Field Monitoring Assistant

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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

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

• Verify the planned movements and distribution of food or non-food items, resolving routine issues and escalating where appropriate, to ensure that the quantity distributed, and the quality of the operation is in line with WFP standards.
• Collect and summarize assistance programme(s) data, collaborating with cooperating partners where required, conduct analysis, and prepare reports in order to support programme reviews and informative decision-making.
• Liaise with cooperating partners and internal counterparts to gather feedback and comments to support program reviews and improve services.
• Suggest improvements to field monitoring processes and procedures for efficient implementation of the assistance program.
• Arrange for regular meetings with community leaders and cooperating partners on commodity pipeline, distribution arrangements, food entitlements and other relevant issues to support effective communication flow and efficient operations.
• Allocate tasks to other staff, providing guidance and on-the-job training to support their development and high performance.
• Provide standard trainings for cooperating partners on WFP operational practices, monitoring tools and methods in order to support them to independently self-monitor and to contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas.
• Prepare field mission reports to document program implementation.
• Follow set emergency response processes and procedures for emergency food assistance.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience Previous experience in Humanitarian or development contexts is preferable.

Education:

• University degree/ Bachelor degree in any discipline.

Language:

• Fluency in both written and oral communication in English and Bangla.

Source: https://wd3.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recruiting/wfp/job_openings/job/Chittagong-Bangladesh-The-Peoples-R/Field-Monitoring-Assistant–FT-GS5_JR107625