Monitoring Assistant SC4 Rawalpindi, Pakistan

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About the Job

Job Title:Monitoring Assistant

Grade: SC4

Type of contract:Service Contract

Duration:6 months(with possibility of extension)

Duty Station: Rawalpindi Pakistan

Date of Publication: 12 December 2025

Deadline for Application:17 December 2025

TERMS & CONDITIONS
WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary social security contribution medical insurance annual leave parental leave among other benefits.

Important: All educational documents must be verified/attested by the Higher Education Commission (HEC). Appointment will be subject to submission of HEC-verified degrees.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

Within the delegated authority and under the overall guidance of Head of Sub-Office the Field Monitoring Assistant will directly report to the M&E Focal Person in the Sub-Office. The incumbent is expected to generally support the overall monitoring and evaluation functions at the project implementation sites in the field. More specifically the incumbent will be responsible for monitoring the distribution processes and conducting the post-distribution survey for various interventions of WFP and especially those of the BISP Nashonuma Programme (BNP).

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitoring of BNP Facilitation Centres to review various processes on quality benchmarks.

• Validation of the weekly and monthly reporting figures.

• Monitoring of social mobilization and social & behavioural change communication (SBCC) interventions in the field.

• Monitoring of the overall coordination and management of FCs by the BNP District Coordinator(s) as well as the Cooperating Partner(s) as per the prescribed quality benchmarks.

• Supporting various reviews special studies assessments and evaluations with qualitative and quantitative data collection from the field.

• Monitoring of selected villages as part of the validation exercise to make sure those are as per the listed criteria

• Validation of the registered participants as per provided sample

• Monitoring of ongoing activities (such as cash disbursement food distribution training and infrastructure development).

• Preparation of daily/weekly monitoring plans and sharing them with the supervisor.

• Post-distribution monitoring of activities to record satisfaction of beneficiaries and effectiveness of WFP activities.

• Maintain information records in accordance with the relevant data policies of WFP.

• Receive and collate comments and feedback from cooperating partners and beneficiaries and support identifying programmatic issues to foster efficient operations.

• Provide guidance to the cooperating partners on WFP operational practices monitoring tools and methods in order to support them to complete self-monitoring tasks and to contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas.

• Report issues or discrepancies to the supervisor/programme colleagues for their timely resolution and to ensure that the distribution quantity and implementation quality of activities is in line with WFP standards. Ensure necessary coordination with the line departments at the district level as per provided guidelines and liaise with the respective CPs.

• Report the critical field-related issues in the issues tracking sheet/SugarCRM/CMS and provide feedback for timely closure.

• Participate in the district-level coordination meetings and provide updates and information as per the WFP policies

• Any other task assigned aligned with the position and the area of expertise.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Education:

• Completion of secondary school education with a post-secondary certificate in any relevant area of studies.

Experience:

• Minimum 4 years of field work experience in any sector of social development humanitarian work health nutrition or food security.

• Experience in producing infographics and writing narrative reports.

• Capacity to foster sustainable relationships with local NGOs government authorities and other implementation partners.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Basic knowledge of health and nutrition sector.

• Skills in field data collection and report writing.

Language:

• Fluency in English language and Urdu is required; and knowledge of relevant local languages is desirable.

HOW TO APPLY

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