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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 lifetimes. 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.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The World Food Programmes (WFP) vision in South Sudan is to address entrenched inequity and isolation, with the goal of “leaving no one behind” and fostering unified, interconnected and peaceful communities. This builds on the recognition that, pre-and post-independence, the regions of South Sudan have had different access to social and economic opportunities, with much of the country has been ‘left out’ from development or resilience-building assistance. As a result, inequity and isolation remain a threat to achieving zero hunger and lasting peace and stability in South Sudan.

To achieve this vision, WFP is looking at ways to programme differently, to support communities to restore their livelihoods, to strengthen their resilience to shocks and build capacities of the next generation of South Sudanese. WFP’s Safety Nets and Resilience (SN&R) unit oversees the implementation of Food Assistance for Assets (FFA), School Feeding, Smallholder Agriculture Market Support (SAMS) and Urban Safety Nets in various conflict and hunger hotspots, working with both international and national NGOs to deliver integrated programmes that support human capital development, livelihoods, and market access.

Under the direct supervision of the SN&R Programme Policy officer and the overall supervision of the Head of Programme, the Monitoring Assistant will perform monitoring of SN&R activities (primarily FFA, SAMS and school feeding) in Warrap State, provide technical guidance and support to the partners, and contribute to reporting to support the effective delivery of assistance packages.

The position is part of the SN&R programme with frequent travel to counties within the Warrap state.

Specifically, the incumbent will be responsible for the following:

JOB PURPOSE

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)

Conduct routine monitoring field visits of programme activities, produce, and share monitoring reports to inform adjustments and improvement action plans.
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
Verify the planned movements and distribution of food or non-food items, report issues or discrepancies to the supervisor for timely resolution of problems and ensure that the quantity distributed, and the quality of the operation is in line with WFP standards.
Receive and collate comments and feedback from cooperating partners, beneficiaries, and local authorities to support the identification of programmatic issues with a view to improving programme delivery.
Provide guidance to cooperating partners on WFP operational practices, monitoring tools and monitor partners’ adherence to terms outlined in partnership agreements (Field Level Agreements).
Provide technical support and guidance to cooperating partners in the planning and implementation of FFA and school meals activities. Monitor the implementation of activities to ensure that the assets created adhere to technical specifications and quality standards with sustainability plans developed with communities;

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES CONTINUED

7. Conduct on the job training and coaching for various project-level committees, beneficiaries and/or local authorities to ensure programme standards are met and to develop an understanding of WFP’s programme objectives and timelines.

8.Support organization and execution of trainings and capacity enhancement workshops for WFP staff, partners and government line ministry staff.

9.Collect qualitative and quantitative data through various survey tools and assessments and provide timely reporting on the progress of activities, good practices, beneficiary stories, risks and programme gaps.

10.Prepare field mission reports to document programme implementation.

11.Any other duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of secondary school education or Diploma in related field.
Language: fluency in both oral and written communication in English. Ability to effectively communicate in local Arabic and Dinka will be an added advantage.
Experience: Three (3) or more years of progressively responsible work experience in data collection, monitoring and/or implementing food security, livelihood, education or similar

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

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.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

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.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Good Communication Skills: Ability to provide short briefings and communications clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Ability to engage effectively at field level with a wide range of actors including those in the international humanitarian community and governments; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Working in a team: Ability to work within a team setting and working well with other team members to realize a collective objective.
Work under pressure: Ability to multi-task and respond simultaneously and in a timely fashion to demanding job requirements under high pressure environments.
Knowledge of commonly used Applications: Ability to effectively use commonly used office software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.). Skills in data management would be added advantage

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Has experience collecting programme output and outcome data, conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, and reporting findings to management team, partners and other stakeholders. • Has experience utilizing WFP monitoring and evaluation systems and standards.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

31st March 2022

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All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

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