Monitoring Assistant SSA (5)

Programme & Policy

Overview

Coordinate and perform monitoring activities to support effective delivery of assistance packages.

You have:

• Advanced University degree in Social Sciences, Social Development, Economics, statistics, or Performance Management, or another relevant field.
• A minimum of five years work experience in monitoring and evaluation roles.
• Has experience collecting programme output and outcome data, conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, and reporting findings to management team, partners and other stakeholders.
• Has research experience using variety of analytical tools and methods for causality analysis, forecasting, and other data modeling needs.
• Strong analysis capabilities and report writing skills including undertaking statistical analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Power-point, etc.).
• Proficiency in Adobe illustrator or any other similar tools.

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

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

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

These jobs are found primarily in WFP Field based Offices, and job holders typically report to Monitoring & Evaluation Officer. At this level job holders are expected to take responsibility for completion of a range of processes and activities related to monitoring that require some interpretation of standard guidelines/practices. Job holders are able to recommend a course of action to staff at various levels.

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)

• Support and assist in the Monitoring and Evaluation activities under WFP’s Country Strategic Plan supporting alignment with wider monitoring and evaluation policies and guidelines.
• Contribute to enhancing WFP’s ability to demonstrate outcome focused results.
• Prepare a range of reports and data analysis ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control and ensure accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Support the analysis of monitoring data collected through different phases of programme implementation, analyzing a set of impact indicators, based on WFP’s corporate standards.
• Perform quantitative and qualitative data analysis, visualization, and prepare summary and detailed reports based on the corporate reporting standards.
• Arrange for data collection exercises including, preparing the sample, following up with the field staff, and setting the data collection plan.
• Coordinate M&E activities with WFP’s partners as required.
• Assist in providing inputs and update indicators, baseline and target values based on the WFP M&E framework.
• Provide any other M&E support as needed.

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.

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 monitoring and evaluation systems and standards.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced University degree in Social Sciences, Social Development, Economics, statistics, or Performance Management, or another relevant field.
• A minimum of five years work experience in monitoring and evaluation roles.
• Has research experience using variety of analytical tools and methods for causality analysis, forecasting, and other data modeling needs.
• Strong analysis capabilities and report writing skills including undertaking statistical analysis.
• Experience in technical report writing and research activities.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Sound teamwork competencies are essential.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Power-point, etc.).
• Proficiency in Adobe illustrator or any other similar tools.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Contract benefits:

Net Salary Per month: 9,128 ILS / month

Duty Station: Jerusalem

Taxability of Salary: Tax - NOT exempted (Remuneration under SSA is not exempt from national or local taxation)

Dependency allowances for children, Annual Leave, Certified Sick Leave: Not applicable, any unworked day will be deducted from the monthly payment

Medical insurance: The Medical insurance coverage will be granted by WFP (cost is sharing among the contractor and WFP), the medical insurance coverage may be extended to the eligible dependents of the individual contractor, at extra charge borne by the SSA

Death and Disability: SSA holders must be covered for service incurred disability/injury/death, at no cost.

National holidays: 10 days per year, will be those observed by the WFP office in the country. You will be entitled to holiday days fallen within your contract duration.

Hours of work 5 days a week Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 15:30pm. Or as agreed upon with the direct supervisor in accordance to the operation needs

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Deadline 19 May 2021

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Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

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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Added 5 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: wfp.org