*Programme Associate – RAM/M&E at the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)*

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

27 August 2024-23:59-GMT+01:00 West Africa Standard Time (Douala)

 

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.

To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

 

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).

Context

 

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger in the world. WFP’s mission is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger by 2030. Every day, WFP works to ensure that the most vulnerable populations, especially women and children, have access to the nutritious food they need to lead productive and healthy lives. Your mission as Cooperating Partners Support and Field Monitoring in the WFP Cameroon M&E Unit will be to support policies and programmes that effectively address assistance needs in WFP’s areas of intervention.

 

The objective is to strengthen the technical capacity of WFP and its partners in the monitoring of Country Strategic Plan and report on progress made, then support evidence generation that demonstrate how WFP is achieving results in lives and living conditions of vulnerable targeted people. Within the new United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF 2022 – 2026), the World Food Programme in Cameroon is also playing a key role. This includes Leadership of the Monitoring and Evaluation Inter-agency working Group, and the Result Group N.4 on Environment, climate change and disaster management.

This will ensure that Country and Field Offices have greater capacity to support Cooperating Partners (CP) in the monitoring and analytical reporting of WFP interventions on the Field and to increase Country Office support on the Monitoring and Evaluation of the UNSDCF, including reporting into UNINFO.

 

Key Accountabilities (not all inclusive)

1.Support the Unit to establish a process to periodically validate TPM’s data, and follow up TPM’s activities, reports and performance, including systematically triangulate CP and TPM information and data to original and external sources of information.

2. Follow up the M&E indicators at output and outcome levels into the databases, and support Field Offices process monitoring including Third Party Monitoring (TPM).

3. Support identification and assessment of operational weaknesses of CPs and engage in capacity strengthening to reinforce their technical capabilities in the field,

4.Check the completeness and quality of data sheets (CPDR, Quantitative reports, etc.) and reports to ensure all statistical aspects are properly considered;

5.Support data reconciliation and monthly distribution data completeness by Field Offices to allow C.O make use of time output data for reporting.

6.Support Field Offices in improving the quality of data collection, results tracking, and reporting, including support for internal data quality improvement processes.

7.Actively take part to key programme and planning activities to advice and keep the RAM Unit abreast of ongoing work and ensure alignment with corporate monitoring requirements, SOPs and other C.O internal strategies.

8.Compile the cooperating Partner (CP) statistical reports, analyze, share the monthly compiled statistics report on time, and prepare presentations and dashboards for programme reviews and feedback.

9.Participate in M&E exercises, such as post-distribution monitoring, to assess progress and support nutrition operational, implementation, research, surveys, and assessments including review of protocols and tools.

10.Provide input into reporting activities and contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on activities that enables informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.

11.Give technical assistance for regular Field monitoring, SOPs, tools and capacity building to CP and TPM on WFP operational practices, quality data collection, reporting, and accountability to the affected population.

12.Support M&E Officer in the coordination, monitoring and reporting of the UNSDCF Joint Work Plans within the framework of WFP Leadership in the M&E inter agency working group Represent WFP during technical meetings with partners when required.

13.Other duties as required.

 

Standard Minimum Qualifications

Education

Advanced University degree Economics, statistics, Social Science or related field, or First University degree with additional years of relevant work experience and/or training/courses. Additional skills in information management and/or monitoring and evaluation desired.

Experience

At least 4 years of progressively responsible professional experience in the development or humanitarian sector, with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in the field of Monitoring & Evaluation and reporting  or related field.

Knowledge & Skills

• Developing M&E system including preparation of data collection tools; and conduction of analysis;

•Strong technical, analytical, research, both quantitative and qualitative, and programmatic skills in food safety and nutrition.

•Development and maintenance of monitoring databases

•Capacity development for staff; analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data;

•Performance reporting of operations; developing training materials and training facilitation methods;

•Proven ability to effectively use MS office applications including spreadsheets, data analysis software/tools (SPSS, R, ENA for SMART, etc), and other standard office technology equipment;

• Good knowledge of information management principles;

Languages

Fluency in both oral and written communication in French and/or English required. Working knowledge of the second language desired

 

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

 

WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework

 

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

 

WFP is dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our recruitment process is inclusively crafted to welcome candidates of all backgrounds, celebrating diversity and ensuring a respectful environment for all. We aim for an accessible and fair recruitment journey. Should you need any reasonable accommodations or have accessibility concerns, please reach out to us confidentially at global.inclusion@wfp.org. Our DEI team is here to ensure your full participation in our recruitment process.

 

NO FEE DISCLAIMER

 

The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.

 

REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
• Please contact us at wfprecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

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All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

 

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