WFP Programme Assistant Job Vacancy in Ghana

Purpose:
Under the direct supervision of the
Head of sub office, the Programme Assistant will be responsible for the
following duties.

1. Co-ordinate and monitor the implementation of WFP
   assistance Programme at the local level, in close collaboration with the
   implementing partners and the Sub Office in Tamale;
2. Monitor and review the overall commodity movements such
   as food deliveries, storage, transport and distribution at the site and
   verify if the amounts received have been properly recorded;
3. Supervise distributions of food items at the
   distribution site and ensure proper distribution of entitlements is adhere
   to and provide feedback of the country/sub/field officers;
4. Assist in the conduct of regular meetings of
   implementing partners on the commodity pipeline, distribution arrangement,
   food entitlements and other relevant issues;
5. Assist in the implementation of the action plan, review
   achievements and constraints and provide appropriate and timely feedbacks
   to the Sub/Country Office;
6. Identify partnership for WFP on-going
   projects/activities in the region;
7. Report periodically to WFP Sub/Country Office on
   relevant issues regarding food movements, food distributions and
   reporting;
8. Supervise and train other personnel as appropriate;
9. Monitor and ongoing projects in the field;
10. Prepare periodic reports, statistical information and
    tables;
11. Assist in conducting training of field staff on
    commodity management, as necessary;
12. Maintain accurate records and files within the field of
    work of the Field Office;
13. Perform other related duties as required

Required Skills or Experience

• Secondary school education, supplemented by courses in
  a field related to WFP programmatic activities
• At least three years of progressively responsible
  support experience including at least one year in the field of statistics,
  accounting, transport, insurance, statistics, operations or other related
  field. At least one year at the G4 level or equivalent
• Excellent knowledge of computer