Targeting & Vulnerability Analysis Expert

The UNHCR Office of the Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Bureau in Amman, Jordan, invites qualified candidates to apply for the following vacancy:

Title: Targeting & Vulnerability Analysis ExpertDuty Station: Amman, Jordan (with frequent missions to the Syria emergency countries)

Type of contract: Consultancy Contract

Duration: Four Months with a possibility of Extension

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Operations Manager, the incumbent will undertake the following responsibilities:

1- Understanding vulnerabilities:

* Advise on approach, areas of inquiry, assessment, monitoring and analysis of refugee vulnerabilities in the Syria Crisis

* Contribute to research and analysis on refugee vulnerabilities including profiling poverty among refugee populations, not least in comparison to the host population

* Advise on the appropriate response to address different vulnerabilities, with an emphasis on where a cash safety net is or is not appropriate to meet address these vulnerabilities

* Contribute to vulnerability and poverty analysis of refugees in relation to host-country poor, to understand the difference or similarity in depth and breadth of poverty

2- Targeting methodologies:

* Review existing methods, analyse their appropriateness and effectiveness in meeting targeting objectives.

* Advise senior management on the appropriateness of different methods, including welfare modeling vs other techniques

* Tailor methods to contextual situation and operational constrains considering availability of data etc.

* Take an inventory of and assess the adequacy (quality, completeness, relevance) of existing data, data collection methods, data management and analysis.

* Advise on how to improve the above including profiling.

* Manage data collection, analysis, and modeling.

* Develop approaches, including econometric models, test their validity and report back on results

* Support country operations to apply results of welfare/economic vulnerability modeling on caseload population and how to maintain the system and update the analysis on a regular basis

* Identifying necessary human resources and transfer skills to develop capacity in analysis and information management systems in country office staff and local partners

* Develop work plans for rollout of methodologies.

* Explore links with development partners, including the World Bank and UNDP, and government cash programming with an aim to finding complementarity and eventually and exit strategy

3- Partnership with the broader humanitarian community:

* Collaborate with operational partners, some who have technical skills, to ensure greater participation, higher quality products and buy-in for results

* Contribute to inter-agency targeting methodologies for complementary programming, including joint programming of cash transfers (with multiple donor sources and implementing partners)

* Liaise with development and governmental partners with the intention of exploring the links between emergency cash transfers and cash-based safety nets

* Communicate and advise using easy to understand language, recognising that stakeholders may not be familiar with econometric modelling or statistics.

How to apply:

« Interested applicants should forward the UN history form (P-11) and CV with a covering letter in English explaining their interest in the position to e-mail address: joramhr@unhcr.org

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« Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.