Job Opportunity : Programme Assistant

Post Title: Programme Assistant (Monitoring & Evaluation) G5

Location: Bertoua

Duration: 12 months

Contract type: Fixed - Term

Job purpose: To perform specialized and/or standardized policy and programme-related processes and activities to support the effective delivery of assistance packages.

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

Reporting to Programme Policy Officer

Perform specialized and/or standardised processes and activities within the specific technical area of work supporting alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines.
Provide project management and/or general office support following established targets and WFP’s policies and procedures.
Assist in developing project and context specific monitoring plans that are risk-based and focus on measuring results;
Assist in the revision of M&E standards, processes and tools in consultation with relevant technical units;
Within the specific area of responsibility, compile data and support analysis and preparation of reports (e.g. food assistance needs, resource utilization, programme status, performance) in order to support operational decision-making.
Perform accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work (e.g. food security and vulnerability assessments) following corporate standards and guidelines.
Work and exchange information with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
Can facilitate implementation of food assistance programmes under guidance using basic understanding of principles and good practices of programme design, implementation and monitoring.
Review and provide comments to new projects and budget revisions during local project review committee meetings (LPRC) as appropriate to ensure that acceptable indicators are selected for the log-frames, that output and outcome, targets are appropriate, and that quality M&E systems are documented in programme documents;
Ensure minimum M&E standards and requirements for WFP operations are identified in project documents;
Elaborate monthly M&E reports, ensure recommendation matrices if updated regularly.
Review partners reports and provide technical feedback to enhance the quality of output and outcome reporting;
Support analysis of M&E data and provide feedback for improving results reporting;
Ensure that output and outcome indicators are reviewed periodically and modified based on measurement trends and feedback from CO/RB;
Ensure timely COMET updates and LESS/COMET reconciliations

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES:

4P Theme

Capability Name

Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level

Purpose

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.

People

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.

Performance

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.

Partnership

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.