Monitoring Assistant, SC5, Bangladesh

Job Description

Title: Monitoring Assistant, SC5, Bangladesh

Company Name: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Chattogram, Cox`s Bazar, Dhaka, Khulna, Rangamati, Rangpur, Sylhet

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Bachelor/Honors

• Completion of University Degree (bachelor`s or equivalent) is required. Education in Development Studies, Social Science, Humanities or any relevant field is preferable.

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Experience: At least 5 years of relevant experience in areas related to Monitoring and Evaluation or in any related field.

• Language: Fluency in spoken and written both in English and Bangla language.

• Grade: SC5

• Type of contract: Service Contract

• Duration: 12 Months

• Duty Station: WFP Bangladesh, Offices (Dhaka, Cox`s Bazar, Khulna, Rangamati, Rangpur, Sylhet and Chittagong)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

• To coordinate and perform monitoring activities within a specific coverage area and provide reports to support the effective delivery of assistance packages.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

• Assist Field Office management in preparing the monthly and annual field monitoring plan for McGovern-Dole School Feeding Programme. Support in finalizing monthly process monitoring plan in coordination with SFP (School Feeding Programme) team.

• Verify the planned movements and distribution of food or non-food items, resolving routine issues and escalating where appropriate, to ensure that the quantity distributed and the quality of the operation is in line with WFP standards.

• Collect and summarise school-based assistance programme(s) data, collaborating with cooperating partners where required, conduct analysis and prepare reports to support programme reviews and informative decision-making.

• Liaise with cooperating partners and internal counterparts to gather feedback and comments to support programme reviews and improve services.

• Guide and review CPs annual monitoring plan, KoBo based monitoring checklist/tools and monthly monitoring reports in aligning with programme result indicator. Suggest improvements to field monitoring processes and procedures for efficient implementation of the SFP.

• Provide standard training for cooperating partners on WFP operational practices, monitoring tools and methods to support them to independently self-monitor and to contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas.

• Prepare monthly monitoring reports for School Feeding programme by highlighting key monitoring findings and required corrective actions.

• Update monitoring findings tracker and follow up with supervisor and SFP team to ensure corrective actions on those issues.

• Follow set emergency response processes and procedures for emergency food assistance.

• Guide CPs to implement the Community Feedback Mechanism (CFM) system by providing tollfree hotline numbers to receive complaints and feedback from the field for resolution.

• Assist Field Office SFP programme and other functional unit to assess the CP performance using a standard template.

• Any other tasks as required and approved by the Head of Field Office, M&E Officer/ Process Monitoring Officer.