VACANCY ANNOUCEMEMT N°001/CO/CMR/2015

(Female Candidates are encouraged to apply)

The United Nations World Food Programme is looking for the services of a Field Monitor assistant(Nutrition) with competencies listed below:

Title: Field Monitor Assistant

Category: General Service

Grade: SC4

Contract Type: Service Contract

Contract Duration: 12 months (renewable)

Duty Station: Maroua

Closing Application Date: 29 May 2014

Accountabilities:

Under the direct supervision of the Sr programme Assistant(Nutrition) and the overall supervision of the Head of Sub-Office, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities:

• Review requests for Nutrition needs and initiate field action through the WFP Information Systems; draft distribution plan and NFIs requirements;
• Prepare periodic projections of Nutrition commodity requirements by project and by sites based on available information from Nutrition partners and Sub office and input data into the WFP Information Systems;
• Review field Nutrition reports and project documents, identify the gaps and draft field nutrition reports based on support documents;
• Review and reconcile a variety of activities and operational reports;
• Monitor food distributions and post-distributions at the field level, ensuring that key indicators relating to food security and nutrition are well documented;
• Analyse and process requests for a variety of nutrition and Food security data;
• Using WFP's Information Systems, enter new and revised data; compile monthly monitoring findings for all programmes, share programme information with colleagues, partners and formulate follow up plans jointly with partners and the Sub office.
• Prepare Nutrition periodic reports, statistical information and tables; Report on all aspects of the Nutrition and Food security programmes implementation and quality of the programme management.
• Liaise with other units to resolve issues and clarify or obtain additionnal inforamtion;
• Assist in conducting training of partner's field staff, community Health Workers on commodity management, as necessary;
• Maintain accurate records and files within the field of work; Draft correspondence related to the field of work;
• Perform other related duties as required.

Expected Results:

Organised and precise records and well analysed data with minimal supervision.

Critical Success Factors:

Ability to spell and write correctly in English and in French; ability to maintain accurate and precise records and to interpret and analyse a variety of data  and resolve discrepancies. Courtesy, tact and the ability to work effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Education

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

Experience

At least three years of progressively support experience, including at least one year in the field of Nutrition, Food security, community health or another related field. At least one year at G3 level or equivalent.

Language:

Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station and in the duty station's language, if different.

Other desire skills:

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft software applications, particularly MS-Office(Word, Excel, Access, Power point, etc.)
• The knowledge of WFP and UN system policies, rules, regulations and procedures is and asset.

Completed files (Letter of Motivation, Curriculum Vitae with refences, Diplomas, etc.)should carry the post title on the sealed enveloppe market "Confidential" quoting VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT N°001/CO/CMR/2015

Applications can be deposited at the WFP office in Yaoundé.

Please address the applications to 

Country Director/Representative

World Food Programme

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Avenue

Behind the Municipal Council

PO Box: 7308

Yaoundé

Closing Date of Application: 29 May 2015

Only applicants with corresponding profiles will be given due consideration.