Job
Title: Programme
Assistant (Data Analysis)
Title: Programme
Assistant (Data Analysis)
Organization: United
Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Programme
Officer (Monitoring and Evaluation)
Officer (Monitoring and Evaluation)
Grade: NOB
About US:
The UN World Food
Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency against world hunger. It
is the largest and longest serving humanitarian agency in Uganda. Currently WFP
focuses on three priority areas: Saving lives in Emergencies; Building
Resilience through Predictable Safety Nets; Improving Nutrition &
Mother-and Child Health; and Supporting Small Holder Farmers to Access Markets.
WFP has operations in various parts of the Country.
Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency against world hunger. It
is the largest and longest serving humanitarian agency in Uganda. Currently WFP
focuses on three priority areas: Saving lives in Emergencies; Building
Resilience through Predictable Safety Nets; Improving Nutrition &
Mother-and Child Health; and Supporting Small Holder Farmers to Access Markets.
WFP has operations in various parts of the Country.
Job Summary: The Programme Assistant (Data Analysis) will
perform specialized and/or standardized policy and programme-related processes
and activities to support the effective delivery of assistance packages.
perform specialized and/or standardized policy and programme-related processes
and activities to support the effective delivery of assistance packages.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain a functional database for Monitoring and Evaluation related
to indicators of food and nutrition security and general WFP corporate
reporting requirements; - Ensure the Country Office database is appropriately aligned to
respond to Monitoring and Evaluation needs of WFP Uganda; - In liaison with ICT unit, ensure that the database is running on a
safe and robust platform and the backup of the database is done regularly
and an appropriate disaster recovery mechanism is in place; - Ensure entry of cooperating partners distribution reports into
ProMIS or other WFP corporate tools for data management; - Organise refresher trainings on database management and monitoring
for Uganda Country Office, sub office and partner staff; - Provide required inputs for all corporate reporting requirements
like special project reports/ad-hoc- reports. Serve as focal person for
data entry into COMET or any other WFP Corporate system for reporting; - Track, very and reconcile beneficiary, food or cash movement and
distribution data; - Provide timely feedback to sub offices and partners on reports
submitted and any other related duty.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the United Nations UN World Food Programme
(WFP) Programme Assistant (Data Analysis) job placement should hold a
Bachelor’s University degree in any of the following areas: Statistics,
Agricultural Economics, Social Sciences, Development Economics or any
other related field obtained from a reputable education institution; - Four years of progressive professional experience two of which must
be in database management or related functions; - Knowledge of PHP, MySQL, SQL, HTML and JavaScript for management of
the database; - Has facilitated communication with technical teams (i.e. nutrition,
VAM, etc.). - Has contributed to implementation of programmes.
- Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.
- Excellent command of both oral and written English.
Competencies:
- 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 and their 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.
How to Apply:
All candidates who
desire to join the United Nations World Food Programme are encouraged to submit
their applications online at the link below.
desire to join the United Nations World Food Programme are encouraged to submit
their applications online at the link below.
Deadline: 23rd September 2018
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