Data Management and Analysis Assistant

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Data Management and Analysis Assistant Organization: World Food Programme Job requisition: JR127705 Location: Teheran, Iran, The Islamic Republic Country: IR Time type: Full time Posted: 2026-10-19 Application deadline: 2026-10-31 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 31 October 2026-23:59-GMT+03:30 Iran Time (Tehran) 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 extreme weather shocks. 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 Data Management and Analysis Assistant leads on data collection, cleaning, processing, and analysis activities to enable timely production of market price analyses, reports, and data products. The role ensures high data quality, the production of visualization tools, and leading the team with routine and ad‑hoc statistical tasks in line with established procedures. ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the supervision of the head of programme, the incumbent will: Data Collection and Management - Support with setting up assessment systems for food security monitoring, through existing government exercises (including liaising with SCI) and new initiatives (i.e. mVAM). - Support programme targeting - both geographic and household levels. - Collect, compile, and clean quantitative datasets from internal and external sources. - Verify data accuracy, completeness, and consistency following agreed standards. - Maintain updated datasets and support routine data management processes. - Data Processing and Analysis Categorize and process data using standard statistical and analytical methods. Conduct statistical analyses and oversee outputs and estimates using predefined models. Lead in extracting and analyzing national statistical datasets on food insecurity, poverty, and socioeconomic vulnerabilities (HIES). - Data Visualization and Reporting Support Produce charts, tables, and visualizations to support analytical reporting. Lead on the development and maintenance of dashboards and data presentation tools. Prepare data inputs and supporting materials for reports and knowledge products. - Coordination and Collaboration Work closely with the VAM regional office to support market price analysis and related outputs. Liaise with team members to ensure data requirements are clearly understood and met. Share technical inputs to improve data organization and workflow efficiency. Liaise with counterparts from sister agencies on analyses, surveys, and other related tasks. - Monitoring Support the Monitoring Unit with providing strategic and technical guidance to ensure delivery of high-quality monitoring outputs. Develop and standardize monitoring frameworks, reporting templates, questionnaires, data collection tools, and analytical methodologies. Guide the analysis and interpretation of monitoring data to generate actionable insights for programme management and decision-making. - Other Duties Assist the team with ad‑hoc statistical or data‑related tasks. Perform other related duties within the scope of the role as assigned by the supervisor. - QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: - Education: Completion of seco

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