Programme Assistant (Database & SCOPE) SC5 – Islamabad
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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability.
ABOUT JOB
Job Title: Programme Assistant (Database & Scope) SC5
Grade: SC5
Type of contract: Service Contract
Salary: Starting at PKR 151,000 per month
Duration: 12 Months
Duty Station: Islamabad
Vacancy Number 826780
Date of Publication: 02 May 2023
Deadline of Application: 15 May 2023
This vacancy announcement is for Nationals of Pakistan.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, pension, leave plus a medical insurance (relevant links).
*Remote work if applicable or/FWA until return to office or travel is possible due to covid-19 restrictions.
JOB PURPOSE
WFP Pakistan Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027 designed, in conjunction with government donors and other partners, to support the GoP in surmounting, persistent malnutrition, high vulnerability to natural disasters, the effects of climate change and the declining smallholder production and productivity. Under Strategic outcome 1, WFP is supporting affected populations in Pakistan to have timely access to adequate food and nutrition during and in the aftermath of natural disasters. Currently, said assistance is being provided in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan to the vulnerable beneficiaries. WFP has entered into formal partnerships with National and International NGOs to contribute into the project implementation and perform as cooperating partner to implement the project at field level. Cash/ food as transfer modality are being used to contribute to the short-term food security of the vulnerable population. The SCOPE platform is used for managing overall beneficiary data. Cooperating Partners registers the Households (HH) directly in SCOPE as the information is directly collected from the field through mobile devices.Complying the standard mechanism, SCOPE beneficiary lists are uploaded, distribution plans and payment lists are created, processed and approved within SCOPE platform. At some places where direct registration is not possible, information collected at field level would be transformed into excel base beneficiary lists to be uploaded in SCOPE. The S/m would support to overall information management from PO, review the data fields and upload into SCOPE.
SCOPE does not allow FFA programme to capture output and outcome level data which is required for internal and external reporting of FFA Programme. The S/M will be responsible to maintain the output/outcome level data in FFA -live database with the support of the POs and suport data teams of PO.
Under the overall supervision of Programme Policy Officer for (Relief and FFA), the S/m would perform the following mentioned tasks;
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Act as Focal person to ensure output/outcome related database management for SO-1 interventions across Pakistan
- Maintains regular follow-up with PO focal persons for day to day support and ensure data related deadlines are met as per guidelines from Manager.
- Puts in place the mechanism for data quality assurance (i.e., fix any data bugs/ issues arise during the implementation).
- Review projects output data including village profiles, activity profiles, and participants profiles against the planned vs achieved target of the completed cycle activities of each district and province.
- Provides technical support to POs in SCOPE data registration;
- a.Train the PO focal staff on standard data collection b.Provides support to PO staff in developing standardized data collection templates c.Guide PO data focal staff based on the issues observed in their respective datasets d.Provide on-job guidance to the staff for addressing data inconsistencies/anomalies, data analysis and producing user-friendly reports e. Where needed arrange training sessions for the CP staff.
- Supports SO1 Country office team in review of cash/ food disbursement data management
- In coordination with CBT CST supports the management of beneficiary data eligible for Cash inparticular mobile banking. This includes but is not limited to: i) Ensure data is submitted in good quality within the required templates of WFP ii) review of all data submitted by partners and internal team for any anomalies linked to all relevant fields within the submitted templates and cleaning it accordingly, iii) flagging overlaps in assistance or duplicates and iv) other data cross checks as required
- Updates the output/outcome level database on regular basis and support FFA team in producing info graphics and project output summaries for reporting to different stakeholders;
- In coordination with POs, maintains separate data of households who are initially selected but then excluded due to different reasons i.e., doesn’t fall on criteria, not willing to participate or didn’t complete the required work days;
- Act as SO1 focal person for reconciliation of bank and CP data.
- Provides support to respond beneficiary complaints registered at BFM;
- Performs field visits to validate the data (on need basis);
- Any other database related tasks.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION:
BSC computer science/ IT, Social sciences with database management/knowledge.
EXPERIENCE:
5 years experience with 2 year specifically in database management
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
Ms office, data base development, etc
LANGUAGE:
Good written and spoken English and Urdu and local languages
All WFP Employees are expected to demonstrate the competencies and standards of behaviour aligned with our core values and defined in the WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK, namely:
Leading by example with integrity,
Driving results and delivering on commitments,
Fostering inclusive and collaborative teamwork,
Applying strategic thinking,
Building and maintaining sustainable partnerships
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings). Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.
Request for Disability related Reasonable Accommodations:
It is important to WFP to create an accessible and inclusive workplace for everyone. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection and hiring process, please direct your request and inquiries to the Diversity and Inclusion team on: global.inclusion@wfp.org, cc’ing pakistan.hr@wfp.org. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to confidentially discuss your needs.
This email is only to be used for any disability related accessibility requirements, and not for sending the application itself. Due to volume of applications, any applications or CVs sent through this email address will not be considered as a formal application and will not receive a reply from WFP.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
This Position is based in Country Office – Islamabad, The S/M will be responsible to maintain the output/outcome level data in FFA -live database with the support of the POs and support data teams of PO. Under the overall supervision of Programme Policy Officer for (Relief and FFA).
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
