Department:Program
Position:Surveillance Officers
Contract duration:Open Ended
Duty Station: Nairobi
Starting Date:August 2012
ACTED (Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development) is a non- political
and non-confessional international NGO founded in 1993 and headquartered in
Paris, France.
The organization’s vocation is to save lives, assist vulnerable
populations and bring hope to those in need for a better future.
ACTED is looking for professionally confident, self-motivated,
experienced and committed team player to fill the two positions;
1. Surveillance Data Analyst Officer
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To
gather historical and current data on livestock, crop, livelihood, WASH,
health and nutrition, weather and environment sectors from all possible
existing sources
- To
suggest a list of indicators for Drought Vulnerability Surveillance in
Northern Kenya
- To
analyze the data (trend analysis) and compare it with the contextual
situation of the geographical area, over a long period of time
- To
use historical data to identify thresholds for
normal/alert/alarm/emergency levels
- To
suggest relevant types of analysis to be carried out monthly on the
pre-identified list of indicators
- To
draft a format of monthly vulnerability bulletin
- To
collect the data from various sources on a monthly basis
- To
analyze the data and produce the bulletin on a monthly basis
- To
participate in identifying triggering mechanisms for the activation of a
contingency plan
- To
participate in organize trainings and workshops for partners / local and
national authorities
- To
suggest revision and improvement of the system when required
- To
collaborate closely with the rest of the ECHO La Nina II programming team
especially when producing monthly bulletins
- To
work in close cooperation with the consortium partners and other external
partners
- To
represent ACTED during official coordination meetings when required
- Any
other duties that may be assigned by the Program Manager.
Required Profile
- Bachelor’s
degree in statistics, development studies and other related field
- Minimum
of 2 years experience in analyzing livelihood data and monitoring the effect
of changing environment on the livelihood of pastoralist communities
- Good
inter personnel skills
- Good
communication and writing skills
- Very
good planning and organizational skills
- Ability
to work in a complex environment, with short deadline
- Knowledge
of the Drought Cycle Management
- Ability
to work with minimum supervision
- Strong
team player
- Computer
literacy skills – Word, Excel essential
- Flexibility
and adaptability
2. Surveillance Liaison Officer
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To
participate in gathering data on livestock, crop, livelihood, WASH, health
and nutrition, weather and environment sectors from all possible existing
sources
- To
participate in designing a user friendly monthly surveillance bulletin
template
- To
brief the consortium members each time their participation in the project
is required and to follow up on their input
- To
present the project to local and national authorities, and to external
partners, to gather their feedback and suggest how their contribution
could be taken into consideration in the design of the project
- To
seek for technical input from key partners at specific stages of the
project when required
- To
participate in collecting the surveillance indicators data from various
sources on a monthly basis
- To
participate in bringing relevant information for accurate contextual
analysis of the data, and this on a monthly basis
- To
share the results of the analysis with the relevant authorities on a
monthly basis and collect their informal approval
- To
ensure dissemination of the bulletin to the relevant partners (always
internally, externally when required)
- To
prepare and facilitate workshops and training when required (ToR, agenda,
invitation, venue, hand out, final reports etc)
- To
suggest revision and improvement of the system when required
- To
collaborate closely with the rest of the ECHO La Nina II programming team
especially when producing monthly bulletins
- To
represent ACTED during official coordination meetings when required
Required profile
- Bachelor’s
degree in development studies and other related field
- Minimum
of 2 years of similar working experience (training, Capacity Building,
Communication…)
- Good
inter personnel skills
- Very
good communication skills
- Very
good planning and organizational skills
- Ability
to work in a complex environment, with short deadline
- Ability
to work with minimum supervision
- Strong
team player
- Computer
literacy skills – Word, Excel essential
- Flexibility
and adaptability
- Available
to travel to the field when required (about 30% of the time)
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 9 August 2012.
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.
ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer.