Haiti: Vulnerability Targeting Technical Coordinator

Organization: World Food Programme
Country: Haiti
Closing date: 09 Jan 2015

Background

The USAID-funded Kore Lavi (“Supporting Life”) is supporting the efforts of the Haitian Government in addressing food insecurity and malnutrition over a period of 4 years. One of the components of the program is to develop methodologies, systems, databases and software to target and monitor the most vulnerable households in the country. This targeting system is then used by Kore Lavi to assist the most vulnerable households with food vouchers. The targeting system has been initiated in 2013 and is being further implemented and tested in 2015 notably by undertaking socio-economic surveys, partnering through the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (MAST) with other authorities and with the civil society and by setting up a comprehensive national database on vulnerability.

Overall Role

The Vulnerability Targeting Technical Coordinator works with a team comprised of members from different agencies (government, para-statal, UN, NGO, other) and is responsible for the definition, design, development and maintenance of the Kore Lavi targeting system. The staff coordinates and develop the Safety Net targeting system so as to ensure targeting of the ‘extremely vulnerable households’ using a proxy means test (PMT) formula. The Coordinator supervises socio-economic survey to be administered in each of the priority communes of the country.

Furthermore, the Coordinator develops the vulnerability analysis methodology for Kore Lavi, will ensure supervision of the data collection, analysis and the establishment of a socio-economic database at MAST. The staff supervises directly a senior database manager, a database manager, a database programmer, as well as a food security specialist for early warning and a mapping expert. As well, the staff will supervise the team that will conduct the survey at household level.

The Coordinator is also in charge of the partnership with the other members of the Kore Lavi consortium, CARE and ACF. This means preparing and attending all coordination meetings.

Duties and Responsibilities

Surveys and targeting

1. Oversee set up, design, implementation and analysis of socio-economic surveys in 15 communes;
2. Lead the targeting team in the improvement the targeting methodology for the Kore Lavi project, including the design, test and analysis of new methodologies (community based targeting and others);
3. Organize, participate and moderate training on data collection and targeting;
4. Prepare, set up and/or represent WFP and Kore Lavi in meetings with governmental and non-governmental partners;
5. Coordinate the capacity building efforts of the Kore Lavi partners such as MAST, CNSA, NGOs, etc.;
6. Conduct other tasks as required.

Vulnerability database

1. Together with the senior database manager, review work plan, methods, tools, and guideline documents for the setup of the database;
2. Establish standard formats for data entry, viewing, editing, and outputs for the various applications;
3. Review data for quality control, timeliness and recommend methods of improving methods, tools, and processes;
4. Review work flow from various stakeholders (public and private) and recommend enhancements;
5. Review and support linkage between core database, applications, and external systems (voucher, phone-based, other);
6. Conduct other tasks as required.

Coordination

1. Organize and moderate regular working group meetings to discuss and find solutions to pending issues, update partners and donor on progress;
2. Provide inputs to all Kore Lavi reports prepared for the Government and donor;
3. Ensure coordination with other partners working on vulnerability targeting such as FAES, UNPD, UNICEF, CNSA, etc.;
4. Participate in humanitarian, food security and nutrition coordination forums.
5. Conduct other tasks as required.

Deliverables

The Coordinator is responsible for the following:

· A functioning, tested and operational targeting system including finalized high-quality surveys and a running vulnerability database;

· A handover strategy for the government to take over the Kore Lavi targeting system including technical training on PMT, data collection and database management;

· A mid-year evaluation of the kore Lavi targeting system to be run by external consultants;

· Regular report on progress and challenges to Kore Lavi management group and to the donor;

· Regularly updated communication with all project partners and stakeholders (public/private).

Education

Master’s degree in information systems, food security, nutrition, social protection, development or related field.

How to apply:

Send your most updated CV and a cover letter in French to cedric.charpentier@wfp.org before COB 9 January 2015 with the following subject: Application to Targeting Coordinator.
Position open to national candidates as well. Female candidates strongly encouraged.