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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.

WHY WORK WITH WFP SOMALIA

In Somalia, the World Food Programme provides food assistance for nutrition, livelihoods, and relief through the hard work of more than 500 employees who contribute to make Somalia hunger free in close partnership with local partners.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

•  Provide nutrition M&E programme management support through data analysis support, ensuring regular updates on implementation progress and a M&E coordinated approach that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
•  Liaise with Area Offices, Logistic Unit, Budget and Programme unit and Partnership Unit in the preparation, monitoring and updating of the implementation plan and monthly distribution plans for nutrition commodities ensuring timely submission and tracking of nutrition pipeline and ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
•  Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on nutrition programmes that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
•  Provide inputs to the development of Monitoring, Review and Evaluation plans that will provide the most relevant and strategic information toward achieving expected results (as set out in the Country Strategic Plan (CSP) and other plans), while being compliant with WFP requirements.
•  Support WFP Management in addressing recommendations from monitoring, reviews and evaluations to ensure that follow-up actions are taken as required.
•  Support analysis of operational data, mid-term reviews and thematic reviews which are intended for internal learning, strategic and operational decision-making.
•  Contribute to the development of nutrition monitoring tools including relevant indicators for processes, output, and outcome nutrition indicators
•  Liaise with budget and programming, logistic, VAM, Area and field Offices on regular updating of WFP Seasonal Analysis and Response Plan (SARP) and Implementation Plan (IP) in line with needs-based plan (NBP) based on latest FSNAU projections.
•  Contribute to the Nutrition Budget Proposals reviews including the formulation and technical reviews of the call for proposal documents in readiness for the new Field level agreements based on WFP programming policies and Protocols
•  Other duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced University degree in Nutrition/Health or relevant field. Or, First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.

Experience:

•  A minimum of 3 years’ experience in health and/or nutrition specific M&E
•  Experience in implementing nutrition programs
•  Experience in in designing qualitative and quantitative surveys and using a variety of quantitative and qualitative analytical tools and methods.
•  Proficient in the use of Excel and handling large data sets

Language: Fluency in English language. Somali Mother tongue

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Contract Duration: 1 year (Renewable)

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications through E-Recruitment. Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

12 June 2022

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.