Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, August 24 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area. Having a Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Agriculture economics, agribusiness, rural development, natural resources management of other related fields is an added advantage.

Knowledge & Skills:
Data analytical knowledge and skills on programme output and outcome data monitoring.
General knowledge of monitoring systems, processes, tools, and standards.
Compilation, analysis, and presentation of data using statistical and presentation software such as Excel, SPSS, and PowerPoint.

Experience in direct implementation or field monitoring of community or village-based projects.
Demonstrate to have problem solving skills.

Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Swahili languages.

JOB PURPOSE
To provide coordination, administrative services and research to support the efficient and effective procurement services.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
1. Oversee field level implementation of agriculture and market activities and analyze program activities to ensure desired results are being achieved efficiently.
2. Integrate community approaches, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities and ensure that there are strong linkages on gender transformation between program activities.
3. Participate in weekly meetings with programme staff to review progress, identify challenges, coordinate activities and update implementation plans.
4. Prepare monthly process monitoring plans; service entry sheets (SES), invoice tracking systems (ITS), track progress of monitoring visits.; analyze the process monitoring dashboard; escalate significant issues; agree on actions; and ensure actions are implemented.
5. Supervise Monitoring Assistants and develop their capacity.
6. Ensure strong cooperation and coordination with local government authorities and cooperating partners and other relevant partners in the programmes area.
7. Participate in district and regional forums, consultative and steering committee meetings to ensure WFP’s objectives, program design and activities are well understood, have visibility, and are integrated into local community development plans.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
• Capability Name Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level
• Tendering and Contracting Displays basic understanding of processes to support the contracting/tendering implementation at WFP by collecting necessary information.
• Vendor Management Leverages basic understanding of business needs to define vendor requirements and selection criteria.
• Commodity and Product/Service Intelligence Appropriately handles products/services based on an understanding of sources, technologies, properties, and public procurement principles/practices.
• Systems & Reporting Demonstrates strong understanding of procurement systems, Corporate operating System and tools to conduct range of analyses and generate reports to drive decision making.
• Ethics and Compliance Maintains accurate records of activities in line with compliance standards to increase ease of response to basic audit queries.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
Experience:
• At least 5 years’ experience in similar a position.
• Has worked with technical teams (i.e., Agriculture, nutrition, food security analysis, etc.).
• Has contributed to implementation of programmes in support to smallholder farmers
• Has experience in dealing with horticultural crops
• Has experience in applying sustainable farming systems and environmental conservation practices in agriculture.



Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: High School

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