Monitoring Assistant (SC4) Lattakia

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

All applications should be received no later than 05 April 2022.

CONTRACT TYPE & DURATION

Contract Type: Service Contract – SC4

Duration: 12 months

Duty Station: Lattakia

Number of required employees: 1

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:

These jobs are found primarily in WFP Field based Offices, and job holders typically report to Programme Associate (M&E and APP). The reporting lines may change depending on the size of the office.
At this level work is carried out under minimum supervision. Job holders are expected to produce organised and accurate technical work and reports. They may provide guidance on standard practices to other staff and counterparts in their area of work.

JOB PURPOSE:

To perform monitoring activities within a specific coverage area and provide reports to support the effective delivery of assistance packages.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Verify the planned movements and 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 operation is in line with WFP standards.
• Maintain information records and monitoring plan documentation, such as records of commodity movements and program checklist, in order to assist in the effective delivery and distribution of food items and non-food items.
• Collect assistance program(s) data in accordance with clear direction, in order to support program reviews and informative decision-making.
• Liaise with cooperating partners and internal counterparts to gather feedback and comments to support program 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 and to contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas.
• Prepare field mission reports to document program(s) implementation.
• Follow set emergency response processes and procedures for emergency food assistance. – Document any issues, findings and/or observations from field visits through WFP’s systems and weekly reports to the Head of Programs/Head of Field Office.
• Gather information prior to every monitoring visit on previous visits and key information needs, and report back on progress and resolution of previous issues.
• Ensure the weekly, monthly, and biannual monitoring plan is achieved in a timely and accurate manner.
• Any other task as required by the Head of Program within the framework of the terms of referen

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:
Completion of secondary school education.

Experience:

• At least three years of relevant work experience.
• Has experience analysing programme output and outcome data.
• General knowledge of WFP monitoring and evaluation systems and standards.

Language:

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