Wednesday, July 23, 2014

CLOSED --- WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME looking for FIELD MONITOR ASSISTANT


Job Title: One Field Monitor Assistant                                    
Contract: Service Contract (SC5)
Duty Station: Hatay, Turkey (with regular travels to the field)           
Duration: Till 31.12.2014 (extendable)

Duties and Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the FMA will be responsible for the following duties: (These duties are generic and thus are not all-inclusive nor are all duties carried out by all Field Monitor Assistants)

·         Coordinate and monitor the implementation of the assistance programme at the local level, in close collaboration with the implementing partners;
·         Monitor and review the overall e-food card distribution process starting from beneficiary selection, registration and verification to e-card distribution and credit redemption at the selected shops; assessment of market conditions, food prices and adherence to programme rules and regulations; beneficiary feedback on the programme; data capture and reporting.
·         Assist in the conduct of regular meetings of beneficiaries and beneficiary’ leaders and implementing partners on the commodity pipeline, distribution arrangements, food entitlements and other relevant issues;
·         Assist in the implementation of the plan of action, review achievement and constraints and provide feedback accordingly;
·         Act as team leader when required, including submitting security clearances on behalf of the team, writing daily field reports and taking decisions that arise in consultation with team members;
·         Assist the WFP Officer and implementing partners in encouraging women’s access to economic skills development and sensitizing public opinion on gender issues and gender focused activities;
·         Report periodically to the WFP Officer on relevant events regarding food management, distribution and other related issues;
·         Identify any apparent issues in the programme and report them to the appropriate personnel;
·         Supervise and train other personnel as appropriate;
·         Perform other related duties as required. 


Qualifications & Education requirements 




Education:          Secondary school education, supplemented with experience or additional education in communications, humanitarian or developmental aid, international relations, education, social services, nutrition, agriculture or other related field. 
                          
Experience:        At least four years of progressively responsible support or secretarial work experience including at least two years in the field of accounting, transport, insurance, statistics, operations or other related field.
                         
Language:           Fluency in oral and written communication in English and Turkish. Arabic is considered as an excellent asset.

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



We are looking for national candidates for the position.
 Preferably candidates who are residing in location or surrounding areas.

Female candidates are encouraged to apply.


Only short - listed candidates will be contacted.



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