Programme Policy Officer (M&E)SC8 Mersin VA053-2023

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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.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

All applications must be received  no later than  04 December, 2023.

CONTRACT TYPE AND DURATION

Eligibility: Turkish nationals or those holding a valid Turkish residency permit
Type of Contract : Service Contract (SC8)
Contract Duration : 12 Months
Duty Station :  Mersin, Turkey
Number of employees required: 1

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The United Nations World Food Program is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetime. 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. In 2020, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to fight hunger globally, including its work during the coronavirus pandemic. In Syria, WFP provides food assistance to more than 4.8 million people each month. This includes families who require emergency assistance when affected by conflict and displacement and those who need help to improve their nutrition and food security. WFP supports children across Syria with healthy meals and snacks at school, mothers with nutritious diets, and families and communities with sustainable livelihood projects.

WFP Syria Country Office's Mersin Field Office operates cross border to assist around 1.5 million people residing in Northwest Syria (NWS) each month, through its cooperating partners via various assistance modalities.

JOB PURPOSE

​​​​​​To coordinate and perform monitoring activities within a specific coverage area and provide reports to support the effective delivery of assistance packages.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Under the supervision of the Head of Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, the incumbent will be responsible for: 

1. Draft the sections related to monitoring, reviews and evaluations in the Field Office M&E Strategy aligning with corporate and CO Monitoring and Evaluation strategy, help assess progress of the strategy and revise it on a regular basis.
2. Support the Head of M&E in ensuring that the FO monitoring system and tools are in place and compliant with standard operating procedures (SOPs), M&E Minimum Monitoring Requirements (MMR) guidance, and data protection and privacy policies.
3. Coordinate with key programme units in the FO and CO to ensure a coherent approach to evidence generation and use.
4. Integrate gender, equity, disability, protection, human rights and other inclusion aspects as appropriate in all M&E work.
5. Manage and oversee output, process and outcome monitoring data, including distribution monitoring, activity implementation monitoring, Post-Distribution Monitoring, retail performance monitoring, surveys using questionnaires and question guides developed by the CO building on corporate tools.
6. Ensure the FO adopt and use qualitative monitoring methodologies (i.e., Key Informant Interviews, Focus Group Discussions)
7. Lead data collection exercises, including survey design, sampling, monitoring plans and monitoring coverage, with regular travel to NWS activity sites for training and oversight missions.
8. Ensure prioritization of monitoring activities across the CSP is based on levels of assessed risks and determine site coverage requirements as per the monthly monitoring plan, ensuring that all activity sites covered are monitored at least once a quarter (depending on CO capacity), with more frequent visits to priority sites as per the Risk-based Monitoring Framework.
9. Conduct analysis and interpretation of the country monitoring data that responds to the Country Office and corporate information needs.
10. Arrange regular meetings between M&E and programme to review monitoring and evaluation findings and discuss recommendations.
11. Help build M&E capacity of WFP M&E staff, partners and government actors through provision of learning and development opportunities, on-the-job coaching and knowledge management.  
12. Conduct regular data quality checks at different stages of the monitoring cycle, ensuring that monitoring data and reports are timely, complete and of high quality.
13. Provide additional M&E support services as required. 

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.

Experience: 

- With an Advanced University Degree: At least One year of progressively responsible support experience including at least one year in the field of M&E, humanitarian operations, or another related field. Experience designing and leading monitoring or assessment activities, including collecting food and nutrition security data, conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses and reporting findings to senior management.

- With a First University Degree: At least three years of progressively responsible support experience including at least one year in the field of M&E, humanitarian operations, or another related field. Experience designing and leading monitoring or assessment activities, including collecting food and nutrition security data, conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses and reporting findings to senior management.

Language: Fluency in oral and written communication in English and Arabic, Turkish is a plus

Knowledge & Skills:

•    Knowledge of programme design, implementation and operational challenges in food and nutrition security. 
•    Capacity development of staff and partners.  
•    Analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data. 
•    Knowledge of relevant IT-enabled data collection tools, databases as well as analysis and visualization software. 
 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• Please upload your professional CV in English in PDF format making sure to include the following in terms of “Experience”: 
• Company/Organization name and scope of work of the organization 
• Exact Position Title
• Contract type: part-time, full-time, volunteer, consultant, or freelancer
• Start and End date of Employment for each position: From (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy)
• Responsibilities: To mention the main responsibilities that highlight your gained skills and experience
• A proof of your experience will be required in the final stage of recruitment.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to the next stage of the selection process.
• Candidates must get an auto confirmation email once application is submitted.

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