Field Monitor (Turkana County)

About the role

A non-profit organisation with 75 years of experience helping vulnerable children overcome poverty is hiring a Field Monitor for a fixed-term local position in Turkana County. The role covers beneficiary registration, food distribution monitoring, commodity management and stakeholder engagement. Only local applicants are accepted.

Key responsibilities

• Mobilise the community and guide the selection of the relief committee (food advisory committee), help set community-based targeting criteria and validate beneficiaries, then enrol them in the Last Mile Mobile Solution (LMMS) system and keep records up to date.
• Monitor project implementation so beneficiaries receive their monthly food rations, prepare documentation on commodity movements and distributions, track key indicators with partners and communities, support community-based monitoring, record losses and damaged goods, and report security incidents at the distribution centre.
• Ensure commodities delivered at the food distribution point (FDP) are accounted for according to the distribution plan, supervise receipt and offloading by the FAC, verify waybills, handle damaged goods and oversee distribution through LMMS with distribution clerks and FACs.
• Schedule NFI and cash distribution dates with the FACs and communicate them to beneficiaries.
• Liaise with the community, government authorities, WFP and other stakeholders on registration, distribution plans and project progress, and identify other needs such as health care and development activities.
• Maintain good relationships with donors and train communities and relief committees on food distribution principles.

Required profile

• Diploma in community development, logistics or a related field.
• 2 years' experience in commodity/cash programming and logistics.
• Ability to engage with local communities, partners and government authorities.
• Speaks and understands the local language and geography.
• Able to stand above denominational differences, with good communication and mobilisation skills, cross-cultural sensitivity, emotional maturity and physical stamina.

To apply, send your CV, certificates, ID (both sides) and a chief reference letter in one PDF.