UN World Food Programme – Somalia Staff Assistant M&E (Data Entry) Job Advertisement

UN World Food Programme – Somalia Staff Assistant M&E (Data Entry) Job Advertisement
Vacancy Announcement No. VA-048/2010
Post Title: Staff Assistant M&E (Data Entry)
Post Grade: SC 4
Duty Station: Nairobi
Date of issue: 24.08.2010
Contract type: Service Contract

Closing date: 07.09.2010

Organizational background

The World Food Programme Somalia activities include food assistance relief, emergency school feeding, humanitarian air and logistics services, food coordination and emergency rehabilitation projects.

This position is open to Kenyan nationals. Qualified candidates and Female candidates in particular, are encouraged to apply.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Officer (M&E), the Staff Assistant M&E (Data Entry) will perform the following tasks:

    * Prepare a monthly report that compares tonnage in allocation plan, distribution plan and deliveries by district, region and modality.
    * Highlight differences and explain the reasons for these differences.
    * Present findings to senior management and programme staff on a monthly basis.
    * Co-ordinate with other units and sub-offices to resolve issues and clarify or obtain additional information
    * Prepare a report on the monthly monitoring activities undertaken in the month and another report on monitoring activities undertaken since the beginning of the year highlighting Food Distribution Points (FDPs) Cooperating Partners (CPs) not visited or not visited enough since the beginning of year.
    * Archive monitoring checklist collected from Areas of Responsibity ( AORs) monthly
    * Maintain a tracking system by tracking number of beneficiary feedback cards distributed by region, district and FDP
    * Coordinate with sub offices to ensure that beneficiary feedback cards are being distributed in active FDPs
    * Preparation of power points slides for monthly M&E reports by 6th of every month
    * Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor

Minimal qualifications:

Education: Secondary school education, preferably supplemented by courses in a field related to WFP programmatic activities.

Experience: At least three years of progressively responsible support experience including at least one year in the field of accounting, transport, insurance, statistics, operations or another related field, or a university degree with at least one year relevant work experience.

Language: Fluency in both written and spoken English is a requirement.

Knowledge: Experience utilizing computers including word processing, spreadsheet and other software packages.

You are encouraged to apply online by completing the Personal History Form P11 available on the following link http://www.unon.org/docs/P11.doc quoting the Vacancy Announcement No. and the job title:

E-mail: Somalia.Hr@wfp.org

For applicants inside Somalia only, a sealed envelope addressed to The Human Resources Officer, to be dropped at the reception of the nearest WFP office in Somalia.

Hand –delivered applications are no longer accepted at the Nairobi office

NB: Applications received later that the deadline and those that are not clearly showing the VA No. indicated above will not be short-listed.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted