Monitoring Assistant (SC4) Homs & Hama – 4 positions

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

All applications should be received no later than 14 March 2022.

CONTRACT TYPE & DURATION

Contract Type: Service Contract – SC4

Duration: 12 months

Duty Station: 2 positions in Homs & 2 positions in Hama

Number of required employees: 4

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetime. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need. In 2020, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to fight hunger globally, including its work during the coronavirus pandemic.

In Syria, WFP provides food assistance to more than 4.6 million people each month. This includes families who require emergency assistance when affected by conflict and displacement and also those who need help to improve their nutrition and food security. WFP supports children across Syria with healthy meals and snacks at school, mothers with nutritious diets, and families and communities with sustainable livelihood projects.

Organizational Context and Role:

The Field Monitoring Assistant will work in the WFP Homs/Hama Office. Job holders are expected to produce organized and accurate technical work and reports. They may provide guidance on standard practices to other staff and counterparts in their area of ​​work.

Supervision received:

This post is based in Homs/Hama and falls under the direct supervision of the M&E associate in WFP Syria Homs Office.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Within delegated authority, the Field Monitoring Assistant will be responsible for the following duties: (These duties are not all-inclusive nor exhaustive)

• Verify the planned movements of distribution of food or non-food items, reporting issues or discrepancies to the supervisor for timely resolution of problems and to ensure that the quantity distributed, and the quality of the operation is in line with WFP standards.
• Maintain assistance programme(s) data in accordance with clear direction, such as records of commodity movements and programme check lists, to assist in the effective delivery and distribution of food items or non-food items.
• Collate assistance programme(s) data in accordance with clear direction, to support programme reviews and informative decision-making.
• Liaise with cooperating partners and internal counterparts to gather feedback and comments to support programme reviews and improve services.
• Receive and collate comments and feedback from cooperating partners and beneficiaries to support identifying programmatic issues with a view to fostering efficient operations.
• Provide guidance for cooperating partners on WFP operational practices, monitoring tools and methods in order to support them to complete self-monitoring tasks to contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas.
• Prepare field mission reports to document programme implementation.
• Follow set emergency response processes and procedures for emergency food assistance.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:
Completion of secondary school education.

Experience:
At least three years of relevant work experience.

Language:

Fluency in both oral and written communication in Arabic and English.