ACTED (Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development) is a non- political and non-confessional international NGO founded in 1993 and headquartered in Paris, France.
ACTED Kenya is working on food security, WASH and livelihoods projects with pastoral communities affected by drought in the Rift Valley region. Thus ACTED are looking for professionally confident, self-motivated, experienced and a committed team player to fill the below position in Samburu County.
Area Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit Officer (Maralal, Samburu County)
This position will report to the Appraisal, Monitoring & Evaluation Unit (AMEU) Officer of Kenya/Somalia based in Nairobi. The position is based in Maralal town, Samburu County and requires frequent travel to ACTED project sites in Northern Kenya.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
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Collaborate with Field Coordination and Programme
Development Departments to design logical frameworks and indicator collection
plans;
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Assist in the design of appraisal, monitoring and evaluation
methodologies and tools;
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Provide supervision and direction to the AME Unit in his/her
area of responsibility, including training the team on tools and data
collection techniques;
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Plan and conduct field-level data collection, at different
stages of the project to support project cycle management;
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Support the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data,
writing and compiling reports;
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Manage the community complaints-response mechanism in Samburu
County.
Requested Profile
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University degree or Masters in Sociology, Development Studies
or a related field;
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Flexibility and willingness to travel extensively in all ACTED
areas of intervention and to spend long periods in the field;
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills; must be able
to communicate effectively in English language;
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At least 3 years of work experience in a similar field; former
experience with humanitarian organizations is an asset;
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Previous experience with community development,
economic/agricultural development, and/or Participatory Rural Appraisal
methodology is an asset;
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Knowledge of and experience in field-based data collection
methods; and
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Design, Monitoring and Evaluation experience in
humanitarian/development settings.
How to applyTo apply send in your updated CV with cover letter and 3 professional references to nairobi.jobs@acted.org, not later than 4th March 2012.
Qualified women candidates are encouraged to apply.
Please note that only the short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.