Data Analyst CST II at World Food Programme

St. George's, , Grenada -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Data Analysis, Data Cleaning, Data Visualization, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Qlikview, Python, R, Kobo, ETL Tools, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Information Management, Reporting Dashboards, Trend Analysis

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 29 May 2026-23:59-GMT-04:00 Atlantic Standard Time (Grenada) WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. 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. At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok. 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 Caribbean Multi-Country Office covers 22 countries and territories in the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. As the world's largest humanitarian agency focused on saving lives and changing lives, WFP is applying its global expertise to a programme of cross-functional activities designed to improve regional and national preparedness and strengthen systems to deliver rapid and appropriate assistance to people impacted by shocks and disasters. The regional programme of work includes technical assistance on social protection (e.g. data analysis/collection, digitalisation, payments), vulnerability and risk analysis, integrated supply chain management, food security/food systems and disaster risk financing. The office also responds to emergencies in support of governments and CDEMA as needed, including responses to disasters in Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Dominica, and Belize, which included cash-based transfer responses linked to social protection. WFP works closely with governments in order to strengthen social protection and disaster risk management systems. Hurricane Beryl made landfall in the eastern Caribbean as a category 4 hurricane on Monday 1 July severely affecting multiple countries, including Grenada. WFP conducted a first response to the Hurricane by providing in kind food assistance and logistics support, followed by cash transfers in partnership with the Government of Grenada. WFP is currently supporting technically the Government of Grenada on providing support to persons impacted by Hurricane Beryl, with a main focus on cash transfers. The government conducts cash transfers on a monthly basis through various transfer mechanisms allowing people to meet their basic food and non-food needs. WFP plans to build on this programme for longer-term partnership on shock-responsive social protection, emergency preparedness and food security. Job Purpose The data analyst’s tasks include receiving, cleaning, and maintaining varied and poorly structured operational data, processing and generating meaningful analysis of data, providing the required technical support to the government of Grenada in managing their information systems while ensuring that data privacy and security standards are upheld. To achieve the objectives outlined above, WFP is recruiting a Data Analyst to provide support to the Country office team and the Government of Grenada in the area of data analytics. ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: - Work with the Country office team to understand and produce analytical reports to support business requirements. - Work with the Government of Grenada and its Information Management officer providing the necessary trainings for effective knowledge transfer and management of tasks relevant to Social Protection Programmes. - Strengthen the capacity of WFP staff where required and the government’s relevant personnel in managing information systems. - Support the Government of Grenada in optimising their data management practices. Propose data assurance recommendations for storage and management of data to the government of Grenada. - Establish secure transfer and storage processes for beneficiary data. - Perform data cleaning, organization and analysis and set up regular reporting dashboards. - Identify effective metrics for targeting and conduct targeting mechanisms where required - Detect and analyse operational anomalies to initiate appropriate review and corrective action. - Perform trend analysis to promote assurances and enhance programme effectiveness. - Work with other cross functional units in the CO and Caribbean MCO and required personnel to train users to analyse or access data or reports within the units/ field office. - Perform data visualization, making available the key outputs of data analysis and sectorial assessments to the Caribbean MCO decision-makers. - Ensure audit trail and governance measures for data transformation, integration rules and outputs. - Prepare beneficiary data outputs needed for each CBT, in-kind, service or other assistance cycle. - Perform transfer reconciliation tasks including, beneficiaries, payments, payment instrument management, where applicable. - Other duties as required DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT: - Greater harmonization in terms of the management of beneficiary data across programme activities in the country office when and where applicable. - Centralization and integration of beneficiary data to enable analytics and business intelligence. - Enhanced organizational preparedness for effective emergency response - Strengthened Internal Capacity of governments while managing more effectively social protection systems - Strengthened Social Protection Systems for the Government of Grenada to better respond to shocks through advanced Digitization of processes and visualisation of data OTHER POST REQUIREMENTS: WFP provides emergency response support to the 22 English and Dutch-speaking countries in the Caribbean as needed. In this role, the incumbent may be required to: Support the Unit's emergency response activities. Deploy to affected countries to assist with Unit operations as required. Work beyond regular working hours to support emergency response efforts. QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Education: Advanced University degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Economics or other related field, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses. Experience: At least six (6) years of postgraduate progressively responsible professional and/or relevant work experience in information management and analytics. Demonstrated experience and expertise in working with large data sets and summarizing data for business is required. Experience using visualization tools (Tableau, Qlikview, Power BI, etc) and setting up dashboards is required. Experience in working in a multicultural environment Experience in using kobo and developing/coding questionnaires is desirable Advanced SQL experience. Knowledge/Familiarity with Python, R, or Power Bi and/or a willingness to learn is desirable Familiar with various ETL tools is desirable. Knowledge & Skills: Familiarity with data warehousing and business intelligence concepts required. Data storing and retrieving skills required Ability to capture requirements and translate into analytic insights is required. Ability to work independently and mature judgement required. Languages: Fluency (level C) in both oral and written communication in English. Spanish would be an asset. WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission. Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact: global.inclusion@wfp.org NO FEE DISCLAIMER The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web. REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel. We strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete, and that all sections are filled in, including your employment history, academic qualifications, language skills, and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application. If you experience technical issues while submitting your application, you may contact us at global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org. Please note that this email is only for technical issues with an application - unsolicited applications or documents sent to this inbox will not receive a reply. At the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested later in the process. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process. 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. If you used to have an account on our previous platform, please note that you will need to create a new account for future applications. However, this change will not affect any ongoing recruitment processes. To ensure that WFP is able to deliver on its mandate, a range of contract types exist depending on the duration and nature of work. Find out more here. These guidelines are here to help you use AI tools responsibly throughout WFP’s recruitment process. We also want to be transparent about how we use AI on our side. Curious? Find out more here. Our greatest strength is the people working around the world providing access to nutritious food and promoting lasting solutions to those we serve. WFP provides its staff with meaningful and impactful careers, continuous learning and training, and a multicultural and stimulating work environment. WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status, physical or mental disability. The United Nations World Food Programme is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. We are 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. Read more about WFP’s history here, and WFP’s mission here Want to hear what it’s like working for WFP? Check out our newsletter highlighting the career stories of our passionate staff here: Pathway to WFP | LinkedIn Integrity, collaboration, commitment, humanity, inclusion. 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Responsibilities

The Data Analyst is responsible for cleaning and analyzing operational data to support social protection programs and government information systems in Grenada. Key tasks include creating reporting dashboards, performing trend analysis, and ensuring data privacy and security standards are upheld.