ACTED (Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development) is a
non- political and non-confessional international NGO founded in 1993 and
headquartered in Paris, France.
Department: AMEU
Position: AMEU Assistant
Contract duration: 6 months
Duty Station: Chemolingot, East
Pokot District
ACTED is a non-governmental organization whose vocation is to support vulnerable population world wide and to accompany them in building a better future.
ACTED is a non-governmental organization whose vocation is to support vulnerable population world wide and to accompany them in building a better future.
ACTED was created in 1993, is governed by the French
law and has its headquarters in Paris, France.
ACTED Kenya is looking for an experienced self driven and a self oriented professional to fill the following the post of Appraisal Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant to be based in East Pokot, Baringo County
Reporting to the Appraisal Monitoring and Evaluation Officer– East Pokot, the AMEU assistant will bear the following;
Key Responsibilities and Duties
ACTED Kenya is looking for an experienced self driven and a self oriented professional to fill the following the post of Appraisal Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant to be based in East Pokot, Baringo County
Reporting to the Appraisal Monitoring and Evaluation Officer– East Pokot, the AMEU assistant will bear the following;
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Assist
the AMEU officer to collaborate with Programme Departments to prepare and
implement monitoring and evaluation plans to measure project progress and
impact indicators;
- Assist
in the design of appraisal, monitoring and evaluation methodologies and
tools and ensure they are in line with project objectives and indicators;
- Assist
in planning and conducting field-level data collection and project
monitoring using different techniques including household surveys, market
data collection, focus group discussion, key informant interviews,
participatory rural appraisal methods etc;
- Conduct
training and supervision of enumerator teams, including checking
questionnaires for reliability and consistency;
- Conduct
quantitative data entry and recording of qualitative field notes, and
conducting quality checking and cleaning of data;
- Support
the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, writing and compiling
reports to assist programme management and programme development;
- Improve
AMEU processes and procedures including data collection skills, data
quality, analysis and report writing;
Requested Profile
- Higher
diploma in Sociology, Development Studies or a related field;
- At
least 2 years of work experience in a similar field; former experience
with humanitarian organizations is an asset;
- Previous
experience with community development, food security, livestock health or
productivity development, WASH and/or Participatory Rural Appraisal
methodology is an asset;
- Flexibility
and willingness to travel extensively in all ACTED areas of intervention
and to spend long periods in the field;
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills; must be able to communicate
effectively in English language and Pokot language;
- Knowledge
of and experience in field-based data collection methods; and Monitoring
and Evaluation experience in humanitarian/development settings is
preferred.
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 Nariobi.
The position is based in Maralal town, Samburu County and
requires frequent travel to ACTED project sites in Northern Kenya.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Collaborate
with Field Coordination and Programme Development Departments to design
logical frameworks and indicator collection plans;
- Assist
in the design of appraisal, monitoring and evaluation methodologies and
tools;
- Provide
supervision and direction to the AME Unit in his/her area of
responsibility, including training the team on tools and data collection
techniques;
- Plan
and conduct field-level data collection, at different stages of the
project to support project cycle management;
- Support
the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, writing and compiling
reports;
- Manage
the community complaints-response mechanism in Samburu County.
Requested Profile
- University
degree or Masters in Sociology, Development Studies or a related field;
- Flexibility
and willingness to travel extensively in all ACTED areas of intervention
and to spend long periods in the field;
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills; must be able to communicate
effectively in English language;
- At
least 3 years of work experience in a similar field; former experience
with humanitarian organizations is an asset;
- Previous
experience with community development, economic/agricultural development,
and/or Participatory Rural Appraisal methodology is an asset;
- Knowledge
of and experience in field-based data collection methods; and
- Design,
Monitoring and Evaluation experience in humanitarian/development settings.
Application Procedure
Qualified persons with the required skills are invited to submit
their applications accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae, three work related
referees, contacts and expected salary to nairobi.jobs@acted.org and received
on or before 5.00PM on 05 January 2013.
Kindly note that due to the urgency of the position, CVs will be shortlisted on ongoing basis.
ACTED reserves the right to hire prior to the application deadline.
Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Kindly note that due to the urgency of the position, CVs will be shortlisted on ongoing basis.
ACTED reserves the right to hire prior to the application deadline.
Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified female
applicants are highly encouraged to apply.