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Post Title: Field Monitoring Assistant
Organisation: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Vacancy Announcement No: FRUGA/03/2014
Contract Type: National Professional Personnel (NPP)
Duty Station: Moroto and Kotido
Background Information:
The global mandate of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations (FAO) is to improve nutrition, increase agricultural productivity,
raise the standard of living in rural populations and contribute to global
economic growth. Achieving food security for all is at the heart of FAO’s
efforts – to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food
to lead active, healthy lives. For more information about the Organization
visit www.fao.org.
This vacancy is open to male and female candidates. Qualified female candidates
are particularly encouraged to apply. FAO staff members are international civil
servants, subject to the authority of the Director-General. FAO does not charge
applicants any fees at any stage in the recruitment process.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of FAO Representative, direct supervision of
the Programme Monitoring Officer, the head of office in your duty station and
in close collaboration with the programmes team in Karamoja, the Field
Monitoring Assistant performs the following:
• Support FAO field offices to
follow-up and monitor project input deliveries, activities and compliance by
suppliers, implementing partners and consultants, and generate feedback and
verification reports to enable timely oversight by the relevant technical and
administrative officers;
• Under the supervision of the
Monitoring and Evaluation Unit and the head of office measure the performance
of DFID project against targeted outcome/outputs, indicators and all key bench
marks,
• provide liaison support and
trouble-shooting to the project Implementing Partners in all process monitoring
data collection, processing and reporting, including FFS tracking and mapping;
• Participate in all field
research activities, including remote sensing, ground-truthing, and action
research, PET, watershed mapping, food security/needs assessments (including
HEA baseline and seasonal assessments);
• In collaboration with the
Information, Communication and Reporting officers, support the collection,
collation and compilation of beneficiary success stories, photos and other
communication material on a regular and timely basis; Sector Working Group
through soliciting and compilation of data on the activities/interventions of
the different actors (Government departments, UN, NGOs, farmer groups/ associations
and private sector).
• Perform any other relevant
duties requested Minimum Requirements
Education:
University degree, preferably in Agriculture, Rural Development, Economics
or Social Sciences. Work Experience
One to two years of Professional experience in socioeconomic, agricultural
and livelihood statistical data collection, processing and interpretation.
Languages:
Excellent command of English, and ability to communicate in the most common
local languages.
Selection Criteria
• Extent of knowledge on project
cycle management, monitoring and evaluation;
• Extent of experience in
designing, conducting or participating in project monitoring processes;
• Range of skills in collecting,
managing and analyzing data from rural socio-economic, food security and
livelihood studies;
• Demonstrated ability and/or
willingness to interact and work among rural communities in remote and
hard-to-reach areas like Karamoja, and with a wide cross-section of partners:
Government, NGOs, communities, media and international donors;
• Demonstrated mature judgment
combined with a proactive, energetic approach to problem solving; excellent
interpersonal and communication skills (ability to communicate clearly and
concisely both in writing and orally);
• Demonstrated ability to work
effectively in a team and with problem solving skills.
How to Apply:
Ugandan nationals who meet the requirements above are requested to submit
applications together with a Personal History Form to be found under www.fao.org and copies
of certificates in a sealed envelope, quoting Vacancy Announcement
FRUGA/03/2014 Field Monitoring Assistant, addressed to Chairman, Recruitment
Committee, Food and Agriculture Organization.
Envelopes should be registered at reception
and placed in the box at reception of the FAO offices at Plot 88 Buganda Road,
Wandegeya,
Kampala by no later than 31st March
2014 by 5.00pm on the closing date of application. Incomplete applications or
applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
