This Vacancy is open to Kenyan male and female candidates.
Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Job Title: National Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping (VAM) Officer
Post Grade: NOC – Fixed Term
Duty Station: Nairobi
Deadline for application: 17 December 2010
The Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping (VAM) Officer will report first level to the International VAM Officer and second level to the Deputy Country Director or their designees.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Within delegated authority, the Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping (VAM) Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
Desirable: Advanced knowledge of geographic information systems (GIS) and statistical analysis software. Experience in early warning and remote sensing and familiarity with the speciality software applications associated with them. Familiarity with quantitative and qualitative survey techniques.
Experience in the design and implementation of food aid programmes. Some experience in remote sensing interpretation and analysis, NDVI, CCD.
Experience and Skills: At least five years of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in food security, vulnerability analysis or a closely related area, such as food security information management systems.
Knowledge: Strong knowledge of food security analysis and the data collection, treatment, and manipulation techniques typically associated with it.
Advanced computer skills, including at least intermediate skills in windows based word processing, spreadsheet, database and GIS applications. Working knowledge of basic statistics
Languages: Excellent written and spoken English, good spoken Kiswahili.
Kenyan nationals meeting the above qualifications are required to submit a covering letter quoting Vacancy Announcement No. WFP/27/10 with their updated Curriculum Vitae, copies of certificates and name, title and e-mail address of three referees.
Candidates should also complete a Personal History form (P.11) available on the following link - http://www.unon.org/docs/P11.doc.
All documents should be sent in an envelope which must be marked:
CONFIDENTIAL VA/27/10 and sent to:-
Human Resources Officer
World Food Programme
P.O. Box 44482
Nairobi 00100
Applications must be received by the deadline.
Late applications will not be considered.
Only short-listed candidates meeting all essential qualifications will be contacted.
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