5 Food and Cash Distribution Monitor NGO Jobs – Alliance Forum for Development
Job Title: Food and Cash Distribution Monitor (5 Job Placements)
Organisation: Alliance Forum for Development-AFOD Uganda
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Programme Support Assistant
Vacancy Reference: AFOD/EXT/47/20/001
About US:
Alliance Forum for Development-AFOD Uganda is a non-profit, non-governmental organization working with humanitarian and development partners to address the needs of conflict affected population, rural and urban poor communities in Uganda to address their real needs in areas of health, nutrition, food security and livelihoods, environmental health, protection and psychosocial support, and research.
Job Summary: The Food and Cash Distribution Monitor will mainly monitor the General Food Assistance process to ensure registered and verified beneficiaries receive correct entitlement, conducted Food/Cash Basket and Post Distribution Monitoring to inform on GFA to conflict affected population for all stakeholders.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Monitor the implementation of GFA process at the FDP to ensure the assistance program at the local level is provided to fully registered and verified beneficiaries only.
- Monitor and review the overall commodity movements – food for targeted beneficiaries and cash transfer programme, the temporary storage at the FDP, process of food commodities and distribution at the site and verify if the amounts received have been properly recorded. Check the quality of the commodity and report any damaged or suspected to be damaged;
- Monitor distribution and management of food and non-food items at the site and provide feedback to Senior Programme Assistance and others on the distribution process.
- Troubleshoot all distribution issues at field level, with guidance from Programme Support Assistant, FDM, Emergency Coordinator or Programme Manager.
- Compile information on GFA process and submit monthly report to the Programme Support Assistant;
- Collect qualitative information and human-interest stories from the field for the donors.
- Support in the elaboration of communication material, by taking pictures and making short videos;
- Supervise and train other personnel as appropriate;
- Perform other related duties as required.
Key Outputs
- General Food Assistance distribution processes and procedure has been explained to the beneficiaries and the follow the procedure.
- Commodities are delivered timely at all the Food Distribution Points
- Frequently provide feedback on the process, procedure and management of food during food and cash distribution.
- Support Monitoring and Evaluation Team in Food Basket Monitoring (FBM) during for distribution.
- Generate Food Basket Monitoring (FBM) and share it with Monitoring and Evaluation Team.
- Regularly generate success and human-interest stories
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should preferably hold a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Business Administration or any other related qualification.
- At least four years of progressively responsible support experience including at least two years in the field of accounting, statistics, humanitarian operations, or another related field.
- Sensitivity, diplomacy, tact and ability to remain calm under pressure.
- Ability and willingness to live and work in remote field locations under basic conditions.
- Well-developed interpersonal and team skills.
- Code of conduct as relevant to food distribution activities.
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
- Knowledge of local language is a plus point.
- Experience utilizing computers including word processing, spreadsheet and other software packages.
- Be respectful, possess cultural and political awareness and sensitivity
- Demonstrate flexibility, consistency and sound work ethics.
How to Apply:
All candidates should submit their applications via email to recruitments_ug@afodi.org clearly stating the position, vacancy reference and location in the subject or by hand delivery to Kampala Head Office on Plot 17 Charles Lwanga Road Ntinda, Adjumani Field Office on Kelvin road, the AFOD Moyo Office and Palorinya Base Camp, addressed to the Human Resource Officer. Include a cover letter clearly stating the position, vacancy reference, and location, CV (with 3 referees), copies of the academic qualifications/certificates. The email attachment should be a single PDF document including the cover letter, CV and academic documents.
Deadline: Friday 6th March 2020 at 5:00 pm.
NB: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by AFOD Uganda. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.