Business Support Specialist

Roles and responsibilities

• Maintain the information and knowledge system/procedures and provide support to system users.
• Provide technical support and assist in the Monitoring and Evaluation practices in alignment with wider M&E policies and guidelines.
• Prepare a range of monitoring reports, tools and data analysis ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control.
• Ensure and/or perform accurate, timely recording of information presented to stakeholders.
• Liaise with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing crisis response activities.
• Manage and maintain the M&E system of Programme activities by implementing outcome and process monitoring in line with WFP corporate monitoring systems.
• Plan and implement qualitative monitoring to complement quantitative monitoring.
• Maintain the information and knowledge system/procedures and provide support to system users.
• Resolve a variety of monitoring problems raised by WFP field monitors and third-party monitoring staff.
• Generate scientifically defendable monitoring strategies and samples.
• Provide support to any targeting/re-targeting exercise.
• Provide standard training for cooperating partners on WFP operational practices, monitoring tools and methods in order to support them to independently self-monitor and to contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas.
• Coordination with the admin and finance units to ensure their timely support to the M&E activities.

Desired candidate profile

• Has experience collecting in programme output and outcome data, conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, and reporting findings to management team, partners and other stakeholders.
• Has experience utilizing monitoring and evaluation systems and standards.
• Has contributed to implementation of programmes.
• Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.

Qualifications & Experience Required:

Education: University degree in Statistics, Business Administration, Economics, Political Science, Social Sciences, or any other related field.

Experience: Minimum of six years of working experience in Socio-economic development field, M&E experience in development projects implemented by national/international NGOs/UN bodies/ Government, and in the designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports is desirable.

Languages: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Arabic.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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