Senior Associate M&E
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building peace through food assistance. This role is based in the WFP Country Office in Nicaragua, reporting to the Country Director and receiving technical guidance from the Performance Management and Monitoring Division. The position will be part of a team, offering technical and functional support, and may supervise junior staff.
Job Purpose
The Senior Associate M&E G7 will support the development and implementation of Monitoring, Review, and Evaluation Plans in alignment with WFP's corporate standards. The primary objective is to generate high-quality evidence on beneficiary situations and living conditions, contributing to policy formulation, strategy development, and program design and implementation. This involves coordinating monitoring activities, managing evaluations, supporting reviews, participating in vulnerability analysis, and positioning WFP as a trusted partner for government M&E strategies. The role also entails supporting country-level M&E strategy formulation and contributing to policy development and related initiatives.
Responsibilities
The role involves providing specialized technical expertise in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM). Key responsibilities include contributing to project planning and development, ensuring alignment with program policies, and coordinating M&E and VAM activities to meet objectives. This includes preparing technical reports, conducting substantive data analysis on areas like food assistance needs and program performance, and formulating recommendations. The position requires leading accurate and timely data recording, fostering effective communication with internal stakeholders, and building partnerships with local entities, NGOs, and government institutions for food security analysis. Additionally, the role supports capacity building for WFP staff and partners in M&E and VAM, acts as a reference point for complex queries, and manages a support team, providing guidance and training. It also entails applying emergency preparedness and response practices and leading the implementation of the corporate M&E strategy, ensuring quality in monitoring processes and reporting, and promoting the use of strategic results frameworks and operational management tools like COMET.
Work Experience
Requires a minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience. This experience should include activities such as monitoring, evaluation, vulnerability analysis, and mapping.
Skills
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM), Data Analysis (Quantitative & Qualitative), Project Management, Capacity Building, Report Writing, Database Management, Emergency Preparedness, Stakeholder Coordination, Partnership Building