Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (VAM), SC-8 (Dnipro, Ukraine) at World Food Programme (WFP)

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ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

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STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced University degree in Economics, Food Security, Statistics, Data Science, Public Health/Nutrition, Geography or other related field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.  
Language: English, Russain and Ukrainian

JOB PURPOSE

To provide effective specialized support and daily follow up on WFP’s Monitoring and Evaluation strategy and implementation, while supporting in Market Assessments related exercises.  

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1.    Work closely with the WFP’s programme and logistics units in the FO and CO, as well as WFP partners, to ensure monthly distribution plans are in place for regular programme implementation, and to inform programme monitoring planning
2.    Help arrange and participate in programme staff monitoring site visits, and report on the findings
3.    Contribute to rapid market assessments as needed and under the guidance of the FO RAM focal point and the CO RAM unit
4.    Present key monitoring findings and follow-up actions to the RAM FO focal point and FO Head of Programme.
5.    Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to conduct vulnerability analysis to effectively inform preparedness and response activities.
6.    Provide support to relevant partners that are focusing on food security and nutrition issues to enable sharing of experience, lessons learned and best practice.
7.    Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
8.    Provide assistance on the coordination of data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
9.    Liaise with implementing partners (internal and external) to monitor ongoing projects, ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness and efficiency and highlight potential risks to project delivery

10. Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.

11. Any other related tasks

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the link to own work objectives.
• Be a force for positive change: Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).
•  Make the mission inspiring to our team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission.
•  Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs.
•  Create an inclusive culture: Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.
•  Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills.
•  Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of challenging circumstances.

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work.
•  Focus on getting results: Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on budget and without errors.
•  Make commitments and make good on commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional priorities.
•  Be Decisive: Makes rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or manager direction.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams’ priorities and preferred working styles.
•  Build strong external partnerships: Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or escalate needs of external partners.
•  Be politically agile & adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor toward internal and external partners and stakeholders.
•  Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP’s unique value as a partner.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge and Skills –

• Good Communication Skills.

• Data analyses Skills.

• Good reporting skills  

• Good knowledge within the  Humanitarian Field

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

Experience 

• Has worked with technical teams (i.e. M&E, VAM, etc.).

• Has contributed to wider implementation of programmes.

• Has assisted or developed with policy discussions.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT

To contribute to the implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation plan within Dnipro AoR, additionally, contribute to VAM evidence base that supports food security and nutrition policies and programmes (e.g. needs assessment and situation analyses, programme design, targeting, cost effectiveness, and operational efficiency).     

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

⏰ Closing date: Monday 18 October 2022, midnight (Ukraine Time)

WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.