Overview
The role involves coordinating and conducting monitoring of WFP activities, collecting and analyzing data, and preparing reports. It also includes liaising with partners and stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation and follow-up on feedback and complaints.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and conduct monitoring of WFP activities (General Food Assistance, School Feeding, Nutrition, Livelihoods/Asset Creation).
- Verify movement and distribution of food and non-food items.
- Ensure compliance with WFP monitoring standards, checklists, and accountability frameworks.
- Document monitoring findings, risks, good practices, and follow-up actions.
- Collect, validate, and summarize monitoring data using corporate tools.
- Collaborate with Cooperating Partners (CPs) and Third-Party Monitors (TPMs) to gather programme data.
- Prepare high-quality monitoring reports, dashboards, and analytical summaries.
- Contribute to assessments (market, food security, rapid needs, post-distribution monitoring).
- Liaise with CPs, internal units, and community stakeholders to gather feedback.
- Organize regular meetings with community leaders and CPs.
- Share monitoring findings and ensure follow-up of corrective actions.
- Provide technical guidance to partners on monitoring methodology and reporting.
- Participate in missions with donors, partners, and internal teams.
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with local authorities, TPMs, UN agencies, and partners.
- Ensure effective two-way communication between WFP and partners regarding monitoring findings.
- Support timely verification, follow-up, and tracking of feedback and complaints.
- Coordinate with Activity Managers, CPs, TPMs, and communities to obtain timely responses.
- Identify trends and escalate issues requiring attention.
- Provide training and capacity support to TPM monitoring staff.
- Deliver standard trainings to CPs and relevant stakeholders.
- Recommend improvements to monitoring processes, tools, and workflows.
- Support VAME focal point to perform other assigned priorities.
- Perform any other monitoring tasks as assigned.
Required Experience
Minimum 5 years of work experience in Programme, Monitoring and Evaluation, data management, and Field monitoring and any other relevant fields. Previous experience working on Monitoring and Evaluation or field monitors is a plus. Experience coordinating with partners and supervising support staff is an asset.
Qualifications
Completion of secondary school. Having bachelor’s degree in economics, Statistics, Business Administration, Development/Humanitarian studies or relevant area would be an added advantage.
