The Ugandan Jobline

• Tasked with community
  mobilization and coordination of food distribution activities at the FDPs
  in liaison with the Food Management Committee and Local leaders.
• Mobilize community members
  in target areas for sensitization on project goal and selection criteria.
• Work closely with local
  leaders to conduct beneficiary identification using approved selection
  criteria.
• Carry out registration and
  verification of identified beneficiaries using LMMS.
• Distribute LMMS
  identification cards to all registered beneficiaries.

• Conduct distribution in
  compliance with WV and Donor guidelines and standards
• Prepare food request based
  on the approved food distribution plan.
• Notify beneficiaries about
  impending food distribution well in advance to ensure timely and full
  participation.
• Liaise with warehouse
  staff on distribution planning and commodities dispatching from Warehouse
  to distribution centers.
• Ensure that all
  commodities arriving at the FDP are properly accounted for.
• Scrutinize all waybills
  for commodities arriving at the distribution centers. Ensure that the
  commodities are of correct quantities and quality as manifested on the
  waybill. Immediately record all quantities delivered short (missing),
  quantities lost in transit and quantities damaged if any. All observations
  must be recorded immediately. Commodities must carefully be counted during
  off-loading.
• At the distribution
  center, commodities must be stacked in an organized manner, by commodity
  type to facilitate easy distribution. Stack commodities to the dot (no
  scooping except for vegetable oil).
• Return all excess
  commodities received at FDP to the warehouse using Return to Store
  waybill.
• Perform random weighing of
  the commodities offloaded from the truck to ascertain that they are of
  correct weight as indicated in the waybill.

• Supervise food
  distribution in a manner that will ensure all targeted beneficiaries
  receive all the planned commodities and in their rightful rations.
• Conduct caucus meeting
  with FMCs and local leaders to agree on roles and responsibilities during
  distribution.
• Conduct pre-distribution
  meeting to sensitize and inform beneficiaries about commodities in the
  food basket, ration sizes, nutrition and hygiene messages and any other
  issues to be communicated to them. Give beneficiaries an opportunity to
  ask question for clarification.
• Ensure that appropriate
  crowd control measure is in place at the distribution point at all times.
• Ensure all beneficiaries
  are processed to receive food using LMMS.
• Ensure there is orderly
  lining, receiving food and sharing.
• Conduct random weighing of
  rations received by beneficiaries to establish whether they are getting
  rightful rations.

• Provide proper accountability
  of commodities distributed at the food distribution point.
• Prepare all necessary
  forms related to food distribution i.e. sign receipt waybill, fill in the
  truck inspection report, random weighing form, distribution center visit
  report, certificate of food receipt and distribution, loss damage reports
  etc.
• Print out the distribution
  list from the LMMS. Ensure that distribution list tally with manual
  reports.
• Ensure all forms and
  reports are completely filled and reviewed and approved by relevant staff.
• Ensure commodity forms and
  reports are filed according to agreed filing format.
• Supervision of Food
  Management and Complaints Help Desk Committees
• Mobilize and supervise
  beneficiaries to the elect FMC and CHD committee members in each FDP.
• Organize and conduct
  training of FMCs and CHD committee members on their roles and
  responsibilities.
• Provide adequate resources
  which can help them perform their function well.

• The ideal candidate for
  the World Vision Field Monitor – Food job opportunity must hold a
  Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences or Development Studies.
• Knowledge of operation of
  LMMS and other similar commodity tracking system.
• Prior experience
  preferable with a busy NGO or UN agency, in food commodities handling
  tracking and accounting.
• Prior experience with WV
  CTS system and or UN WFP Compass system is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of major donor
  (WFP) regulations pertaining to relief food commodities tracking
  accounting and reporting.

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