World Vision Ethiopia began its first intervention in Ethiopia in 1971 with relief and opened the Ethiopia office in 1975. Relief, rehabilitation and small community development projects dominated the decade that followed. During the 1984/85 drought, World Vision Ethiopia participated in a massive relief operation that saved the lives of millions of people.

• Responsibilities

  Responsible for World Vision’s food resource program (WFP Nutrition & GFD project) field-based information management and reporting systems, databases, tools and products. This includes provision of coaching and technical support to commodity distribution team during field registrations/distributions and assistance in the consolidation and generation of CTS reports at Field level.

• This position also requires delivering system maintenance, regular reporting to various stakeholders in information and reporting issues and share uploading mandatory food assistance reports in the Disaster Grants Database in a timely basis for management review and approval.
• Compile the consolidation of monthly commodity reports from the field using standardize reporting formats and share on time  to HO coordinator in order to produce major reports such as CSS, CSR, RSR, and LSR. Upload or and share  project documents and monthly commodity reports of WFP Nutrition and General Food Distribution (GFD) like CSR, RSR, LSR and CSS reports  Ensure that all commodity losses and claims procedures comply with the World Vision Partnership and donor requirements
• Ensure backups of field data collection and ensures safety of data collected in field operations for WFP projects
• Maintain an organized and chronological food assistance information management system, which is easy to access at any time according to the country retention policy.
• Implement training on forms and systems for field-staff to ensure adherence to WV’s standards in Food Delivery Management and Reporting and have adequate Information Management systems coverage.
• Works closely with global, regional and field based commodity staff for receiving technical support and proper recording and documenting of distribution documents & commodity reports, respectively.

Requirements

Required Professional Experience : 3- 5 Years of experience in food aid / assistance program, disaster mitigation and development related fields with a minimum of 2 years’ experience on a food assistance / food aid information management and reporting coordination position.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification  : MA/MSc or BA/BSc Degree in Food Science, Agric. Econ, Disaster Management, Rural Development and relates fields

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications 

• Strong knowledge and working understanding on Emergency Food resource management;
• Demonstrated capacity to lead the team with similar scope of work;
• Experience in food assistance programing, Grants/project management, Market assessment and Analysis, Cash transfer programing, performance management, project design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and report writing.
• Good understanding of humanitarian standards
• Good knowledge of local context
• INGO experience
• Ability to work in high tension and high security risk situations
• Ability to work in and contribute to team building environment