REACH Officer - ACTED South Sudan

Department: Programme
Position: REACH IM Officer Contract duration: 6 months renewable Location: Yida, Republic of South Sudan Starting Date: ASAP

I. Background on ACTED

ACTED is an independent international, private, non-partisan and non-profit organization that operates according to principles of strict neutrality, political and religious impartiality, and non discrimination.

ACTED was created in 1993 to support populations affected by the conflict in Afghanistan. Based in Paris, France, ACTED now operates in 30 countries worldwide, with over 200 international and 3000 national staff. ACTED has a 100 million € budget for over 350 projects spanning 8 sectors of intervention; including emergency relief, food security, health promotion, economic development, education & training, microfinance, local governance & institutional support, and cultural promotion. For more information, please visit our website at www.acted.org

II. Country Profile

Capital Office : Juba National Staff : 136 International Staff : 28 Areas : 10 On-going programmes : 8 Budget : 2.9 M €

In 2012, ACTED has undertaken an expansion of activities in South Sudan. A Juba level coordination office was opened in 2011, and in 2012 the capital office has expanded to provide additional support to our field offices that opened in Bentiu, Unity State, and Malakal, Upper Nile State. The rapidly changing situation in South Sudan over the past months has led ACTED to up-scale its emergency response capacities, while also continuing to provide basic services in the traditional areas of intervention. Since January 2012, ACTED has been providing refugee and IDP assistance in Unity and Upper Nile states. In Maban County, this assistance has focused on the life-saving assistance to refugees from Blue Nile State, Sudan. ACTED as camp manager for Jamam refugee camp has strived to provide the basic needs for the population including shelter, waste management, livelihoods, and construction of community infrastructures. Additionally, ACTED has responded to the new refugee influx in May with the provision of shelter and emergency latrines at transit sites while providing transportation assistance to refugees relocating to permanent settlements. In Unity state, ACTED has focused on the provision of livelihoods assistance to refugees in Nyeel and Pariang refugee camps. ACTED also continues to build on its traditional areas of intervention, focusing on food security and livelihoods in Western Bahr el Ghazal and Warrap, and water, sanitation and hygiene in both states as well. Tonj North in Warrap was also a new area for ACTED where a Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) project is being implemented in the underserved area. All of these interventions continue to provide both basic and live-saving assistance to vulnerable populations throughout South Sudan.

III. Position Profile

REACH is an online global portal that provides geographical and other information on countries that are in crisis or at-risk of crisis, for the benefit of international and national aid actors. REACH facilitates information-management for aid actors through three complementary services: (a) need- and situation-assessments facilitated by REACH field teams; (b) situation-analysis using satellite imagery; (c) provision of related Geo-Database and web-mapping facilities.

The REACH officer, in close cooperation with the Program Coordinator and Country Dierctor, will develop and manage the REACH strategy for the projects, improving program quality, monitoring performance and facilitating the transmission of best practices. He/she will contribute to building ACTED overall M&E capacity, enhancing the overall use of clear program logic, sound data collection and analysis methods; and facilitating assessments that are integrally linked to program design.

Functions Data collection - In coordination with IMPACT HQ and Country Director, design and implement assessment methodology - Follow up the day-to-day workings of the assessment team - Coordinate and ensure timely data collection and analysis; - Ensure the writing of timely and accurate assessment reports - Ensure that assessment reports are made useful for fundraising and add to the general base of field knowledge in the country for all organisations working in the area; - Facilitate the project design process with expertise on the log frame approach; - Store, organize and disseminate assessments, project documents and best practices among ACTED and IPs. - Keep track of all projects and programmes assessment schedules and work with field staff to design and implement REACH assessment procedures; Information system - Work with all departments to follow up project and programmes databases incl. work on the nomenclature used (official names etc.); - Ensure that all collected data are geo-referenced (GPS coordinates or geographic layer) - Set and follow up a data management system for all project related and programmatic data Other tasks - Oversee the development and updating of informational materials such as fact sheets, articles, and audio-visual materials to promote the work of REACH program externally and within ACTED; - Represent the REACH program during donor and other guest visits - Coordinate timely and accurate reporting to IMPACT headquarters; - Build national staff capacity through the training provision on record keeping, drafting concise and accurate assessment report, and project monitoring.

IV. Qualifications:

• Masters degree;
• Excellent analytical skills;
• Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting on programme financial performance;
• Ability to monitor and evaluate financial and monitoring skills of communities through capacity-building efforts;
• Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility;
• Familiarity with the aid system, and understanding of donor and governmental requirements;
• Prior knowledge of the region an asset;
• Fluency in English required
• Ability to operate Microsoft Word, Excel and Project Management software

V. Conditions:

• Salary defined by the ACTED salary grid; educational level, expertise, hardship, security, and performance are considered for pay bonus
• Additional monthly living allowance
• Free food and lodging provided at the organisation’s guesthouse/or housing allowance (depending on contract length and country of assignment)
• Transportation costs covered, including additional return ticket + luggage allowance
• Provision of medical, life, and repatriation insurance + retirement package

How to apply: 

VI. Submission of applications:

Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references to jobs@acted.org Ref : REACH/SSUD/SA

ACTED Att: Human Resources Department 33, rue Godot de Mauroy 75009 Paris FRANCE

Fax. + 33 (0) 1 42 65 33 46

For more information, visit us at http://www.acted.org