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WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
ABOUT THE JOB
Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (School Meals)
Grade: NOB
Type of contract: Fixed Term
Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)
Duty Station: Karachi, Pakistan
Date of Publication: 6 May 2026
Deadline of Application: 20 May 2026
This Vacancy Announcement is for Pakistan Nationals Only.
Note: This vacancy announcement will also be used to build a roster of prequalified applicants for future opportunities within the same job profile at the current or lower level in Pakistan.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, pension, medical insurance, annual leave, parental leave, among other benefits.
Important: All educational documents must be verified/attested by the Higher Education Commission (HEC). Appointment will be subject to submission of HEC-verified degrees.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:
Out of the 71 million school aged children in Pakistan, 26 million are out of school. In response to this staggering number, and the associated widespread deficiencies in learning outcomes, the Government of Pakistan declared an education emergency in 2024, and a number of provincial governments, who hold the responsibility for school meals, are slowly beginning to launch school meals pilot projects. Sindh is one of these provinces. The World Food Programme (WFP) is launching a five-year school meals program to target 100,000 children from 614 government schools in the impoverished and peri-urban districts of Melir and Keamari in greater Karachi, starting in 2026. The programme will provide daily hot cooked meals while also providing complementary literacy and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions. Based on lessons learned from previous attempts at setting up school meal programs using the approach of cooking meals at schools, WFP will use the central kitchen modality where the meals are prepared in commercial kitchens and then lunchboxes are dispatched to schools daily. This method controls food safety and quality, ensures consistency.
This project’s objectives are twofold: at the school level, it focuses on improved enrolment and attendance, increased literacy, improved access to safe drinking water, safe sanitation and hygiene practices, and improved health and nutrition of primary school children. At the provincial government level, the project provides targeted capacity strengthening aimed at process and systems strengthening and ultimately, creating an adaptable and scalable school meals program which can be financed and managed by the Government of Sindh.
JOB PURPOSE:
The M&E Officer will be based in WFP Sindh Provincial Office in Karachi. This position is vital for ensuring the operational accountability and learning of the McGovern-Dole School Meals programme with a focus on daily monitoring and reporting, managing field monitors, supporting the baseline, mid-line and endline external evaluation activities, market evaluation, special study on micronutrients, and follow up with feedback from the Community Feedback Mechanism. The incumbent will be reporting to the international Programme Policy Officer who will be the Project Manager and will closely work with the M&E team in Sindh PO and the M&E team in WFP Country Office.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):
Ensure alignment of M&E activities with program goals and lead targeting for annual work plans and ensure inclusion of MEL activities.
Lead the MGD M&E team by providing regular supervision and capacity building to enhance their skills and professional development while also engaging Sindh PO M&E and Country Office M&E teams.
Provide technical leadership, capacity building and support to M&E staff in planning and implementing M&E systems and activities, data-based program decision-making, and results reporting.
Analyze project data monthly and present the data to the MGD Project Manager and technical leads, highlighting problem or challenge areas with specific course correction suggestions.
Conduct field visits for oversight at the central kitchen and at schools, and to monitor data quality; ensuring timely compilation of high-quality data; provide on-the-spot and formal training of staff and hired data collectors as necessary.
Capture and document lessons learned and champion advocacy for the scaling up of best practices.
Working with Budget and Programming team, oversee the MGD M&E budget planning and expenditure progress.
Support the MGD Project Manager to coordinate all evaluations (e.g., baseline, mid-term and final project evaluations), studies, and special project assessments.
Any other task in line with the position level and expertise.
OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Based within the WFP Provincial Office in Karachi and reporting to the school meals project manager, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will:
Coordinate and support McGovern-Dole implementation, including review of annual work plans, budget and implementation plans.
Contribute to timely and accurate reporting to inform decision-making and ensure consistency for stakeholders.
Coordinate with cooperating partners to ensure Literacy and WASH interventions are on track.
Liaise with internal teams to ensure effective collaboration and monitor ongoing programmatic activities.
Support the development and updating of SOPs, tools, and training materials.
Coordinate community mobilization efforts for the onboarding of new schools.
Conduct regular field visits to provide technical support and engage with partners and government counterparts.
Support all inputs on written reports and presentations of the program.
Coordinate with all units to gather inputs on key narrative reports to be submitted to USDA.
Undertakes all other duties and projects as may be assigned from time to time.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
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 2 years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.
Experience:
A minimum of 3 years of post-graduate professional or managerial experience.
Experience of leading M&E teams for UN agency, NGO or within a government department
Previous experience of working for UN or other international agency in Pakistan is desirable.
Experience using a variety of quantitative and qualitative analytical tools and methods.
Knowledge & Skills:
Excellent writing skills and ability to design and lead monitoring systems and teams and to lead preparation of regular reports, also focusing on using data for decision making and programme correction.
Languages:
Fluent in English and Urdu; working knowledge of Sindhi is a plus.
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings). Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
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