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• Be the Uganda Country Office Administrator managing users, creating
  new accounts and disabling those that have left, updating user profiles;
• Enter all Field Level Agreements (FLAs) in COMET (including other
  outputs) by liasing with the FLA team and Field/Area Office Focal Points
• Ensure timely receipt of the distribution reports and enter data in
  the COMET platform;
• Review the accuracy of the data in COMET and run and analyse various
  COMET reports as may be required from time to time;
• Support technical units in COMET related functions e.g. other out
  put plans, needs based plans, completion reports;
• Create/activate project properties (demographics, rations and assistance
  calendars), ensure master data is updated and deactivate when no longer in
  use;
• Responsible for the reconciliation of dispatch/distribution data
  (COMET – LESS) and make regular status reports
• Develop SoPs to manage access and use of COMET;
• Ensure the Log Frame Other Output, Needs-Based Plans data are
  captured in COMET;
• Support Field/Area offices including training in COMET for new users
  and refresher courses for continuing users;

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations UN World Food Programme
  (WFP) Programme Assistant (Data Analysis/Management – COMET) job placement
  should hold a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following areas obtained
  from a recognised education institution: Statistics, Economics, or related
  sciences.
• A minimum of two (2) years of relevant working experience in database management functions;
• Working knowledge of any/all the following data management tools:
  PHP, MySQL, SQL, HTML, JavaScript.
• Good command of writing skills
• Has facilitated communication with technical teams (i.e. nutrition,
  VAM, etc.).
• Actively contributed to the implementation of programmes.
• Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.

• Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance: Can facilitate implementation of food
  assistance programmes under guidance using basic understanding of
  principles and good practices of programme design, implementation and
  monitoring.
• Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Vouchers): Demonstrates ability to facilitate,
  under guidance, food assistance programme implementation that deploys full
  range of transfer modalities with an understanding of basic principles
  guiding modality selection and implementation.
• Knowledge of Specialized Areas: Understands basic technical concepts and data andtheir relevance to
  food assistance programmes.
• Emergency Programming: Displays capacity to provide inputs into the development,
  implementation and realignment of high quality emergency programmes.
• Strategic Policy Engagement w/Govt: Understands and applies basic principles of engagement with
  government counterparts at the national or local level.

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