Job Purpose:

The holder of this position will be part of a dynamic team and work in close collaboration with other teams in the country office and mainly responsible for the following:

• Processing and analyzing data using a range of tools and methodologies

• Supporting the generation of strategic insights and enabling the delivery of services to beneficiaries.

• Providing data management support for WFP cash programmes & data analysis reporting.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

The Data Analyst will work within the Programme Team in WFP Egypt Country Office in support of its Cash-Based Transfer operations implementing the following:

1. Collect and clean data from primary or secondary sources to ensure the accuracy and reliability of databases and data systems in alignment with established guidelines, standards and processes.

2. Provide feedback to system sponsors for continuous improvements to data quality, system performance, and adherence to standards.

3. Identify, analyze, and interpret data using statistical methods and basic machine learning techniques to inform reliable data-driven models.

4. Contribute to developing and utilizing data quality monitoring tools to improve accuracy, consistency, and adherence to best practices in data management.

5. Develop reports, dashboards, or other data visualization tools to effectively summarize findings and convey information to inform decision-making.

6. Ensure compliance with WFP’s data governance, privacy, and security policies, safeguard sensitive data, and maintain ethical standards in data usage.

7. Map data flows and existing systems within WFP CO on beneficiary information (identities, enrolment, payment, reconciliation, and monitoring) and with external databases.

8. Establish and maintain secured data repositories.

9. Secure data-sharing platforms that allow uploading and accessing beneficiary information from various sources and receiving reports from partners and financial service providers.

10. Reconcile and report beneficiaries’ data including defining access and user roles.

11. Generate reports, including Monthly Payment List Memos, Reload Memos, Reconciliation Memos, and any other reports based on programmes’ needs.

12. Assess deduplication needs (for both internal and external/government lists) based on existing data and processes.

13. Support in other data analysis tasks for the vulnerability-based targeting data collection, data management and data verification exercises.

14. Support the roll-out of data management initiatives to improve, streamline, and harmonize the flow of operational information dashboards including mapping of data sources and users’ needs.

Core competencies expected for the job:

Programme Lifecycle &Food Assistance

Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that affect food assistance problems and programmes throughout the lifecycle to inform quality programme design or re-design.

Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Voucher)

Demonstrates ability to analyse and consolidate quantitative and qualitative information from different sources (e.g., market studies) to inform transfer modality selection and programme development.

Emergency/transitional Programming

Displays capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high-quality emergency programmes.

Broad Knowledge of Specialized Areas

Understands technical concepts data and their relevance to food assistance programmes.

Skills

Required Experiences/skills for entry of the role:

• Demonstrated expertise in foundational concepts of data manipulation Language and analysis, including data structures and statistical methods

• Comprehensive experience across the data life cycle, from data collection and wrangling to analysis, visualization, deployment, monitoring, and reporting.

• Proficiency in relational databases (e.g., SQL) and programming languages such as Python or R.

• Ability to perform quality assurance of data analysis outputs and to assess data accuracy and consistency by performing data validation.

• Proven project management capabilities, including planning, execution, and monitoring.

• Experience in the design, set-up, and implementation of data systems.

• Proven capacity to support data and digital strategies in complex operational environments.

• Database design, configuration, performance and support in a production environment

• Build Products Using HTML/CSS/JS and Other Front-End Technologies

• Code and Deploy Applications in a Cross-Platform, Cross-Browser Environment

• Document Project Build and Maintenance

• Familiar with Development and Debugging Tools for Cross-Browser Issues

• Follow and Implement Industry Accepted Best Practices and Tools

• Proven excellent MS skills.

Qualifications & Experience Required:

Education: University degree in Information Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, or related field.

Experience: Six years of progressively responsible experience in data analysis & management. Previous working experience in a development or humanitarian organization will be an asset.

Languages: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Arabic.