Monitoring Assistant

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

26 November 2026-23:59-GMT+03:00 East Africa Time (Dar es Salaam)

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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 CONRTACT: Service Contract Level 5, SC5

UNIT/DIVISION: RBJ/RAM Unit

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Dodoma, Tanzania

DURATION: 12 months

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:   

Job holders typically report to a Monitoring Associate; the reporting lines may change depending on the location and size of the office. At this level, work is carried out under minimum supervision. Job holders are expected to produce organized and accurate technical work and reports. They may provide guidance on standard practices to other staff and counterparts in their area of work.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• In consultation with the Head of Field Office and Monitoring Associate, support the preparation and implementation of monthly monitoring plans for assigned catchment areas and contribute to the regular updating of Risk-Based Monitoring Framework (RBMF) parameters in accordance with Country Office guidance.
• Monitor WFP programme activities and cooperating partner performance to ensure compliance with minimum monitoring requirements and support timely implementation. Coordinate and conduct process, output, and outcome monitoring activities, including distribution monitoring, post-distribution monitoring, surveys, observations, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and other qualitative and quantitative data collection exercises.
• Collaborate with cooperating partners, government institutions, NGOs, CSOs, community leaders, and other relevant stakeholders to facilitate monitoring activities, collect programme information, and support evidence-based decision-making.
• Conduct routine data quality assurance and verification during monitoring missions to ensure that data reported by cooperating partners is accurate, complete, consistent, and supported by verifiable source documents. Identify data quality issues, provide on-site guidance for corrective actions, and escalate significant discrepancies for follow-up in line with WFP data quality standards.
• Ensure that findings and issues identified during monitoring visits are properly documented and promptly recorded in the Process Monitoring Issues Escalation System (SugarCRM). Support issue resolution processes, track corrective actions, and provide regular updates on implementation status to relevant stakeholders.
• Compile, analyze, and summarize monitoring data and findings to produce monitoring reports, support programme reviews, contribute to field office reporting requirements, and provide timely updates to monitoring tracking systems and corporate reporting platforms, including COMET.
• Maintain accurate records of monitoring activities and site coverage within assigned areas, ensuring that all activity sites are monitored according to approved plans and reporting requirements.
• Provide training and technical support to cooperating partners on WFP monitoring tools, methodologies, and reporting requirements. Support the organization and implementation of technical support, evaluation, and monitoring missions led by the Country Office or other stakeholders.
• Promote adherence to WFP monitoring policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), Corporate Results Framework (CRF) requirements, data protection and privacy standards, and ethical principles throughout all monitoring activities.
• Work closely with the Complaints and Feedback Mechanism (CFM) team to support the communication of actions taken in response to monitoring and feedback findings, contributing to accountability and transparency with beneficiaries.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education:

Completion of secondary school education is required. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable. Having a bachelor’s degree in agriculture, agricultural economics, agribusiness, rural development, nutrition, food security, statistics, natural resources management of other related fields is an advantage.

Experience:

• Has a minimum of 4 years of relevant monitoring and/or operational experience, including coordinating project implementation and monitoring activities, developing monitoring data collection questionnaires and digitizing them, collecting monitoring data, conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, and reporting findings to management, partners and other stakeholders. 
• Has worked with technical teams (i.e., agriculture, nutrition, food security analysis, etc.).
• Has contributed to implementation of programmes in support of food assistance, resilience building, livelihoods support, and small-holder farmer support.
• Has experience in dealing with horticultural crops.
• Has experience in applying sustainable farming systems and environmental conservation practices in agriculture.

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, Tableau 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.

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact:  [email protected]

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel.

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• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.

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.

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