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Lina Tarek Badawy

Food Security Analyst (Statistician) at World Food Programme (Regional Bureau in Cairo)

New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Food Security Analyst (Statistician)Full Time

    World Food Programme (Regional Bureau in Cairo)

    Jun 2017 - Present -8 yrs

    • Job Details:• Conduct and provide technical guidance for designing and conducting assessments/surveys, including questionnaire and sampling design, analysis plan, data collection, computation, interpretation, and presentation/reporting of results for food security and nutrition surveys and indicators. • Build capacity of national statistical agencies in RBC countries, as well as WFP and VAM staff in country offices (COs) in data analysis. • Participate in food security related coordination forums, Inter Agency forums, working groups, technical meetings and training activities within as well as outside of WFP. • Contribute to food security related studies to enrich knowledge in key areas that would ultimately enhance WFP's contribution to food insecure and vulnerable populations, support food security and nutrition policies and programs, enhance targeting WFP programs and early warning.
  • Senior Programme AssociateFull Time

    World Food Programme (Egypt Country Office)

    Feb 2017 - Jun 2017 -4 months

    • Job Details:• Support in the setting up of the Safety Nets Alert Platform (SNAP), building upon existing data collection systems, tools and methodologies, in contribution to an effective Early Warning in Egypt. • Support WFP food security and market assessments. • Contribute to standardizing market and price monitoring in the country office.
  • Microfinance consultantFull Time

    International Finance Corporation

    Apr 2014 - Feb 2017 -2 yrs, 10 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:• Conduct a countrywide market assessment of Housing Microfinance in Yemen and Pakistan, taking the assessment process from TOR formulation to questionnaire design, data analysis, and authoring a report. • Assist in knowledge management and general project support for other microfinance projects.
  • Research AssistantFull Time

    World Bank

    Dec 2008 - Apr 2014 -5 yrs, 4 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:• Analysis and management of large datasets using statistical and econometric software, with emphasis on enterprise surveys, with contribution in report authoring. • Research to collect data and qualitative information on a diversity of financial sector and investment climate topics, as contributions to Financial Sector Assessments, Investment Climate Assessments, project documents, and other written work and presentations. • Co-leading, supervising, and monitoring operational projects supporting private sector development. • Assisting in the organization and delivery of workshops, seminars and other learning events. • Translating (as required) relevant materials from Arabic to English or English to Arabic.
  • Education

    • MBA in Business Administration

      Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh Business School

      Jan 2009 - Jan 2011 - 2 yr

    • Bsc in Statistics

      Cairo University (CU)

      Jan 2005 - Jan 2008 - 3 yr

    • High School - American diploma

      Manor House American school

      Jan 2004 

    Achievements

    • Fill the Nutrient Gap in Tajikistan, 2018 • Iraq Joint Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees, 2018 • Consumption of Empty-Calorie Snack Foods Raises Cost of Nutritious Diet, 2018 • Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Egypt, 2016 • World Bank Middle East and North Africa Economic Developments and Prospects, 2013 • Egyptian Private Enterprises in the Aftermath of the Revolution: an investment climate update, 2012. • The Plight of Yemeni Private Enterprises since the 2011 Crisis: a rapid assessment, 2012. • SME Innovators and Gazelles in MENA: Educate, Train, Certify, Compete!, 2011 • Egyptian Women Workers and Entrepreneurs: Maximizing Opportunities in the Economic Sphere, 2010.

    Skills

    • Stata
    • SPSS
    • Market Research
    • Private Sector Development
    • Cost of Diet software
    • Microfinance

    Languages

    • English

      Fluent
    • Arabic

      Fluent
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