Project Coordinator - Urban Surveillance - Kenya
Contract Grade: B
Contract Length: 2 years
Date Needed By:August 2012
New Post or Replacement:Replacement
Exact Job Location: Nairobi with travel to programme areas
Reports To: Programme Coordinator, Food, Income and Markets
Responsible For: None
Liaises With: Other staff within Concern Kenya
Job Purpose: The Food, Income, and Markets Programme established an
operations research project in 2010 to define and test indicators of
humanitarian crisis in urban informal settlements.
This was borne out of the need to monitor conditions in urban
slums and be able to identify and target populations in crisis with
humanitarian support.
The first two years of the project has collected extensive
evidence for the performance of various indicators and resulted in an indicator
framework which the project is now seeking to operationalize and scale-up in
major urban centers.
The Project Coordinator will therefore lead the design and
development of the research as well as manage all aspects entailed in its
roll-out/implementation as the project looks to expand its coverage and
partnerships.
Recognizing the key technical competencies in research design
and implementation, the Project Coordinator will also act as an advisor for all
operational research being undertaken in Concern Kenya.
Specific responsibilities will include:
- Lead
the development and roll out of the indicator framework including research
design, implementation and dissemination
- Work
with other partners to adopt and test the indicators framework in their
working areas to create an urban surveillance system and provide technical
support to these partners across Kenya.
- Establish
and guide technical expert panel to advise on overall approach and
specific research queries related to the work
- Ensure
all necessary ethical and official clearances obtained/extended in a
timely manner
- Develop
and manage partnerships with appropriate research institutions as well as
NGOs/CBOs involved in the work
- Co-chair
the technical working group on assessment and measurement under the Urban
Vulnerability Forum taking a leadership role in coordination, partnership
building, and raising the profile of the project.
- Lead
the data management and analysis process for the surveillance system
- Oversee
the process of indicator refinement and revision with partners and other
stakeholders as necessary
- Document
findings and learning for dissemination
- Prepare
articles for publication in peer reviewed journals, conferences and other
appropriate forums
- Participate
in appropriate technical working groups at national and international
levels, feedback on surveillance activities to these bodies
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
- In
addition to the above, provide technical guidance and oversight to all
Concern Kenya operation research, directing research design, selecting
lead investigators and reviewing results.
- Build
the capacity of the relevant staff within the FIM Programme on analysis
and management of data aimed at enriching and directing the urban programme,
including informing learning documents
- Be
the custodian of the Concern Kenya Research Plan reporting progress at
biannual Country Management Team meetings
- Develop
within the Concern programme staff tools and techniques in evaluation and
learning
- Undertake
any other duties as may be assigned by the Assistant Country
Director
- Written
reports for quarterly assessments and evaluations
- Where
required, power point presentations on results for dissemination to
partners, government, etc.
- Capacity
building of staff in various assessment, analysis, and data collection
techniques including training in appropriate software
- Articles
for submission to peer reviewed journals
Education, Qualifications & Experience
Required:
- A
Master’s Degree or PhD in relevant field (Humanitarian studies, Public
Health, Nutrition, Biostatistics, Food Security, etc.)
- Training
in ethical principles of research, statistical analysis and complex survey
design and analysis
- Working
knowledge of SPSS, Stata, SAS, EPIINFO, ENA softwares
Experience
Required:
- Experience
in designing and implementing evaluations and operational research, using
both quantitative and qualitative methods Experience developing articles
for publication
- Experience
working in an urban slum environment and working with government partners
Experience in early warning/surveillance
- Experience
with design, management and analysis of large-scale datasets
Desirable:
- Experience
in early warning/surveillance
- Experience
of digital data gathering technology and software
How to apply:
All applications should be submitted through our website athttps://jobs.concern.net by closing date…. CV’s should be no more than 4 pages in length.
All applications should be submitted through our website athttps://jobs.concern.net by closing date…. CV’s should be no more than 4 pages in length.
All candidates who are short-listed for a first round interview
will be notified via email after the application deadline OR Due to the urgency
of this position, applications will be short listed on a regular basis and we
may offer posts before the closing date.
Closing date: 13 Jun 2012