Monitoring Assistant

To coordinate and perform monitoring activities within a specific coverage area and provide reports to support the effective delivery of assistance packages. The role involves verifying distribution movements, collecting and analyzing programme data, liaising with partners, and supporting programme reviews and improvements.

Responsibilities

• 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 assistance programme(s) data, collaborating with cooperating partners where required, conduct analysis and prepare reports in order 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.
• Suggest improvements to field monitoring processes and procedures for efficient implementation of the assistance programmes.
• Arrange for regular meetings with community leaders and cooperating partners on commodity pipeline, distribution arrangements, food entitlements and other relevant issues to support effective communication flow and efficient operations.
• Allocate tasks to other staff, providing guidance and on-the-job training to support their development and high performance.
• Provide standard trainings for cooperating partners on WFP operational practices, monitoring tools and methods in order to support them to independently self-monitor and to contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas.
• Prepare field mission reports to document programme implementation.
• Follow set emergency response processes and procedures for emergency food assistance.

Requirements

• Completion of a University Degree (Bachelors) in Development Studies, Social Science, Humanities or any relevant subject.
• At least 4 years of relevant experience in areas related to Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Knowledge of CHT context is desirable.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Bangla is required.
• Working knowledge of at least one language widely spoken in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) area is desirable.
• Experience collecting programme output and outcome data, conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, and reporting findings to management team, partners and other stakeholders.
• Experience utilizing WFP monitoring and evaluation systems and standards.

Skills

• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Data Collection
• Quantitative Analysis
• Qualitative Analysis
• Report Writing
• Programme Data Analysis
• Stakeholder Liaison
• WFP Monitoring Systems
• Programme Monitoring
• Distribution Verification
• Monitoring Standards
• Development Studies
• Social Science Research

Languages

English, Bangla