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 provides continued support to
vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis
interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations,
in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce
vulnerability to disasters.
Background on REACH: REACH is a joint global initiative by ACTED, IMPACT
Initiatives and UNOSAT with the aim to provide better tools for humanitarian
and aid actors for the planning, design and follow-up of humanitarian
interventions, particularly with regards to those crisis which induce
displacement and/or serious damage to homes, infrastructures and
livelihoods.
REACH’s activities are facilitated by
a dedicated team of assessment, database and mapping experts and conducted in
close coordination with other humanitarian agencies and often on behalf of aid
coordination structures. Overall, REACH promotes three parallel and
complementary services: (i) collection; (ii) processing; and (iii)
dissemination of data.
REACH Somalia established its
in-country presence in 2012, partnering with UN-OCHA and the cluster system.
Its aim was to provide surge capacity and technical support contributing to the
formulation of countrywide needs analysis and response strategies.
REACH Somalia focuses on the
geographic identification of internally displaced peoples (IDPs) living in
settlements and collects a core baseline of household specific information
focused on the shelter, WASH and education sectors that enables the preparation
of situational and gap analyses; thus enabling better planning, coordination
and traceability of aid.
The project coordinates its actions through the cluster system to define locations for assessment and mapping activities working through a large network of local partners operational in each assessment region. To date the project has mapped IDP settlements in Doolow, Mogadishu, Baidoa, Kismayo, North Galkayo, Hargeisa, Burao, Bossasso, Qardho and Garowe.
ACTED is looking for professionally confident, self-motivated, experienced and committed team players to fill the following position in REACH Department;
Position: REACH Field Coordinator Assistant
Direct hierarchy: REACH
Field Coordinator
Contact duration: Six
Months
Location: Mogadishu,
Somalia
Starting date: 15
January 2015
Main Objective: The REACH Field Coordinator assistant’s main role is to provide regular support to the REACH Field Coordinator in the field and at capital.
Responsibilities and Duties
Main Objective: The REACH Field Coordinator assistant’s main role is to provide regular support to the REACH Field Coordinator in the field and at capital.
Responsibilities and Duties
Assessment Preparation and Training;
- Undertake travel and conduct preliminary
planning missions in assessment sites
- Support Field Coordinator to organize
logistics for assessments, workshops and training.
- In coordination with the REACH Field
Coordinator prepare all details related to data collection (field
schedule, daily collection quote, logistics and administration) according
to specified methodology
- Coordinate and plan assessment team training
with the REACH Field Coordinator Field Coordinator
- Facilitate sessions of the assessment training
as specified by the REACH Field Coordinator
Data collection
- Provide regular support to the REACH
collection team leaders
- Follow all guidance from REACH Field
Coordinator while in the field; ask questions when necessary
- Accompany all data collectors in the field and
ensure accurate data collection as specified in the methodology.
- Ensure care of all REACH inventory including
daily check of assessment mobile phones
Data Validation
- Download all data from the mobile phones at
the end of each data collection day; uploading tools when necessary
- Assist Field Coordinator to review data
collection at the end of each assessment day
- Support Field Coordinator to prepare daily
field assessment briefs for review with team leaders and enumerators
Reporting
- Support the FC with the preparation of final
assessment reports including lessons learned, incidents and timeframe
- Prepare REACH meeting minutes as specified by
the FC
External Coordination
- Support FC in coordination of field operations
with participating agencies
Internal Coordination
- Daily reports / updates on work activities and
outreach completed sent by email or verbally via phone;
- Weekly REACH activity report noting activities
completed against REACH strategy and objectives;
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in quantitative sciences;
social science or related field preferred
- At least 2 years’ experience working with
INGOs or local NGOs
- At least 2 years’ experience with field
assessments or research
- At least 2 year experience managing a team
- Good contextual knowledge of local issues,
community priorities, social and cultural constraints and realities
- Resourcefulness to operate under frequently
challenging and isolated field circumstances
- Ability to use an Android-based mobile phone
- Ability to use a computer and download files
from a mobile phone
- Experience using Microsoft Excel and Word
- Must be a Somali national who is fluent in
English and Somali languages.
- Reliable, honest and sincere work attitude
- Good communication and inter-personal skills
Position: REACH Data Analyst
Direct hierarchy: REACH
Assessment Officer
Contact duration: Six
months
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Starting date: 15
January 2015
Main Objective: The Data Analyst’s main role is to support the data management framework of the REACH department by providing data and analysis support services.
Responsibilities and Duties
Main Objective: The Data Analyst’s main role is to support the data management framework of the REACH department by providing data and analysis support services.
Responsibilities and Duties
- To support the set-up of all the databases
required by REACH teams, developing and coding related tools (database
structures, surveyor informatics forms and data entry screens, workflow
for database population and update)
- To provide data cleaning and data quality
assurance
- To manage the databases and develop queries,
specific export files and general analysis
- To deal with routine problems arising in the
course of data handling.
- Create operational data management and data
analysis systems using SPSS, MS Excel and Access to enable effective
monitoring and evaluation;
- Create data quality control protocols
including training REACH teams to continue to improve data quality;
- Establish data collection systems for projects
to assist with the collection of project indicators and for project
management and monitoring purposes (in-line with the Project Monitoring
and Management Framework);
- Participate in the development of data
collection tools to determine friendliness during data analysis
- Generation of basic trend analysis from
indicators being tracked
- Submission of updated and accurate data on
periodic basis for analysis by REACH Officer
- Provide a trend of key indicators of projects
per sector / cluster with the GIS Manager and GIS Officer to ensure an
accurate and dynamic link between the GIS and REACH, ensuring data
collected can be spatially referenced.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in statistics, development
studies, social sciences and other related field
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in data
management or in any IMS
- At least 3 years’ experience working with
INGOs or local NGOs
- Good inter personnel skills
- Good communication and writing skills
- Very good planning and organizational skills
- Reliable, honest and sincere work attitude
- Good communication and inter-personal skills
- Ability to work with short deadlines
- A strong team player with ability to work with
minimum supervision
- Computer literacy skills –Excel essential and
SPSS mandatory
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 kenya.jobs@acted.org and received on or before 5.00PM on December 15 2014.
Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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 kenya.jobs@acted.org and received on or before 5.00PM on December 15 2014.
Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified female applicants are highly encouraged to apply.