Programme Associate - SC6 - Lahore
Overview
Provide specialized programme support, coordination, monitoring, reporting and partnership management functions to facilitate the effective implementation of nutrition, food systems and school meals interventions.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the planning, implementation and monitoring of programme activities.
- Coordinate implementation activities with government departments and cooperating partners.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with government stakeholders and cooperating partners.
- Support the organization and facilitation of coordination meetings, technical consultations, review sessions, workshops and planning exercises.
- Follow up on agreed actions arising from coordination meetings.
- Support the selection, onboarding and management of cooperating partners.
- Maintain regular communication with cooperating partners to monitor implementation progress.
- Support preparation, review and monitoring of FLAs, MOUs and other partnership agreements.
- Coordinate partner review meetings and performance assessments.
- Facilitate partner capacity strengthening activities.
- Compile, review and validate programme data.
- Maintain programme databases, dashboards and tracking tools.
- Analyse programme performance data and key indicators.
- Prepare and consolidate monthly, quarterly and ad hoc reports, presentations and analytical summaries.
- Conduct data quality assurance and verification exercises.
- Conduct regular monitoring visits to programme sites and cooperating partner locations.
- Support programme reviews, monitoring exercises, assessments and evaluations.
- Liaise regularly with government counterparts to support planning, implementation, monitoring and review of programme interventions.
- Support government-led coordination mechanisms, technical working groups and relevant consultation forums.
- Facilitate information sharing between WFP and government counterparts.
- Assist in organizing joint field missions, monitoring visits and review meetings.
- Support documentation of lessons learned, best practices, success stories and programme achievements.
- Contribute to advocacy, visibility and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
- Support the organization of trainings, learning events and programme review workshops.
- Perform any other programme-related duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Required Experience
Minimum six years of progressively responsible professional experience with at least 3 years in nutrition, public health, food security, programme management or related fields. Demonstrated experience in programme implementation, monitoring, partner management and government coordination. Experience working with the Department of Health, Provincial Government and development partners is highly desirable. Experience supporting assessments, reviews, evaluations and performance monitoring activities. Experience in data analysis, report writing and stakeholder engagement.
Qualifications
Completion of secondary school education (Grade 12). A post-secondary certificate in Public Health, Nutrition, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Economics or another relevant field. First University Degree in the relevant field is an advantage.