Food Assistance Officers

Job Description

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Commodity/Cash Management

• Ensure that all commodities/cash are properly accounted for and bring to the attention of the Food Assistance Coordinator any discrepancies in accounting.
• Ensure that distribution plans are prepared and approved in advance to enhance efficient field operations.
• Ensure that damaged/unfit commodities are kept separately at the Final Distribution Points (FDPs). Arrange for the disposal of all commodities unfit for human consumption upon receipt of the necessary authorization. Ensure proper documentation of such activity in the proscribed form in case there are damages at the centers.
• Ensure that Last Mile Mobile Solution Item Tracking System (LMMS-ITS) system is implemented, utilized, and monitored for the designated donor.
• Ensure that commodities/cash are received by the targeted beneficiaries.
• Spot check FDP stores to ensure they are properly maintained and all equipment is functioning properly.
• Conduct physical inventory and facilitate any returns to donor.

Monitoring, Reporting and Documentation

• Ensure the implementation of food assistance activities is in line with the project design and serves the needs of the community.
• Consolidate and provide daily update commodity distribution reports.
• Conduct weekly/monthly project monitoring visits and prepare reports.
• Consolidate monthly plans, ensure implementation, and share updates on work progress against the plans.
• Ensure all records are maintained as per World Vision food programming manual and Cash transfer guidelines.
• Review distribution center visit reports and align them to the program design.
• Document the contribution of the projects to child wellbeing outcomes to assess impact and advise programming.

Supervision

• Provide overall supervision of Commodity Officers, Distribution Food Supervisors, casual workers (Distributors), and incentive workers.
• Engage in identification and recruitment of the field team members.

Applicant Types Accepted

Local Applicants Only

Skills Required:

• Any / Field
• Sales / Marketing / Business / Management
• Social / Science / Project / Management / Development