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• Keenly monitors food assistance
  programmes, Nutrition programmes and activities, verifies the planned
  movements and distribution of non-food items, resolving routine issues
  and/or escalating where appropriate, to ensure that the quantity
  distributed and the quality of the operation is in line with WFP
  standards.
• The incumbent collects and summarizes food
  assistance, Nutrition  and
  Livelihood data, collaborating with cooperating partners where required,
  conduct analysis and prepare reports in order to support programme reviews
  and informative decision-making.
• Works closely with cooperating partners
  and internal counterparts to gather feedback and comments to support
  programme reviews and improve services.
• Suggests improvements to field monitoring
  processes and procedures for efficient implementation of the assistance
  programmes.
• The jobholder arranges for regular
  meetings with community leaders and cooperating partners on commodity
  pipeline, distribution arrangements, food entitlements and other relevant
  issues to support effective communication flow and efficient operations.
• Allocates tasks to other staff, providing
  guidance and on-the-job training to support their development and high
  performance.
• Provides standard trainings for
  cooperating partners on WFP operational practices, monitoring tools and
  methods in order to support them to independently self-monitor and to
  contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas.
• The Monitoring Assistant assists in
  encouraging women’s access to economic skills development and sensitizing
  public opinion on gender issues and gender focused activities;
• Performs other related duties as required.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  UN World Food Programme (WFP) Monitoring Assistant job opportunity should
  hold a University Degree in either of the following fields: Development
  Studies, Agriculture, Social Sciences, Nutrition, Education or any other
  related field.
• A minimum of three years relevant working
  experience with humanitarian organizations or private sector in handling
  humanitarian services, community based activities, food distribution.
• Previous experience in collecting
  programme output and outcome data, conducting quantitative and qualitative
  analyses, and reporting findings to management team, partners and other
  stakeholders is desired
• Prior exposure and experience utilizing
  WFP monitoring and evaluation systems and standards is an added advantage

• Strategic Management: 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.

• Understand and communicate the
  Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives
  and the link to own work objectives.
• Be a force for positive change:
  Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in
  direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving
  needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).
• Make the mission inspiring to our
  team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in
  which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission.
• Make our mission visible in everyday
  actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall
  operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.

• Look for ways to strengthen people’s
  skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase
  self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental
  needs.
• Create an inclusive culture:
  Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others,
  regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.
• Be a coach & provide
  constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching
  to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills.
• Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit:
  Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of
  challenging circumstances.

• Encourage innovation & creative
  solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with
  new ideas and approaches in own work.
• Focus on getting results:
  Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on
  budget and without errors.
• Make commitments and make good on
  commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities
  and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional
  priorities.
• Be Decisive: Makes
  rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain
  circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or
  manager direction.

• Connect and share across WFP units:
  Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams’ priorities
  and preferred working styles.
• Build strong external partnerships:
  Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or
  escalate needs of external partners.
• Be politically agile &
  adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor      toward internal and external
  partners and stakeholders.
• Be clear about the value WFP brings
  to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and
  assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP’s unique value as a
  partner.

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