ACTED Appraisal Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Position: Appraisal Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
 

Base: Nairobi, with frequent travels to South Central Somalia
 

Contract Duration: Open Ended
 

Start date: August 2013
 

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 above position. 

This position will report directly to the Appraisal, Monitoring & Evaluation Unit (AMEU) Manager of ACTED Kenya-Somalia. 

The position is based in Nairobi and requires travel to ACTED project sites in Somalia.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Prepare monitoring and evaluation plans to measure project progress and impact indicators;
• Prepare and review monitoring and evaluation methodologies for needs assessments, monitoring and evaluation activities;
• Prepare and review qualitative and quantitative data collection tools to ensure they are in line with project objectives and indicators;
• Improve AMEU processes and procedures including data collection skills, data quality, analysis and report writing;
• Plan and conduct field data collection, particularly for needs assessments, monitoring and evaluation;
• Provide monitoring and evaluation technical support and backstopping for AMEU Somalia and Kenya field teams;
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative data analysis and write timely and appropriate reports to assist programme management and development.

Requested Profile

• University degree or Masters in Sociology, Community Development, WASH, Rural Livelihoods or related field;
• Extensive experience of social research methods to conduct monitoring and evaluation for humanitarian and development purposes. Knowledge and experience of participatory rural appraisal methods an asset;
• Excellent written skills in the English language;
• Knowledge of Somali language a strong added advantage
• Excellent analytical skills in order to interpret qualitative and quantitative data and discern useful recommendations for programme implementation and development;
• Statistical analysis and IT skills, including use of SPSS and Excel for data analysis;
• 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, WASH and economic/agricultural programming is an assets in pastoralist and agro-pastoral settings is an asset;
• Ability to work with respect with men and women from different backgrounds and in a multi-cultural team;
• Flexibility and willingness to travel extensively in all ACTED areas of intervention in Kenya and Somalia

Application Procedure
 

Applicants should send their detailed CV with cover letter by email to: kenya.jobs@acted.org with the subject line being AMEU Officer Nairobi on or before 5pm on the closing date of 14 August 2013.

Shortlisting will be done on ongoing basis. 

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
 

ACTED is an equal opportunity employer