Programme Associate (M&E-Field Monitoring) Vacancy-Job Ref: GJTRWFP/2308/202442

Programme Associate (M&E-Field Monitoring) Vacancy-Job Ref: GJTRWFP/2308/202442
Mersin (Turkey)
JOB DESCRIPTION
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.
Are you interested in further developing your professional experience while contributing to ending global hunger? Are you passionate about helping those in need? Would you like to join a global organization investing in its people?
If so, an exciting & fulfilling career awaits you!!! Join our diverse and passionate team that works on varied and international projects directly contributing to saving & changing millions of lives around the globe.
ABOUT WFP: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
WHY JOIN WFP?:
WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:
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 Area Office operates across borders to assist around 1 million people residing in Northwest Syria each month, through its cooperating partners via various assistance modalities.
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, nor exhaustive)
Under the supervision of the Head of Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, the incumbent will be responsible for:
Prepare monthly monitoring plans for third-party monitors (TPM), the direct monitoring team (DMT), and WFP oversight missions with overall guidance from the CO.
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.
Support the design of questionnaires, question guides, and data analysis plans for FO-specific information needs.
Coordinate data collection exercises at the field level in cooperation with local partners and stakeholders.
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.
Verify, clean, analyze, interpret, and visualize monitoring data according to the information needs of different audiences.
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.
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.
Establish and maintain good partnerships with WFP’s beneficiary communities, Cooperating Partners, and Third Party or Outsourced Monitoring partners where applicable.
Provide additional M&E support services as required.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: Education:
Completion of secondary school education.
A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.
Experience:
At least six years of progressively responsible support experience including at least one year in the field of M&E, humanitarian operations, or another related field.
Knowledge and Skills:
Knowledge of qualitative and/or quantitative methodologies
Advanced skills in designing XLSForms and using ODK (Open Data Kit)
Knowledge of monitoring essentials i.e. logframes, indicators, theory of change
Knowledge and experience in data analysis using tools like SPSS, R, Excel
Knowledge and experience in summarizing and reporting findings
Language:
Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station (English) and in the duty station’s language. Given the context, fluency in both oral and written communication in Arabic is required for this position.

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