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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

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WHY JOIN WFP? 

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The VAM Officer (Economic and Market Analyst) will work under the supervision of the Head of the RAM Unit at the WFP Bangladesh Country Office. He/she will oversee day‑to‑day activities and provide end‑to‑end analytics—from price data collection, market analysis, and economic modeling to policy advice—to inform market‑based assistance, targeting, and early warning.

The role will involve regular engagement with local governments, UN agencies, and other partners; oversight of data collection activities; analysis of market and economic information; and the preparation of reports, briefs, and analytical papers. Specifically, the responsibilities of the VAM Officer (Economic and Market Analyst) will include the following elements:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):

1. Design and manage routine market price data collection, including sample frame development, tool design, enumerator training, and spot checks. Track key commodities, wage rates, transport costs, and seasonal availability, ensuring adequate geospatial coverage.

2. Produce monthly market bulletins and ad hoc alerts for shocks (e.g., floods, cyclones, displacement, and policy changes). Lead market functionality assessments, including trader capacity, competition, supply routes, and inventory turnover.

3. Provide inputs on the feasibility of food assistance modalities—Cash and Voucher vs. in kind—supported by vendor transaction analysis. Monitor transfer values using real time price data and conduct outlier checks.

4. Manage data pipelines (mobile data collection using MoDA/ODK/KoBo, data cleaning, and validation rules). Develop simple dashboards and maps, maintain methodologies, and prepare Standard Operating Procedures for cash transfer calculations, major market assessments, and return on investment methods.

5. Participate and engage in Cash & Markets Working Groups, government forums, clusters, and partner coordination platforms. Train field teams on market price assessments, data collection standards, and reporting.

6. Analyze CPI, inflation, exchange rate movements, real wages, and terms of trade, and interpret their implications for food security and vulnerability.

7. Build and update food basket costing and transfer value models (cash and in kind), including sensitivity analyses.

8. Develop a market functionality index incorporating supply chain risks and the pass through of macroeconomic shocks to retail prices.

9. Maintain price forecasting models, seasonality profiles, and scenario-based projections. Contribute to early warning bulletins and Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) projection analyses.

10. Assess fiscal, monetary, and policy changes (e.g., subsidy reforms, tariffs, foreign exchange measures) and advise on their implications for WFP operations in Bangladesh.

11. Produce cost efficiency and cost effectiveness comparisons for Cash and Voucher versus in kind response modalities and resilience and development interventions

12. Oversee data pipelines for market prices, wage rates, remittances, partner data, and macroeconomic indicators, ensuring quality, completeness, and consistency.

13. Perform any other tasks as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
 
Education: Completion of Advanced University Degree (Master’s or equivalent) is required.  Education in Statistics, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Public Policy or any relevant field is preferable including training in Econometrics and Statistics. 
Experience: At least 7 years of overall experience, including 4 years of Professional Experience (managerial or supervisory) in areas related to Managing Analysis of Humanitarian Food Assistance Aid and Development Interventions, Market and Economic Research or other relevant fields. Within these 4 years of professional experience, a minimum of 3 years of experience must be after postgraduation.
Language: Fluency in spoken and written both in English and Bangla language.
 
Job Title: VAM Officer (Economic & Market Analyst)
Grade: NOB
Type of contract: Fixed Term
Duration: 12 Months
Duty Station: Dhaka
Number of positions: 01

This vacancy announcement is for Bangladeshi Nationals.
 
WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, leave plus medical insurance. 
 
All documents will be verified, and any discrepancies will lead to automatic disqualification.

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruitment system. We do not accept CVs or spontaneous applications by email.

• If you experience challenges while submitting your online application, please contact us at global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org for technical support only.

• Please note that applications sent to this email address cannot be considered.

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).

• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.

• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter

• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time

• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.