Vulnerability Analysis & Mapping Officer (Head of Research Assessment and Monitoring)

Overview

Vulnerability Analysis & Mapping Officer (Head of Research Assessment and Monitoring) – Manila, Philippines. Type : Fixed-term Appointment. Duration : 12 months with possible extension. This position is open to Filipino nationals only.

Department : Research Assessment and Monitoring. Reports to : Deputy Country Director. The VAM Officer will oversee the Research, Assessment & Monitoring (RAM) team, including VAM, Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), Community Feedback Mechanism (CFM), and corporate reporting systems (COMET, SCOPE). The role requires strong technical expertise in food security, nutrition, resilience, climate change, and emergency response, using both traditional and innovative approaches. It supports evidence-based programming under the Country Strategic Plan (CSP 2024–2028) and contributes to national and global SDG targets.

Key responsibilities

• Provide economic intelligence to management and various programmes / projects.
• Lead WFP’s research, assessment & monitoring direction in the region, including development of a food security monitoring system to support data-driven decision-making and capacity strengthening.
• Supervise a national-staff team to develop and oversee analyses and operational plans ensuring knowledge products meet requirements and that technical capacities are localized.
• Collaborate with regional / global partners to integrate hazard / climate analysis into vulnerability analysis and mapping; promote risk-informed planning for government decision-making and WFP advocacy.
• Offer technical advice on food security and nutrition strategies, ensuring outputs comply with WFP standards and promote gender and inclusion.
• Lead the development of a research agenda for the Country Office in collaboration with programme units.
• Contribute to systems and tools for monitoring and assessing food assistance needs using innovative methodologies.
• Manage and / or conduct food security, nutrition, markets and resilience analyses; prepare timely reports to inform country strategy, policies and programmes.
• Stay up to date with food assistance developments and advise on programme evolution and interventions.
• Support capacity strengthening of national governments, systems and institutions to meet food security needs in an inclusive, gender-responsive manner.
• Provide support to partners focusing on food security and nutrition to share lessons learned and best practices.
• Act in assigned emergency response capacity as required.

Monitoring & evaluation and related duties

Reviews, evaluations and planning

External cooperation and coordination

Capacity building

Team management

Qualifications and experience

Other information

Reminders : no fee for application; reasonable accommodation available; accessibility contact : All employment decisions are merit-based and subject to background checks. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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