Monitoring Assistant (Multiple Duty Stations)

United Nations World Food Programme; Cebu City; On-site; PHP 446,000 - 781,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Leave benefits

Other entitlements

Job summary

United Nations World Food Programme is seeking a Monitoring Assistant to support field data collection, analysis, and reporting for disaster-prone areas in the Philippines. The role reports to RAM Unit and works closely with government partners and field staff.

The ideal candidate has five years of relevant experience, a post-secondary certificate in monitoring and evaluation, and strong English communication skills.

Qualifications

• Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in monitoring and evaluation, statistics, social science, disaster management, development studies, or a related field is desirable.
• Five years of professional experience with UN agencies, NGOs, government institutions, or related programmes in disaster management, resilience, humanitarian, or development work.

Responsibilities

• Verify planned cash distributions and early recovery assistance to ensure quality per WFP standards.
• Collect and summarize data from field sites and partners to support programme reviews and decision-making.
• Supervise third party monitors on-site and remotely as needed.
• Engage with government and partners to gather feedback for programme reviews and service improvements.
• Develop and share monitoring tools, field visit reports, and situation updates.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Monitoring methods

Multicultural teamwork

Organizational skills

English fluency

Education

Secondary education

Post-secondary certificate in M&E / statistics / social science / disaster management / development studies

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

4 October 20-6-23:59-GMT+08:00 Philippine Standard Time (Manila)

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.organd follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok.

WHY JOIN WFP?

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

POSITION DETAILS

Job Title: Monitoring Assistant

Type of Contract: Service Contract

Grade: SC-5

Unit/Division: Research, Assessment and Monitoring (RAM) Unit

Duty Stations:

• Cebu City, Philippines (1 position)
• Tacloban City, Philippines (1 position)

Duration: 6 months, with a possibility of extension

This position is open to Filipino nationals only.

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. In the Philippines, WFP supports the Government and partners to strengthen emergency preparedness, anticipatory action and shock-responsive social protection systems, including efforts to mitigate the impacts of El Niño-induced drought on vulnerable communities.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF ASSIGNMENT

The Monitoring Assistant (MA) will work under the direct supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer in the RAM Unit. While in the field, the MA will coordinate and report to the Programme Associate who will serve as the team leader for the province/region.

The role will support the monitoring of WFP’s El Niño-related and other preparedness, anticipatory action, response and recovery activities by collecting, verifying, consolidating and analyzing data from field activities, partners and government counterparts.

The Monitoring Assistant will contribute to the preparation of monitoring tools, activity trackers, field visit reports, situation updates and other information products, helping ensure that implementation progress, beneficiary feedback, risks and operational gaps are documented in a timely and accurate manner.

Through these functions, the post will support evidence-based decision‑making, accountability to affected populations, and strengthened national and local capacities for early warning, emergency readiness, cash‑based assistance, and adaptive and shock‑responsive social protection systems.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Verify the planned distribution of cash and early recovery assistance, resolving routine issues and escalating where appropriate, to ensure that the quality of the operation is in line with WFP standards.

2. Collect and summarize assistance data in sampled remote locations, collaborating with government and cooperating partners where required, conduct analysis and prepare reports in order to support programme reviews and informative decision‑making.

3. Supervise third party monitors both in person and remotely as needed.

4. Liaise with government, cooperating partners and internal counterparts to gather feedback and comments to support programme reviews and improve services.

5. Suggest improvements to field monitoring processes and procedures for efficient implementation of the assistance programmes.

6. Arrange for regular meetings with community leaders, government and cooperating partners on distribution arrangements, entitlements and other relevant issues to support effective communication flow and efficient operations.

7. Facilitate community feedback by supporting the use of appropriate government grievance redress mechanisms and WFP community feedback channels, ensuring that feedback, complaints and protection‑related concerns are documented, referred, followed up and reported in line with established accountability standards.

8. Support regular food commodity price monitoring by collecting, verifying and consolidating market price data for key staples and food items in drought‑affected or at‑risk areas, and prepare timely summaries to inform WFP analysis, early warning, cash transfer value reviews and operational decision‑making.

9. Provide standard trainings for cooperating partners on WFP operational practices, monitoring tools and methodologies to support them to independently self‑monitor and to contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas.

10. Prepare field mission reports and other monitoring documentation to document programme implementation progress and findings.

11. Perform other monitoring and field‑related duties, as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

EDUCATION: Completion of secondary school education. A post‑secondary certificate in monitoring and evaluation, statistics, social science, disaster management, development studies, or a related functional area is desirable.

EXPERIENCE: At least five (5) years of professional experience with UN agencies, NGOs, government institutions, academia or private sector with a focus on disaster management, resilience, humanitarian, development, or related programmes and activities. Demonstrated field experience working in remote or hard‑to‑reach locations. Experience collecting programme output and outcome data, conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, and preparing reports and findings for reporting findings to management team, partners, donors, and other stakeholders. Experience utilizing WFP monitoring and evaluation systems, tools, and standards is desirable.

LANGUAGE: Fluency in both oral and written English is required. Knowledge of Filipino and/ or local language(s) of the duty station is an advantage.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and partnership‑building skills with internal and external counterparts.
• Demonstrated knowledge of programme monitoring methodologies, data collection, verification, and reporting.
• Ability to work effectively in multicultural teams and establish positive working relationships with people of different cultural backgrounds.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to work within tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly, Excel, Word and Powerpoint.

Compensation Package Overview:

• Remuneration will be in accordance with WFP’s salary scale and will be communicated during the offer stage.
• Medical coverage, extendable to eligible dependents.
• Leave benefits and other applicable entitlements.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

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.