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World Food Programme

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Consultant VAM Officer (Team Lead) Data Science, RAM Ecosystem, Analytics and Geospatial Analysis

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Description

Education:

  • Advanced University degree (Master's or equivalent) in Data Science, Computer Science, Applied Statistics, Information Management or a quantitative field relevant to food security analysis. Equivalent: A first degree with at least 7 additional years of relevant experience may be considered.

Experience:

  • Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in Data Science, Information Management or analytics in a humanitarian or development context, of which at least 3 years in operational food security, VAM or climate risk analysis.

Responsibilities

Component A — Karamoja Sentinel Project Lead (70% FTE)

  • Lead the technical execution of the AI/ML food security forecasting pipeline, including development and validation of the CNN+LSTM and XGBoost ensemble model

  • Develop and integrate the NLP module (BERT/GPT-4o mini) for processing qualitative food security narratives and combining outputs with quantitative model results.

  • Manage multi-sensor satellite data integration (NDVI, SPI, CHIRPS) and ensure data pipeline quality, documentation and version control.

  • Design and deploy the Tableau dashboard with REST API for automated data ingestion and visualization of forecasting outputs.

  • Maintain and extend data-sharing agreements and technical partnerships with UBOS, OPM, MAAIF and the Meteorology Department


Component B — Team Lead RAM Ecosystems and Analytics (30% FTE)

  • Coordinate the RAM Ecosystems team workplan by prioritizing deliverables and managing requests from CO programme units (PSU, M&E, CEFM, CFM, Supply Chain). Ensure timely delivery of high-quality analytical outputs, including the digitalization of quantitative and qualitative data collection tools, in line with corporate standards and data protection requirements.

  • Oversee the maintenance, development and continuous update of existing Tableau dashboards, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and usability across all Strategic Objectives and cross-cutting functions.

  • Ensure the timely production and quality assurance of thematic and operational maps to support programme delivery, field operations, and assessments, using ArcGIS Online and Tableau.



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