Closing date: Monday, 23 October 2017
This recruitment process is targeting Egyptian Nationals only
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
These jobs are found primarily in WFP Field based Offices, and job holders typically report to Programme Policy Officer or Programme Associate. The reporting lines may change depending on the size of the office.
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 and may allocate tasks to other support staff.
JOB PURPOSE
To coordinate the work of the field monitor assistants in the field, including planning, designing, coordinating, coaching, reporting and taking corrective actions for the field monitoring activities, to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of monitoring and data collection.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor degree is required. Holder of a Master’s degree in the social science field is desired.
Experience: Three or more years of progressively responsible work experience in the fieldwork, data collection, working with NGOs, UN and or various development interventions.
Language: Good command of both oral and written communication in English and Arabic
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Commit to WFP values, and mainstream monitoring and evaluation standards in the field, including but not limited to: transparency, participation and accountability.
- Develop monthly monitoring field visits’ plans for all Field Monitor Assistants (FMAs) located in various governorates and incorporate the different monitoring observations and results and share it with the programme team to take corrective action;
- Ensure daily tracking of all FMAs mission visits and follow-up on daily mission reports;
- Develop database(s) incorporating all WFP operational and monitoring sites and provide regular updates on monitoring coverage of WFP sites in coordination with the various programme units.
- Coordinate field monitoring activities, and processes to make sure that WFP resources are efficiently and effectively utilized;
- Conduct quality checks and ensure the credibility and validity of the data provided form the field;
- Coordinate training activities for field monitors as advised by the head of unit and based on the updated corporate M&E toolkits;
- Regularly brief FMAs on any operational, implementation, or monitoring update happening at WFP CO and across its different operations and components;
- Report internally on the achievements of the FMAs which includes targets achieved, best practices and lessons learnt from the field;
- Coordinate with other units to make sure that the filed monitoring plans are covering all WFP activities; and act as a focal point for field monitoring implementation activities;
- Maintain a constant and open line of communication with CO units (and when requested by the head of unit) with external partners;
- Conduct and verify the sample required for field visits, and the data collection process.
- Develop and update new tools and questionnaires for monitoring and evaluation, and make sure that they are aligned with WFP’s M&E corporate plan and log frame, and include the needed tools for achieving the targets.
- Design the tool for data collection on WFP’s internal system and maintain quality control by regularly following up on the work progress;
- Support in the data collection process and conduct basic data analysis, and report writing when needed.
- Keep track of M&E data basis, compile, and refine the data in regular basis, also keeping the archive of all the field-monitoring documents.
- Support the M&E unit in any other needed tasks.
OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Basic knowledge of statistics, data collection methods, and analysis;
- Basic knowledge of using software, Microsoft office (Excel, PowerPoint, word) and other designing and dissemination tools when needed;
- Good communication skills required to give and receive information and work with a variety of individuals;
- Problem solving skills, especially in the field and with counterparts (including government);
- High level of maturity dealing and maintaining confidentiality;
- High work ethics, credibility, and honesty;
- High team spirit and coordination and cooperation skills;
- Flexibility, aspiration, innovation and commitment to continuous learning.
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.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Deadline for submittinng the application is on the 23rd of October 2017
More Information
- Job City Cairo
