Website World Food Programme
Job Title: Monitoring Assistant SSA4
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.
Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduated in the last 12 months with a Degree in areas of Monitoring and Evaluation, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Public Health, Economics, Statistics or another related field.
Fluent in English,
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The COVID 19 pandemic has raised risks, which threaten to disrupt and further erode the livelihoods vulnerable populations. These have potential to reinforce poverty, leading into poverty traps and thus, having long-term consequences. In relation to this, the poorest households often resort to food-related coping strategies as a result of the burden of pandemic impacts on their livelihoods. The COVID-19 outbreak and its debilitating impacts on livelihoods are more likely to erode community coping capacities and deepening food and nutrition insecurity of vulnerable households and individuals. It is with this background that WFP Zambia Country Office seeks to assign Monitoring Assistants to provide research on the assessment of the impact of the Covid-19 in the Zambian community.
JOB PURPOSE
To perform monitoring activities within a specific coverage area and provide reports to support the effective delivery of assistance packages.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
1. Verify the planned movements and distribution of food or non-food items, reporting issues or discrepancies to the supervisor for timely resolution of problems and to ensure that the quantity distributed and the quality of the operation is in line with WFP standards.
2. Maintain information records and monitoring plan documentation, such as records of commodity movements and programme checklists, in order to assist in the effective delivery and distribution of food items or non-food items.
3. Collate assistance programme(s) data in accordance with clear direction, in order to support programme reviews and informative decision-making.
4. Liaise with cooperating partners and internal counterparts to gather feedback and comments to support programme reviews and improve services.
5. Receive and collate comments and feedback from cooperating partners, beneficiaries, and beneficiaries, to support identifying programmatic issues with a view to fostering efficient operations.
6. Provide guidance for cooperating partners on WFP operational practices, monitoring tools and methods in order to support them to complete self-monitoring tasks and to contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas.
7. Prepare field mission reports to document programme implementation.
8. Follow set emergency response processes and procedures for emergency food assistance.
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
Displays basic understanding of WFP’s policies and strategies to perform monitoring and/or evaluation activities and their inter-relationship.
Performance Management
Applies knowledge of WFP’s performance management system to manage resources and relationships to undertake monitoring actions or deliver straightforward evaluations of operations, programmes, or processes to WFP monitoring and/or evaluation quality standards.
Qualitative/Quantitative Methodology
Understand and applies an appropriate mix of established methods and data collection tools to monitoring, reviews or straightforward evaluations, in line with WFP’s strategic and operational results frameworks (metrics), WFP guidance and technical standards.
Data Analytics and Visualization
Collects and summarizes programme data, including information on shipments, distribution site logistics, the status of personas in need, and beneficiaries planned and reached for all programme assistance modalities and activities.
Programme Monitoring and Review
Gathers, organizes, and provides data on programme outputs, processes, and outcomes, including distribution plans and the status, quantity, and quality of food and cash distributed and technical assistance provided.
OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS
Cultivated sustainable relationships with local NGOs, government authorities, and other implementation partners.
Has data management experience using variety of analytical tools and methods for causality analysis, forecasting, and other data modeling needs and reporting.
Performed monitoring, evaluations and assessments at multiple field locations
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
- Has experience analysing programme output and outcome data.
- General knowledge of WFP monitoring and evaluation systems and standards.
- Knowledge of Bemba, Swahili, French, Kiluba or Kitabwa is an added advantage
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
10 June 2020
Female applicants and qualified applicants are especially encouraged to apply.