Programme Support (M&E) Officer
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability, and prosperity. WFP operates in emergencies and supports people recovering from conflict, disasters, and extreme weather. The organization values diversity, inclusion, and invests in employee development.
Job Purpose
The Programme Support (M&E) Officer plays a crucial role in ensuring the effectiveness and accountability of WFP's programmes. This position is responsible for leading monitoring activities, including the collection, cleaning, processing, and analysis of monitoring data. The officer will contribute to generating high-quality evidence on beneficiary impact, informing policy, strategy, programme design, and implementation adjustments. Key responsibilities include developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation plans, supporting the operationalization of M&E strategies, and contributing to evidence-based decision-making. The role also involves building M&E capacity of staff and partners, ensuring compliance with corporate standards, and contributing to various reporting products for donors and management.
Responsibilities
The Programme Support Officer plays a crucial role in the World Food Programme's (WFP) monitoring and evaluation efforts. This position is responsible for leading the collection, cleaning, processing, and analysis of monitoring data, ensuring timely program adjustments and adherence to WFP's corporate standards. A key responsibility is generating high-quality evidence on beneficiary experiences to inform policy, strategy, and program design. The officer contributes to developing Monitoring, Review, and Evaluation (M&E) plans, advocating for necessary financial and human resources, and supporting the operationalization of regional M&E strategies. They ensure that M&E findings are accessible and contribute to evidence-based decision-making. The role involves supporting WFP management in addressing recommendations from monitoring and evaluations, and building M&E capacity among WFP staff and partners through training and information sharing. Specific duties include supporting the development of Theories of Change, ensuring compliance with corporate monitoring standards, drafting monitoring reports, conducting field visits, coordinating Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM), and supporting data entry into corporate systems. The officer also contributes to donor and annual reports, integrates cross-cutting issues like accountability to affected populations and gender into monitoring, and supports evaluation processes. The position emphasizes a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and WFP's core values.
Work Experience
The role requires experience in leading programme monitoring, including data collection, cleaning, processing, and analysis. Responsibilities include contributing to Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plans, supporting evidence-based decision-making, and building M&E capacity of staff and partners. Specific tasks involve developing Theories of Change, ensuring M&E systems comply with corporate standards, drafting monitoring reports, conducting field visits, and coordinating monitoring activities during emergency responses. Experience with inter-agency monitoring and data entry into corporate systems is also expected.
Skills
Monitoring and Evaluation, Data Analysis, Reporting, Budget Management, Capacity Building, Inter-agency Coordination, Programme Design, Emergency Response, Needs Assessment, Accountability to Affected Populations, Gender Inclusion, Disability Inclusion, Conflict Sensitivity, Donor Reporting, Teamwork, Communication, Problem-Solving, Adaptability, Attention to Detail, Strategic Planning