DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

21 December 2025-23:59-GMT05:00 Pakistan Standard Time (Karachi)

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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse committed skilled and high performing teams selected on merit operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment living WFPs values (Integrity Collaboration Commitment Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN WFP

WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive diverse and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training accreditation coaching mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country regional and global offices around the world and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

JOB TITLE: Monitoring Assistant

TYPE OF CONTRACT: SSA-4
SSA-4
UNIT/DIVISION: M&E

DUTY STATION (City Country): Multan - Pakistan

DURATION: 3 Months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
Within the delegated authority and under the overall guidance of Head of Sub-Office the Field Monitoring Assistant will directly report to the M&E Focal Person in the Sub-Office. The incumbent is expected to generally support the overall monitoring and evaluation functions at the project implementation sites in the field. More specifically the incumbent will be responsible for monitoring the distribution processes and conducting the post-distribution survey for various interventions of WFP under flood response activities.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Verify the targeting of beneficiaries and the geographical prioritization for the planned activities as per WFP standards.
2. Perform monitoring of ongoing activities and processes (e.g. distribution and social mobilization) implemented by Cooperating Partner.
3. Where applicable remotely (telephonically) contact the beneficiaries to verify the receipt of WFP assistance according to the entitlement.
4. Receive and collate comments and feedback from cooperating partners and beneficiaries to support in identifying programmatic issues with a view to fostering efficient operations and community to the relevant managers.
5. Perform different types of assessments/ post distribution monitoring to document the benefits of WFP interventions on target communities.
6. Perform purposive monitoring visits to follow-up on critical issues surfaced through Internal and external sources i.e. WFP community feedback mechanism government authorities UN coordination office etc;
7. Collate WFP assistance information in accordance with clear direction in order to support Programme reviews and informative decision-making.
8. Liaise with cooperating partners district authorities and internal counterparts to gather feedback and comments to support Programme reviews and improve services.
9. Monitoring of BNP FCs to review various process on quality benchmarks
10. Represent WFP at district level coordination forum and accordingly keep WFP PO updated.
11. Provide guidance to operating partners on WFP operational practices monitoring tools and methods in order to support them to complete self-monitoring tasks and to contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas.
12. Prepare and timely share the field mission reports to document Programme implementation.
13. Any other task assigned aligned with the position and the area of expertise.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
Completion of Secondary School Education. Bachelors degree in
Computer Science IT Data Science Statistics Information Management is desirable.
Experience:
Minimum 4 years of field work experience in any sector of social development humanitarian work health nutrition or food security.
Experience in producing infographics and writing narrative reports.
Capacity to foster sustainable relationships with local NGOs government authorities and other implementation partners.
Knowledge & Skills:
Basic knowledge of health and nutrition sector. Skills in field data collection and report writing.
Languages:
Fluency in English language and Urdu is required; and knowledge of relevant local languages is desirable. Completion of Secondary School Education. Bachelors degree in
Computer Science IT Data Science Statistics Information Management is desirable.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruitment system. We do not accept CVs or spontaneous applications by email.
If you experience challenges while submitting your online application please contact us at for technical support only.
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We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate complete and includes your employment records academic qualifications language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.
Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
Additional documents such as passport recommendation letters academic certificates etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs job requirements merit and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse all forms of discrimination any kind of harassment sexual harassment and abuse of authority. Therefore all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) FAO Finance Committee WFP External Auditor WFP Audit Committee Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

Required Experience:

Junior IC

Monitoring Assistant SSA4 Multan