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Job Title:  Senior Food Assistance
Information and Reporting Officer

Organisation: World
Vision International

Reports to: 
Food and Cash Team Leader

Duty Station: 
Uganda

About US:

World Vision Uganda
is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated
to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and
injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World Vision is
committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose
background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is
conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks,
including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”

Job Summary:    The Senior Food Assistance Information and Reporting Officer
will provide overall management supervision of Commodity Tracking System in the
country. Ensure that all food and non-food aid projects have adequate capacity
to track and account for all the food and non-food items received from various
donors from the point of receipt to the final beneficiary using CTS system. The
incumbent will ensure compliance with WV Uganda, FPMG and Donor (USAD/FFP, WFP,
EC/ECHO etc) requirement regarding accounting and reporting for all donations
given to WV Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Oversee operation and functionality of the CTS database in West Nile
  Food Assistance Program.
• Offer Technical support and troubleshooting to the FAIROs.
• Make sure all two (2) District CTS databases are fully functional at
  all time with limited or no challenges.
• Make sure all data backups done monthly.
• Ensure proper, accurate and timely reports submitted.
• Ensure issues in the districts reports resolved before
  reconciliation by 3rd of every month.
• Ensure donor reports submitted by 5th of every month.
• Ensure WV DMT reports consolidated and submitted by 10th of every
  month to FAM.
• Organize capacity building session for FAIROs and field staff
  (distribution staff) on the operation of the CTS/LMMS and other computer
  based programs (LMMS).
• Capacity of the FAIROs built on the functionality and all features
  of the CTS through practical sessions in all the 4 districts.
• Two (2) field staff trained and are able to operate CTS database in
  each of the four (4) districts
• Attend 15% of distribution every cycle to ensure compliance and
  commodity standard are in practice, besides warehouse visit and its
  document review.
• Four (4) support visits to Warehouses, distribution team and FAIROs
  (two visits per settlement in each district) done.
• All warehouse documentation in place accordingly to WV and donor
  standards.
• Ensure timely generation, approval and submission of all project,
  distribution and financial related documents.
• CSS generated, approved and posted in time in the FGDB.
• All monthly LTSH invoices generated, approved and submitted for
  reimbursements to Donor.
• Invoice Tracking Table up to date and submitted to management
• Monitor and Supervise generation of Beneficiary Distribution Lists
  (BDL) by CRMAs in each settlement.
• All BDLs printed accurate, and timely with minimal errors.
• All backups of BDLs and food logs done and in place.
• Coordinate with field and M&E teams in the supervision of
  registration and distribution of LMMS ration cards to different categories
  of project beneficiaries and ensure all compliance issues are handled.
• Supervise the maintenance and management of the LMMS equipment in
  all the districts of operation
• Project documentation and archiving done
• Receive distribution files for each district by 15th of every month.
• All CTS files completed, reviewed and approved by 15th of every
  month.
• Archives in place, updated and organized.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the World Vision Senior Food Assistance
  Information and Reporting Officer job placement should preferably hold a
  Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology I.T,
  Computer Science, Accounting or Statistics. Master’s degree is preferred.
• At least three years of working experience in IT or 2 year working
  experience with a NGO or UN agency in Commodities Tracking /Accounting.
• Working experience in port operations, clearing and forwarding,
  dispatch and logistics planning, warehousing and storekeeping. 
• Good
  command of oral and written English.
• Computer literacy is an added advantage. 
• Strong analytical skills. 
•  Knowledge of major donor regulations pertaining to commodities
  accountability and reporting.
• Computer literacy skills

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World Vision
International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.

Click
Here

Please follow
instructions on How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s
e-recruitment portal.  Qualified female candidates are particularly
encouraged to apply.

Deadline: 14^th September 2019

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