Asistente de RAM
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme (WFP) in Nicaragua is implementing its Country Strategic Plan (CSP), focusing on strengthening national capacities, improving food systems, and increasing resilience. WFP's work targets vulnerable households through social protection, with an emphasis on nutrition, school feeding, supporting smallholder farmers, climate change resilience, and emergency response.
Job Purpose
The RAM Assistant will contribute to the implementation of WFP Nicaragua's monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan, focusing on outcome, output, process, and cross-cutting indicators. This role involves developing and updating data collection tools, managing databases for emergency and development operations, and conducting primary data collection through surveys and focus groups. The assistant will support field monitors with training on M&E tools and mobile data collection, and be responsible for data cleaning, processing, and indicator estimation. Regular field visits will be conducted to support M&E data. The position also entails contributing to corporate M&E tools, preparing semi-annual and annual monitoring reports, and tracking consumer and producer prices for basic grains. This role is crucial for evidence-based decision-making and ensuring effective program implementation.
Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities involve contributing to the implementation of monitoring plans, with a focus on various indicators (effect, product, process, transversal) and cross-cutting themes like results-based management, gender, protection, persons with disabilities, and indigenous peoples. This includes developing and updating data collection instruments, and establishing and maintaining databases for processing monitoring information from emergency and development operations. The role requires conducting primary data collection through surveys and focus groups, and supporting training for field monitors on data collection tools and mobile device usage. Key tasks also include data cleaning and processing, estimating corporate indicators, and performing field visits to validate M&E data. Additionally, the position entails preparing semi-annual and annual monitoring reports, contributing to corporate monitoring tools, and maintaining communication with regional and national program teams. A significant responsibility is coordinating with field offices to monitor basic grain prices in local markets and track producer, wholesale, and agricultural input prices. The role also involves performing other assigned tasks.
Work Experience
Requires a minimum of three years of relevant professional experience in monitoring and evaluation, information management, social research, socioeconomic analysis, or related fields. Experience with economic, social, and food/nutrition security issues is also necessary.
Skills
Monitoring and Evaluation, Data Analysis, Information Management, Research, Survey Design, Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, Database Management, Report Writing, Statistical Software (SPSS, STATA, R), Advanced Excel, Mobile Data Collection Tools (ODK), Project Implementation Support, Capacity Building, Economic and Social Analysis, Food Security and Nutrition Analysis, Stakeholder Communication