Department:
Program
Position:
Field / Project Assistant
Contract
duration: Open
ended
Duty
Station:
Rhamu, Mandera
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 Kenya is looking for an experienced self driven and a self oriented professional to fill the following post: Field / Project Assistant to be based in Rhamu, Mandera County.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
The
Field Assistant supports the effective implementation of ACTED’s interventions
by:
- conducting
research and project-related assessments;
- developing and
promoting the use of information and data management systems;
- facilitating
information-sharing and the translation of lessons learned into improved
practice;
- Ensuring that
research is effectively linked to good programme design and implementation
in order to bring about changes in policy and practice.
- Collect relevant
beneficiaries’ data in the project areas.
- Liaise with FV
shops and collect redeemed voucher data on a monthly basis.
- Liaise with Seed
/ grain management committees and take stock of the seed/ grain on a
monthly basis.
- Organize and
provide training in stock management and supply linkages/ plantation,
production, harvest and distribution of seeds/ livestock and pasture
management/ agriculture techniques and business skills
- Oversee the
implementation of the project activities
Required
Profile
- Relevant
education and excellent knowledge on stock management and supply linkages;
plantation, production, harvest and distribution of seeds/ livestock and
pasture management; agriculture techniques and business skills
- Excellent skills
in project cycle & drought management;
- Experience in
providing training to populations in rural areas
- The ability to
write clear, meticulous and analytically-sound reports and memos in
English
- Good
communication skills and diplomacy, including respectfulness and tact
towards international and national staff, conflict-affected and rural
communities
- Respect for
authority and the chain of command
- Flexibility and
adaptability are essential, as well as the ability to plan, take
initiative and organize work independently.
- Thoroughness in
all aspects of work, especially to ensure complete and useful data
collection and reports;
- Competency in
all computer-related tasks including Word, Excel (in particular filters,
links and other logical functions) and E-mail is required. Skills and
experience using word and Excel is essential.
- Ability and
willingness to travel to the field for data collection, cross-checking the
data and provide training
- Fluency in both
English and Somali is required. Skills in Kiswahili and Borana
language is desirable
Application
Procedures
Qualified
candidates are invited to send their CV, cover letter and contacts numbers of
three professional referees online to: kenya.jobs@acted.org.
Applications
may also be dropped to RACIDA Offices located in Mandera and Rhamu,
Please note that only qualified shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
ACTED is an equal opportunity employer.
Please note that only qualified shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
ACTED is an equal opportunity employer.