring and evaluation activities in the Area office, including supervision of 3rd party and WFP monitoring for all activities including nutrition, livelihoods, relief, safety nets and school feeding programmes.
• Manage market price database at the area office level by ensuring data quality, integrating new parameters (commodities, markets, etc.) and following up the systematic trends using visualization method such as Tableau applications or dashboards.
• Collaborate with the CO VAM team and provide inputs to closely monitoring the cost of essential needs and the Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB).
• Participate and contribute to the field level food security cluster, referral management systems, Area Based Coordination (ABC)
and Cash Working Group (CWG), food security working group and Operational Information Management (OIM).
• Supervise the VAM associates, data collection staff and the field monitoring assistants, elaborate their workplans, conduct regular capacity strengthening, coaching and performance assessment.
• Perform other duties as requested by the Area Coordinator and the Head of Programme.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED
Education: Advanced university degree in economics, nutrition/ health, Social Sciences, statistics, agricultural economics, business
administration or international development, OR First university degree with additional years of related work experience and/ or
trainings/ courses.
Experience: At least one (1) year of relevant experience with advanced degree Or First degree with a minimum of three (3) or more
years of experience in development, project management, food or non-food assistance management. Professional experience in
monitoring, evaluation, capacity –building and reporting of development/humanitarian projects would be and added advantage.
Languages: Fluency (level C) in English language and Somali Language.
Knowledge & Skills:
• The candidate should have gained experience in assessments, food security analysis, beneficiary targeting,
economics analysis and design of operations, involved in provision of inputs into policy discussions and
decisions related to WFP or UN agencies’ operations.
• Experience in monitoring and project oversight, and cross -functional work approaches.
• Computer skills: Experience using Office applications (MS Excel, MS Word and MS Power Point) SPSS, STATA, R
and/or other statistics software. Strong Knowledge of GIS mapping and use of GIS software.
• Communication skills: Good communication skills in writing and verbal in English and Somali, negotiation
skills
• Management skills: team leading skills, supervision, coordination, planning, organization and monitoring
skills

This position are open to qualified Somali national candidates only. Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. WFP
offers female friendly spaces in the workplace.
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications through Workday using the
link below:
• External Applicants: Click here!
• Internal Applicants: Click here!
Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded. Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.
WFP seeks applicants of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian
principles. WFP is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to promoting diversity and
gender balance.
Selection of candidates is made on a competitive basis.
WFP does not charge any application fees to candidates.