Programme Assistant (M-E - Field Monitoring) SC5- Mersin VA045-2023- Extended

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WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

All applications should be received no later than 7 November 2023.

CONTRACT TYPE

Contract Type: Service Contract - SC5 Duration:12 months Duty Station: Mersin Number of required employees: 1

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 lifetime. 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. In 2020, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to fight hunger globally, including its work during the coronavirus pandemic. In Syria, WFP provides food assistance to more than 4.6 million people each month. This includes families who require emergency assistance when affected by conflict and displacement and those who need help to improve their nutrition and food security. WFP supports children across Syria with healthy meals and snacks at school, mothers with nutritious diets, and families and communities with sustainable livelihood projects.

WFP Syria Country Office’s Mersin Field Office operates across borders to assist around 1.5 million people residing in Northwest Syria each month, through its cooperating partners via various assistance modalities.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The job holders are responsible for the completion of a range of specialized and/or standardized processes and activities requiring some interpretation of standard guidelines and practices. Job holders are able to recommend a course of action to staff at various levels and may allocate tasks to other support staff. They work under minimum supervision, perform basic analyses and compile reports to support information consistency and smooth implementation of programmes/projects.

The job holders are reporting to Head of Monitoring , VAM and AAP Officer .

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE/ACTIVITY:

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)

Under the supervision of the Head of Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, the incumbent will be responsible for: 1. Prepare monthly monitoring plans for third-party monitors (TPM), the direct monitoring team (DMT), and WFP oversight missions with overall guidance from the CO. 2. Collect output, process, and outcome monitoring data, including distribution monitoring, activity implementation monitoring, Post-Distribution Monitoring, retail performance monitoring, surveys, and qualitative monitoring methodologies (i.e., Key Informant Interviews, Focus Group Discussions), using questionnaires and question guides developed by the CO. 3. Support the design of questionnaires, question guides, and data analysis plans for FO-specific information needs. 4. Coordinate data collection exercises at the field level in cooperation with local partners and stakeholders. 5. Keep track of monitoring visits and coverage, ensuring that all activity sites are monitored at least once a year, with more frequent visits to priority sites. Report actual monitoring visits to CO on a monthly basis. 6. Verify, clean, analyze, interpret, and visualize monitoring data according to the information needs of different audiences. 7. Submit back-to-office reports from field missions and use an escalation system for reporting on issues, assigning focal points to act, and tracking actions taken. 8. Ensure data collection by WFP staff or outsourced partners is supervised. Conduct regular data quality checks at different stages of the monitoring cycle, ensuring that monitoring data and reports are timely, complete, and of high quality. 9. Establish and maintain good partnerships with WFP’s beneficiary communities, Cooperating Partners, and Third Party or Outsourced Monitoring partners where applicable. 10. Provide additional M&E support services as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in therelated functional area.

Experience: At least five years of progressively responsible support experience including at least one year in the field of M&E, humanitarian operations, or another related field

Languages: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Arabic, Turkish is an asset.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Knowledge of qualitative and/or quantitative methodologies • Advanced skills in designing XLS Forms and using ODK (Open Data Kit) • Knowledge of monitoring essentials i.e. log frames, indicators, theory of change • Knowledge and experience in data analysis using tools like SPSS, R, Excel • Knowledge and experience in summarizing and reporting findings

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Please upload your professional CV in English in PDF format making sure to include the following in terms of “Experience”:

• Company/Organization name and scope of work of the organization
• Exact Position Title
• Contract type: part-time, full-time, volunteer, consultant, or freelancer
• Start and End date of Employment for each position: From (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy)
• Responsibilities: To mention the main responsibilities that highlight your gained skills and experience
• A proof of your experience will be required in the final stage of recruitment.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to the next stage of the selection process.
• Candidates must get an auto confirmation email once application is submitted.

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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.