The World Food Programme (WFP) is United Nations frontline agency in the fight against hunger, WFP is continually responding to emergencies. We save lives by getting food to the hungry fast. But WFP also works to help prevent hunger in the future. We do this through programmes that use food as a means to build assets, spread knowledge and nurture stronger, more dynamic communities. This helps communities become more food secure. On average, WFP aims to bring food assistance to more than 80 million people in 80 countries.
WFP Ethiopia is working with the Government and humanitarian partners to strengthen the resilience of Ethiopia’s most vulnerable population and to chart a more prosperous and sustainable future for the next generation. The Country Office also supports programmes that use food assistance to empower women, transform areas affected by climate change and keep children in school. It aims to contribute to Ethiopia’s five-year development agenda, the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), through which the Government combats food insecurity.
ABOUT MCGOVERNDOLE PROJECT
WFP School Feeding Unit have received a confirmation from USDA - McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program to undertake school feeding and technical assistance project for four years period to enable the Ethiopian Government to transit towards national ownership of school meals program. The project will be covering around 185,693 primary school children in Afar and Oromia Regions. The regions are mainly pastoralists who live in a marginalized environment and whose livelihood is exposed to the vagaries of climate and harsh environmental conditions and suffers from law participation into schooling and education.
These jobs are found in the WFP Ethiopia Country Sub Offices Programme Unit in the M&E Section Semera (Afar) and Nazareth (Oromia). S/he report to M&E team leader under the overall technical guidance of WFP’s Head of Programme. S/he will work closely with school feeding Monitoring Assistance staff and other progarmme staff. The job holder is typically responsible for the overall monitoring and evaluation of the school feeding programme. Job holders operate with a high degree of independence to ensure that programme and WFP policy objectives are achieved in full. S/he usually involved in a wide variety of programme and analytical work, some of which may be of a considerable complexity
WFP Ethiopia Country Office is seeking the Programme Associate (M&E) to provide support for monitoring and evaluation activities of school feeding programme within in the sub-office areas of operation, ensuring that programme generates quality evidence on the outcomes and effects of WFP’s school feeding activities on the lives of beneficiaries with which to inform operational decision making and strategic reorientation.
Education: A university degree statistics, economics, international affairs, business administration, social sciences, and development.
Experience: Six or more years of progressively responsible work experience Monitoring and Evaluation. Experience working on programme development, capacity building and technical assistance to the government at federal or/and regional level has added advantage.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English. Knowledge of the local language is added advantage.