Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant Job in East Pokot, Baringo County Kenya

Department: AMEU
Position: AMEU Assistant
Contract duration: 6 months
Duty Station: Chemolingot, East Pokot
Starting Date: To be determined

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 head quarters in Paris, France.

ACTED Kenya is looking for an experienced self driven and a self oriented professional to fill the following post: 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 3 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.

How to apply

Qualified candidates are invited to send their CV, cover letter, academic documents and telephone numbers of three professional referees to:nairobi.jobs@acted.org

or to ACTED Kenya Office, Churo or Chemolingot Offices, East Pokot not later than 6th July 2012.

ACTED is an equal opportunity employer-Qualified female applicants are encouraged to apply.

Please note that only the short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.