The UN World Food Programme in the Kyrgyz Republic is announcing a vacancy for the position of Field Monitor Assistant (2 positions) for Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.

Supervision received: The Field Monitor Assistant will be directly supervised by the National Programme Officer and under the general supervision of the Head of Programme 

Accountabilities: Within delegated authority, the Field Monitor Assistant will be responsible for the following duties: 

• Coordinate and monitor the implementation of the assistance programme at the local level, in close collaboration with the implementing partners;
• Monitor and review the overall commodity movements such as food deliveries, storage, transport and distribution at the site and verify if the amounts received have been properly recorded, damaged or suspected to be damaged;
• Supervise the efficient distribution of food items at the site and ensure proper distribution of entitlements and verify appropriate entitlements are distributed and provide feedback to Field Officers and others on the distribution;
• Assist in the conduct of regular meetings of refugee leaders and implementing partners on the commodity pipeline, distribution arrangements, food entitlements and other relevant issues;
• Assist in the implementation of the plan of action, review achievement and constraints and provide feedback accordingly;
• Assist the WFP Officer and implementing partners in encouraging women’s access to economic skills development and sensitizing public opinion on gender issues and gender focused activities;
• Report periodically to the WFP Officer on relevant events regarding food management, distribution and other related issues;
• Identify any apparent issues in the programme and report them to the appropriate personnel;
• Supervise and train other personnel as appropriate;
• Perform other related duties as required. 

Expected Results: Organized and precise records; well analyzed data with minimum supervision.

Critical Success Factors: Strong interpersonal skills; courtesy, tact and ability to work effectively with people of different national and cultural background. Ability to interpret and analyze a wide variety of programme issues and statistical information, and to maintain accurate and precise records. Ability to communicate in a team with people from different nationalities, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, ability to work in a team environment and achieve common goals. 

Minimum qualifications:

Education:

University degree in one or more of the following disciplines: education, social services, nutrition, agriculture or other related field.

Experience: 

At least three years of progressively responsible support experience including at least one year in the field of statistics, refugee operations, or another related field.

Knowledge: 

Training and/or experience utilizing computers including word processing, spreadsheet and other software packages.

Language: 

Fluency in English, Russian and Kyrgyz.

All interested candidates must send their P.11, CV, a cover letter in English and at least 3 references with indication of position title to  by 17:00, 7 December 2012. Applications without P.11 form will not be considered. Only suitable candidates will be invited for interview.