DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

20 October 2026-23:59-GMT+02:00 Eastern European Time (Kyiv)

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ABOUT WFP

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WHY JOIN WFP?

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
  
  

📌 Type of Contract: Service Contract

➡️ Unit / Division: Research, Assessment and Monitoring Unit / WFP Ukraine

📍 Duty Station: Kyiv

➡️ Duration: 12 months (renewable)

🇺🇦 The position is only open to Ukrainian nationals or residents of Ukraine, with a legal work permit.

What will you do in this position? 

You are expected to strengthen the RAM team by bringing strong skills on macro and micro economist principles, data analysis, data presentation and visualization. The Economist will work with different topics and methodologies in the area of economic, targeting and prioritization. The ideal candidate should be a team player who is willing to learn new skills and methods.

Why work with WFP Ukraine? 

The war in Ukraine has had drastic consequences, both for people inside the country and for those around the world who depend on its food supplies. The war has caused immense suffering for civilians, displaced families, and disrupted supply chains and food production. It has caused one of the fastest forced population movements since the Second World War. Close to 6 million Ukrainians are still living as refugees across Europe, and almost 3.6 million are internally displaced. Many have lost their homes and livelihoods. As food production and supply lines are disrupted by fighting, many families in the east and south of Ukraine do not have reliable access to nutritious food.

WFP uses a combination of food and cash assistance to support communities affected by the war. This includes working with local partners to distribute food boxes in areas near the frontline and providing cash transfers in locations where people have access to banks and markets to buy food. Since March 2022, WFP has distributed food and cash assistance equivalent to 3.7 billion meals to people displaced and affected by the war.

At WFP Ukraine, we offer a wide range of benefits and entitlements and favorable working conditions for Service Contract holders. Some of them are:

✅ Competitive salaries per job level

✅ Pension contribution added to net salary

✅ Medical insurance with the possibility to enroll eligible dependents

✅ Applicable danger pay (revised on quarterly basis)

✅ Annual leave - 30 days per year

✅ 18 weeks of parental leave for birth mothers and 4 weeks of parental leave for non-birth parent

✅ 1 day per week remote working option within the duty station (subject to conditions)

✅ Accessible premises & reasonable accommodation

✅ Learning & development opportunities

 

How can you make a difference?

The Analyst will support the analytical work of the RAM Unit and will report to the Research and assessment Lead and in close collaboration with the Head of RAM Unit. This includes tasks falling under different thematic areas, as outlined below. Some specialization is to be expected, depending on the needs of the RAM Unit and the incumbent’s technical profile.

The thematic areas and associated tasks include:

Economic analysis:

• Monitor macroeconomic trends and analyse the economic situation in Ukraine, including inflation, exchange rates, and income dynamics, to assess impacts on household food security and inform WFP operational response.
• Integrate market and household data to assess affordability, purchasing power, and access constraints, informing targeting and programme prioritization.
  
  

Targeting analysis:

• Support targeting-related research and innovation efforts for the advancement of targeting processes and methods.
• Coordinate and support drafting of key technical documents and operational targeting approaches for different activities according to the CSP including the emergency food distributions, Quick Impact Self-Resilience Project (QISP), Agri-hubs, Humanitarian demining and school feeding.
• Conduct advanced statistical and analytical work, including regression modelling, proxy means testing (PMT), targeting error measurement (inclusion/exclusion error), and predictive modelling, to improve targeting effectiveness and validate alternative approaches.
• Establishing systems for regular monitoring of the processes and outcomes for assisted and non‐assisted populations to refine targeting and prioritization decisions.
• Ensure that targeting analysis findings, operational best practices and lessons learned are documented in a manner that allows for translation into countries strategic recommendations and operational procedure.
• Continuously review and monitor new and existing corporate strategic and policy frameworks, with the view to ensure alignment with targeting policies and operational guidance.
  
  

Crosscutting RAM activities:

• Support the training of data collectors and field monitors
• Support on survey concept note, methodology and analysis plan preparations
• Contribute to evidence-based decision-making on programme design and implementation
• Contribute to the visualization of survey findings through interactive dashboards
• Any other assigned task
  
  

To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have:

Education: Advanced University degree in one or more of the following disciplines: economics, development economics, public policy, Statistics, social science, food security, or similar relevant discipline.

Coursework/trainings in econometrics, evaluation methods, applied economics, development economics, household economics or other relevant topics is an advantage.

Experience: At least one year of post-graduate, progressively responsible and relevant experience in an analytical function. Specific experience in one or several of the below topics is required:

• Quantitative evaluation techniques.
• Economic modelling and econometric technique
• Market price and time-series analysis;
• Analysis of household survey data;
• Food security analysis;
• Field data collection and enumerator training;
• Project monitoring and evaluation;
  
  

Knowledge & Skills:

• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills;
• Excellent command of either one of STATA, R, Python, SPSS, and Excel;
• Basic visualisation skills (such as Tableau) and XML coding skills is an advantage;
• Strong econometric skills are highly desirable;
• Good writing skills with a demonstrated ability to draft clear, conciseanalysis briefs;
• Problem-solving attitude and creativity;
• Willingness to participate in field mission.
  
  

Language: Fluency (level C) in both in English and Ukrainian languages.

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel.
• We strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete, and that all sections are filled in, including your employment history, academic qualifications, language skills, and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
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• At the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested later in the process.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.
  
  

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.