Project Manager, Corporate Field Monitoring and Tracking Platform

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JOB TITLE:  Project Manager, Corporate Field Monitoring and Tracking Platform

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Consultant (CST II)

UNIT/DIVISION: PRGM-F (Programme Monitoring and Reporting Service - Field Monitoring)/PRG

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Rome, Italy

DURATION: ASAP - 31/12/2026

ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNEMENT:

The PRG Programme Monitoring and Reporting Service (PRGM) serves as WFP’s functional lead for monitoring, corporate reporting (including COMET), and Community Feedback Mechanisms (CFM) at the global level. Based at Headquarters with outposted regional teams, PRGM provides global services that ensure robust monitoring and reporting practices across WFP operations. Effective support to Country Offices is critical to uphold accountability, drive continuous improvement, and maintain the integrity of WFP’s monitoring and reporting functions.

Monitoring is central to WFP’s ability to deliver assistance effectively and responsibly. It ensures that the right people receive the right quantity and quality of assistance at the right time, while providing evidence on programme results. Beyond oversight, monitoring acts as a key control mechanism to identify implementation issues early and enable timely adjustments. PRGM sets corporate frameworks, standards, and methodologies, and supports Country Offices in planning and implementing monitoring strategies through guidance, tools, and field support. It also facilitates reporting of monitoring findings to internal and external stakeholders, reinforcing transparency and accountability.

The Field Monitoring unit (PRGM-F) provides guidance and supports the field in planning, collecting, measuring and analysing programme performance to inform decision-making, maintain operational focus on results, and generate data for analysis and evaluations. In this regard, significant efforts have been made to standardise the planning, budgeting and tracking of WFP’s assessment and monitoring exercises to ensure that Country Offices are planning and budgeting for sufficient resources and meeting the Minimum Monitoring Requirements (MMRs).

PRGM-F developing a standardized, fully automated corporate platform to support Country Offices to manage monitoring sites and plan, budget and track assessments and monitoring exercises in line with the MMRs, replacing heavy reliance on offline Excel and country-specific tools. The Corporate Field Monitoring and Tracking Platform will reduce staff time spent on manual data collection and management and ensure greater accuracy and precision in data quality and reporting on commitments and compliance with Executive Director assurance standards.

PRGM-F is seeking a Project Manager within the Process Monitoring team to lead efforts to transform the Field Monitoring & Tracking Platform from a concept to completion for Country Office use, in a structured, efficient and successful way. The Project Manager will be responsible for guiding people, decisions, timelines, risks, and communication so the project moves forward smoothly.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Within PRGM-F and, specifically, the Process Monitoring team, under the direct supervision of the Monitoring Officer leading work on monitoring planning, budgeting and tracking, the project manager will lead people, processes and progress related to the Field Monitoring and Tracking Platform throughout its lifecycle, ensuring the project is organized, on track and delivering value. Specifically, the expected tasks to be covered include, but are not limited to:

Workstream one: Platform Development & Delivery

Ensure the Corporate Field Monitoring and Tracking Platform is built, improved and maintained to meet organizational needs, including:

• Translate business requirements into technical specifications with developers and data teams.
• Maintain the product roadmap, backlog, and release schedule.
• Ensure platform stability, data integrity, and performance.
• Oversee user acceptance testing (UAT) and ensure issues are resolved before deployment.
• Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of platform features, upgrades, and releases.

Workstream two: Governance, Coordination & Stakeholder Management

Align Global Headquarters and country stakeholders around the platform, including:

• Serve as the central coordination point between HQ divisions and stakeholders, Country Offices and technical vendors.
• Establish and maintain governance structures (working groups, decision logs).
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies on data protection, monitoring standards, digital systems and Information Technologies (IT) solution management.
• Manage risks, dependencies and escalations across workstreams.
• Plan, allocate and monitor the project’s budget to deliver results on time and within scope.
• Monitor the project progress and provide regular updates to team members and leadership.

Workstream three: Rollout, Adoption & Quality Assurance

Ensure the platform is actually used, used well and produces high‑quality data, including:

• Lead global roll-out planning, including onboarding, training, and capacity‑building.
• Oversee the development of operating procedures, FAQs, ‘how to’ guidance and training material.
• Monitor platform adoption, usage metrics and data quality across regions.
• Identify bottlenecks and guide digital staff to support Country Offices in troubleshooting operational or technical challenges.
• Drive continuous improvement based on user feedback, analytics, and lessons learned.
• Ensure that the platform content and functionalities remain aligned with evolving corporate requirements, including the MMRs.

Crosscutting

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Coordinate closely with the IT Division, PRG teams and thematic units to support successful delivery of the Field Monitoring and Tracking Platform.
• Travel: workstreams may entail field monitoring support to Regional Offices and Country Offices by conducting field missions to support capacity building and the rollout and adoption of the Field Monitoring and Tracking Platform.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The key outputs of the consultant are expected to be:

• Final project plan, updated timeline and consolidated risk and issue register.
• Completed UAT cycles with documented issues, resolutions and validation sign‑off.
• Documentation of governance processes, including decision logs, working group meeting records and vendor performance assessments.
• Budget utilization report with resource allocation summary.
• Adoption/use tracker and report on platform uptake across regions and Country Offices.
• Fully functional platform delivered in line with the approved roadmap, including all agreed features and enhancements.
• Updated and maintained Field Monitoring and Tracking Platform knowledge base, including FAQs, SOPs, and user guides integrated into the platform.
• Field missions to support Regional Offices/Country Offices to use the platform.
• Final project completion report summarizing achievements, challenges, lessons learned and recommendations for future phases.
• End-of-assignment handover package covering product status, risks, priorities, and recommendations for sustainability.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:

Advanced University degree in social sciences, statistics, development economics, performance management, monitoring and evaluation or other related fields, or First University degree with additional years of relevant work experience and/or training/courses.

Experience:

Knowledge & Skills:

Previous experience in humanitarian or development context.

Proven knowledge, abilities and skills in the areas of Monitoring and Evaluation, including experience in Result Based Monitoring (RBM) principles and practices as well as preparing monitoring budgets and plans, and tracking implementation.

Languages:

International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working language, Portuguese.

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