Job Opportunity : Monitoring Assistant

Career Opportunities: Monitoring Assistant (120701)

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

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

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 the operation is in line with WFP standards.

Maintain information records and monitoring plan documentation, such as records of commodity movements and programme checklists, in order 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, in order 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, beneficiaries, 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 programme implementation.

Follow set emergency response processes and procedures for emergency food assistance.

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES:

4P Theme	Capability Name	Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level
	Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives	Helps teammates articulate WFP’s Strategic Objectives.
	Be a force for positive change	Suggests potential improvements to team’s work processes to supervisor.
	Make the mission inspiring to our team	Explains the impact of WFP activities in beneficiary communities to teammates.
	Make our mission visible in everyday actions	Articulates how own unit’s responsibilities will serve WFP’s mission.
	Look for ways to strengthen people's skills	Trains junior teammates on new skills and capabilities.
	Create an inclusive culture	Seeks opportunities to work with people from different backgrounds.
	Be a coach & provide constructive feedback	Serves as a peer coach for colleagues in same area of work.
	Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit	Tracks progress toward goals and shares this information on a regular basis with supervisor.
	Encourage innovation & creative solutions	Explores ways to consistently be more efficient and accurate in own areas of work and shares new methods of work with colleagues.
	Focus on getting results	Focuses on getting results and tracks trends in completion rates for own tasks to identify opportunities for efficiency.
	Make commitments and make good on commitments	Takes responsibility for own tasks and notifies supervisor as soon as possible of potential delays in meeting deadlines or commitments.
	Be Decisive	Independently decides what action to take when faced with critical choices in the workplace or in dangerous situations in the field.
	Connect and share across WFP units	Suggests opportunities for partnering with other units to supervisor.
	Build strong external partnerships	Identifies opportunities to work with colleagues and partners in the field towards common goals.
	Be politically agile & adaptable	Develops an understanding of the value of WFP’s teams and external partners in fulfilling team’s goals and objectives.
	Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships	Aligns own activities with supervisor’s priorities to fulfill internal and external partner needs.

Capability Name	Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level
Strategic Management	Displays basic understanding of WFP’s policies and strategies to perform monitoring and/or evaluation activities and their inter-relationship.
Performance Management	Applies knowledge of WFP’s performance management system to manage resources and relationships to undertake monitoring actions or deliver straightforward evaluations of operations, programmes, or processes to WFP monitoring and/or evaluation quality standards.
Qualitative/Quantitative Methodology	Understand and applies an appropriate mix of established methods and data collection tools to monitoring, reviews or straightforward evaluations, in line with WFP’s strategic and operational results frameworks (metrics), WFP guidance and technical standards.

Data Analytics and Visualization	Collects and summarizes programme data, including information on shipments, distribution site logistics, the status of personas in need, and beneficiaries planned and reached for all programme assistance modalities and activities.
Programme Monitoring and Review	Gathers, organizes, and provides data on programme outputs, processes, and outcomes, including distribution plans and the status, quantity, and quality of food and cash distributed and technical assistance provided.