Field Monitors at eHealth Systems Africa

About the Role 

• The Field Monitors will be responsible for monitoring various cooperating partners', vendors’ activities, and other activities within the monitoring and accountability program. The role involves working closely with beneficiaries, cooperating partners, retailers and vendors, community members and leaders, and other stakeholders to support the effective implementation of monitoring and assessment activities.

What you’ll do  

• Act as the point of contact and communicate project status to the state Coordinators.
• Work with the LGA cooperating partners CP to monitor WFP food assistance program deliverables.
• Monitor and report issues in the CP food distribution sites on the quality and quantity of assistance provided to beneficiaries.
• Observe and report the process and timeliness of food distribution assistance delivery.
• Conduct FGD on the beneficiary's level of understanding about their entitlements
• Conduct onsite monitoring to ascertain beneficiary experiences at distribution points and beneficiary level of satisfaction with WFP’s assistance.
• Conduct retailer monitoring of selected WFP Retailer’s/trader’s standards of implementing WFP’s programme.
• Assess the beneficiary utilization of assistance received from WFP.
• Conduct regular Warehouse monitoring to validate stock balances and the status of food commodities delivered,
• Coordinates all TPM activities in the assigned LGA.
• Implement the team's monthly work plan and report to the State Coordinator.
• Ensures work packages and products are delivered to appropriate quality, in a set timeline.
• Upload field data collected to the WFP server, and safeguard all allocated work tools.
• Submits monitoring reports daily and ensures daily field Data submissions after validation.
• Maintain and Update plans, risk, issue and quality registers as well as any other registers/logs delegated by the State Coordinator.
• Regular supervision of field monitors and activity converges of TSFP, CBT-voucher
• Distribution monitoring, Livelihood activities, market price data collection and assigned field-level assessment.
• Attend monthly debriefing meetings and provide LGA-level updates to the program manager.
• Works closely with government, stakeholders and Cooperating Partners within the LGA to ensure smooth implementation of all TPM activities.
• Participates in coordination meetings in the LGA.
• Work closely with the security team to ensure all field activities are implemented within a safe environment.
• Reports directly to the State Coordinator on any tasks as assigned.
• Use assigned tools to monitor and report filed activity as assigned.
• Participate and promote a positive, supportive, cooperative team environment.
• Adheres to policies and procedures.
• Adheres to eHealth Africa’s code of conduct as well as ethical standards.
• Is consistently at work and on time.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, training classes, and supervision. Presents complex ideas and anticipates potential objections. Communicates any ramifications of decisions and issues to project stakeholders, and presents alternatives.
• Ensures compliance with laws and regulations.
• Flexible to be deployed to another location within short notice.
• Any other duty may be assigned.

Who you are 

• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to successfully perform this job:

Education

• Degree in Social Science, Development Studies, International Affairs, or a related field.

Work Experience:

• 2 - 3 years of relevant professional experience in monitoring and assessment programming in a displacement settlement.
• Experience collecting programme output and outcome data, conducting process monitoring including quantitative and qualitative analysis and reporting.
• Previous working experience with host communities, IDPs and returnees, and in remote environments.
• Computer proficiency in  Word and Excel.
• Proficiency in data collection and reporting.
• Understanding of protection principles, likely protection concerns in the context, and best practices.

Desired Skills

• Ability to work in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Maintains good professional ethical standards.
• Ability to keep discretion and handle confidential matters effectively.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a team and under pressure. 
• Excellent written and spoken English and Hausa, Kanuri or other local languages used in the area is an asset.
• Familiarity with the cultural and social dynamics in the LGAs across Sokoto state  is required.