Monitoring Assistant Temporary

About WFP

Mozambique, with an estimated population of 31 million people, is classified as a low-income, food-deficit country, ranked 180 out of 188 countries on the Human Development Index. Mozambique is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world; while the southern and central regions regularly experience droughts, floods occur every two to three years along the major river basins and in poorly drained urban settlements. The regularity of these events perpetuates a cycle of vulnerability and emphasizes the need for adequate disaster preparedness, prevention, and management. Two decades ago, Mozambique was one of the most impoverished and capacity-constrained countries in the world. Over the past decade, Mozambique has ranked amongst the top ten fastest-growing economies in the world, however strong and steady economic growth has not been translated into a proportionate reduction of poverty.

Organizational Context

Mozambique, with an estimated population of 31 million people, is classified as a low-income, food-deficit country, ranked 180 out of 188 countries on the Human Development Index. Mozambique is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world; while the southern and central regions regularly experience droughts, floods occur every two to three years along the major river basins and in poorly drained urban settlements. The regularity of these events perpetuates a cycle of vulnerability and emphasizes the need for adequate disaster preparedness, prevention, and management. Two decades ago, Mozambique was one of the most impoverished and capacity-constrained countries in the world. Over the past decade, Mozambique has ranked amongst the top ten fastest-growing economies in the world, however strong and steady economic growth has not been translated into a proportionate reduction of poverty.

Background

The Mastercard Foundation (the Foundation) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have entered a five-year (2022-2027) project partnership to strengthen food systems along agricultural value chains, and target young men and young women participants in Mozambique, for improved job opportunities. The initiative is aligned with the Country Office’s (CO) newly approved Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2022-2026, namely under WFP’s Strategic Objective 3: Vulnerable and shock-affected communities, households, women, and young people in targeted areas have more equitable, resilient, sustainable, and climate-smart livelihoods through enhanced adaptive and productive capacities that enable them to meet their food and nutrition needs by 2030. Through key entry points across the food system and linkages, Strategic Objective 3 will be achieved through an integrated package of climate risk management, livelihood support, adaptive agriculture, and smallholder agricultural market support.

According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), Mozambique population in 2023 is estimated around 32 million people, of which 65 percent is represented by rural population. In the rural areas, youth between 18 – 35 years amount approximately to 7 million individuals, constituting the second most numerous group, after children. 2 Youth unemployment is a key issue, many young women and men are driven into marginal jobs in the informal economy, both in rural and urban areas. The main challenges for sustainable employment in rural areas are high illiteracy levels, scarce vocational and technical training opportunities, and lack of productive assets or the capital necessary to successfully kick-start small and family-owned businesses. Considering that most participants of the Kufungula Muae project will be young women and young men, the project will adopt a gender transformative approach aligned with WFP Gender Policy (2022). It is fundamental to tackle the inequalities that oppress and discriminate women and girls by promoting equity and the empowerment of all, through enabling environments that foster equitable job opportunities. Women’s economic empowerment is a key means of achieving gender equality, it involves women having the capacity to determine and shape their own lives and contribute to the lives of their families, communities, and societies.

In line with the MasterCard Foundation Young Africa Works´ strategy and building from WFP’s existing value chain coordination, WFP firmly believes that this is a crucial opportunity to expand support to smallholder farmers by promoting and increasing the inclusion of youth and women, especially young women, as key actors in the agricultural sector, with a right to remuneration for their work, access to correct and up to date information, and tools to improve their practices and decision-making power both at the community and household level. This will be achieved by understanding and addressing the root causes of low participation and limited integration of youth and women in the agricultural sector (on-farm and off-farm), combined with scaling up interventions that reflect the identified root causes, aimed at making the value chains more inclusive and profitable thus creating formal and informal employment opportunities that are accessible and attractive to youth and more particularly to women.

Key Accountabilities (not all-inclusive)

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Associate will perform the following roles:

• Serve as the WFP’s focal point at the district level, under the direct technical supervision and direction of the Programme Associate.
• Ensure that the planned activities are carried out, reporting any issues or discrepancies to the supervisor for timely resolution, as well as ensuring the quantity and quality of the operation are in accordance with the WFP standards.
• Track the performance of the cooperating partner and maintain an issue tracker for key action points and ensure effective follows.
• Maintain information records and monitoring plan documentation as well as programme checklists so that non-food items and other project-related items can be delivered and distributed efficiently.
• Collate assistance programme(s) data in accordance with clear direction, to support programme reviews and informative decision-making. Organise the data into meaningful categories, summarizing any trends or patterns. Prepare reports with the information and present to the relevant team. Ensure accuracy of the data and integrity of the reports.
• Provide guidance to cooperating partners on WFP operational practices, monitoring tools and methods so that they can complete self-monitoring tasks and contribute to the visibility of WFP.
• Liaise and guide cooperating partners and internal counterparts to gather feedback, data in the field, and comments. This is to support programme reviews and improve services. Ensure data is collected in accordance with the agreed WFP-CP field level agreement.
• Collect and analyze comments and feedback from cooperating partners and project participants to identify programmatic issues with a view to fostering efficient operations.
• Prepare field mission reports to document programme implementation.
• Any other duties assigned.

Standard Minumum Qualifications

• Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate/university degree in Agriculture, Monitoring and Evaluation, Nutrition, Project Management, Development studies, or other related fields is a plus.
• Experience: At least 4 years of professional  experience in Project management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Nutrition, VAM, food systems development and other related.
• Languages: Fluency in oral and written communication in Portuguese. Fluency in Changana/Ronga. Basic knowledge of English.

Desired experiences for entry into the role

• Has experience analysing programme output and outcome data.
• General knowledge of WFP monitoring and evaluation systems and standards.
• Has knowledge of the programme life cycle.
• Has worked with various stakeholders, sub-national governments, and operational and cooperating partners.
• Has contributed to the integration of gender, protection, nutrition, and environment in food security programmes.

Knowledge & Skills

• Good community engagement skills.
• Good presentation skills, Negotiation skills.
• Good training skills, hardworking, calm, mature, logical, culturally sensitive, result-oriented and interested in humanitarian development.
• Proficient in MS Office.

WFP Leadership Framework – Our Bahaviour Matters

Leads by Example with Integrity

• Lives WFP values and shows humanity and integrity by role modelling care for others.

Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments

• Delivers on commitments and adapts readily to change.

Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative Teamwork

• Is inclusive and collaborative, and contributes to a culture of learning and personal growth.

Applies Strategic Thinking

• Demonstrates commitment to gather perspectives, analyse options and risks, and propose new ways of doing things.

Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships

• Builds and nurtures external partnerships & collaborates with partners to deliver common objectives.

Other Specific Job Requirements

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