Food Assistance Officer
Location: Gambella, Ethiopia
Organization: World Vision International
Deadline: June 29, 2026
Job Description
Employee Contract Type: Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)
Job Purpose:
The main purpose of Food Assistance officer is to oversee the planning, delivery, distribution, documentation and reporting associated with food and non-food commodities/cash in the field and lead monitoring and coordination of field activities. To ensure partnership networking and correspondence the position holder will closely work with key project stakeholders i.e., RRS, WFP, UNHCR, Relevant peer and Refugee leadership structures. He/she will work closely with WVE- Gambella RRP Commodity Team, Finance Team, Supply Chain Team, MEAL Team, Protection & GBV Team, School Feeding Team, and Security team, Gambella RRP management team.
Major Responsibility
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 or 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 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 advice 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.
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification
- BSc Degree/ in Agric. Econ, Disaster Management, Rural Development, and Economics &Dev’s. Studies
Required Professional Experience
- 5 Yrs. and above experience
Required Language(s)
- Amharic
- English
- Knowledge of Local Language is advantages
Preferred Experience, Knowledge and/or Key Competencies
- Be Safe and Resilient
- Build Relationships
- Learn and Develop
- Partner and Collaborate
- Deliver Results
- Be Accountable
- Improve and Innovate
- Embrace Change
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
- Committed to World Vision’s vision, mission and core values.
- Willingness to work under pressure and extra hours.
- Ability to perform field assignments and willingness to travel for long periods in difficult terrain, harsh and demanding conditions.
- Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible worldview, emotional maturity and physical stamina
- Strong knowledge and working understanding on Emergency Food resource management;
- Experience in food assistance programing of BPRM/USAID/BHA and WFP funded emergency food assistance projects is an advantage,
- Good understanding of Humanitarian Accountability standards and CRRF
- INGO experience
- Ability to work in high tension and high security risk situations
- Demonstrated capacity to lead the team and ability to work in and contribute to team building environment
- Experience and knowledge of Red Cross code of Conduct, SPHERE Standard and HAP
- Good knowledge of Refugee and local context
Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement
- Work environment: Emergency Operations of Refugee Context based on Refuge camp where disasters strike and sometimes to conflict areas and under stress conditions
- Ensure that the field team maintain a daily/weekly activity schedule
- Spot check field team to monitor attendance in designated work locations
- Ensure that a proper record of incentive workers, relief committees is compiled and filed together with mandatory policies having being side e.g. Code of Conduct, Child and Adult Safeguarding,
- Monitor and manage performance of the field team throughout the project cycle
- Identify any needs or gaps that may affect efficiency and effectiveness of field team and activities and recommendations for immediate action
World Vision is a child-focused organization that is committed to safeguarding all children as well as adult beneficiaries and has zero tolerance for incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. Therefore, World Vision does not hire staff whose background is not suitable for working with children or vulnerable adults, even if their role does not interact directly with them.
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Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only
