ACTED
(Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development) is a non- political and
non-confessional international NGO founded in 1993 and headquartered in Paris,
France.
ACTED
Kenya is working on food security, WASH and livelihoods projects with pastoral
communities affected by drought in the Rift Valley region.
Department: AMEU
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.
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.
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.
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.