WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and WFP is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity and promotes gender parity as well as encourages qualified candidates with disabilities to apply

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.  We are the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace and stability for populations impacted by conflict, disasters and climate change.

WFP’s emergency response in Yemen is the agency’s largest anywhere in the world, and is the largest sustained emergency operation in history, providing lifesaving monthly food assistance to 10.5 million people most in need. WFP also provides nutrition support to 1.7 million children and mothers, and delivers school meals to 850,000 children each day.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Title of Post: Monitoring Assistant

Grade: SC4

Supervisor: Programme Policy Officer (RAM)

Unit: Programme/ M&E

Division/Country Office: Yemen CO

Duty Station: Ma'rib

Duration of Contract: 12 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

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)

1. Verify the planned movements and distribution of food or non-food items, reporting issues or discrepancies including damaged or expired commodities 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.
2. Conduct monthly distribution and activity implementation monitoring (physically/onsite and remote) of all programme related activities: in-kind food distribution, cash-based transfers, e-voucher, retailer shops, nutrition centers (blanket and targeted supplementary feeding), school feeding and livelihood activities.
3. Collate programme(s) data in accordance with clear direction, in order to support programme reviews and informative decision-making.
4. Liaise with cooperating partners and internal counterparts to gather feedback and comments to support programme reviews and improve services.
5. Follow up on Monitoring and Evaluation Findings from cooperating partners to ensure that corrective/follow up actions are taken and documented.
6. Utilize WFP tools (on MoDA platform), techniques and checklists to ensure that appropriate and required monitoring data is collected on beneficiary satisfaction/assistance process to identify programmatic issues and fostering efficient operations.
7. Provide guidance for cooperating partners on WFP operational practices, monitoring tools (including availability of forms related to delivered food including Waybills, Beneficiary Lists, & FRN) and methods in order to support them to complete self-monitoring tasks and to contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas.
8. Prepare field mission monitoring reports to document progress of programme implementation.
9. Follow set emergency response processes and procedures for emergency food assistance.
10. Receiving and recording feedback of the beneficiaries about WFP life-saving assistance.
11. Coordination with the relevant government departments if required.
12. Perform other related duties as required assigned by the supervisor.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of secondary school education.

Experience: Four years of work experience in monitoring and data management, preferably in humanitarian assistance.

Languages: Fluency (level C) in English AND Arabic languages.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Has experience analysing programme output and outcome data.
• General knowledge of WFP monitoring and evaluation systems and standards.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• WFP is an equal opportunity employer.
• WFP does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
• The applicant should be a Yemeni national or having work/residency permit.
• Only candidates who are short-listed will be contacted.
• Applications must be submitted online with:
• Use English language only.
• Indicate all your job TOR.
• Indicate clear years of experience with each job (month/year)
• WFP FT staff who are still under probation period are not eligible to apply.
• WFP staff on FT contracts must have completed one year in the current position to be eligible to apply for another FT position.
• By submitting your application, you have read the Terms of Reference for this position and agree that any false, wrong or incomplete information might lead to your disqualification in this recruitment process. (NB: Successful candidates vetted as viable candidates through the application process will be retained on internal roster for a two-year period and may be given further consideration for future similar specific position advertised in the duty station.)