Department: Reporting / AME
Position: Impact Evaluation Officer Contract duration: 6 months, renewable Location: Wau, 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 4000 national staff. ACTED has a 100 million € budget for over 340 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
Context ACTED, in partnership with IMPACT Initiatives and the Food Economy Group (FEG) an, will conduct an impact evaluation of Food for Asset (FFA) activities currently implemented by the World Food Programme (WFP) in the framework of the DFID-funded Building Resilience through Asset Creation and Enhancement Initiative (BRACE). The WFP FFA programme is a two year pilot project with the overall objective of, “promot[ing] the restoration of livelihoods through the creation and rehabilitation of productive assets in order to enhance the resilience of the target communities to future shocks”. For the purposes of this evaluation, resilience is defined as, “a household’s ability to rely on a variety of coping measures through increased assets and skills to, at a minimum, maintain their living standards despite shocks and stresses”. This definition will be refined and nuanced through the evaluation analysis and will take into account its links with climate change. This impact evaluation is part of a larger global initiative aimed at designing and piloting effective methodologies to measure impact of food security interventions. Lessons learnt will be widely disseminated in order to inform and strengthen food security monitoring systems within and beyond South Sudan. Assignment The Impact Evaluation Officer will assist the Impact Evaluation manager and the expertise responsible for all elements of the evaluation, including its preparation, implementation and follow up, as well as related logistics, partner coordination, reporting and finance requirements. The position will be based in Wau, South Sudan with very frequent travel to field locations in which the evaluation is taking place. Functions 1. Evaluation Cycle Management - Assist the manager and the expert in the design, planning and supervision of field evaluation - Contribute to designing baseline, mid and end-term evaluations - Participating the collection, organization and analyze of relevant data from FFA partners - Provide methodological and technical guidance for all evaluations - Organise and supervise field assessment teams before, during and after each evaluation - Organise and supervise data entry and GIS teams - Analyse data findings and produce relevant reports and other analytical material
Ensure Technical Quality and Standards are Observed - Ensure that technical quality and standards are considered during evaluation implementation: - Be in regular contact with the Evaluation Expert on matters of methodology and sampling issues; - Raise questions and report issues that you observe as soon as they arise.
• Bachelors degree in relevant discipline. Masters preferred. • At least 3-5 years experience working on evaluations in contexts of humanitarian relief or international development • Experience living and working in difficult, insecure areas preferable • Strong understanding of impact evaluation methodologies • Experience managing a team remotely • Ability to work independently • Strong English communication skills; Arabic a benefit
V. Conditions:
Net monthly Salary according to the internal salary grid of ACTED. benefits include: a 300 USD per month living allowance, coverage of all accommodation, food, and travel costs, a luggage allowance of 50 kg., and the provision of medical, repatriation, and life insurance
Position: Impact Evaluation Officer Contract duration: 6 months, renewable Location: Wau, 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 4000 national staff. ACTED has a 100 million € budget for over 340 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
Context ACTED, in partnership with IMPACT Initiatives and the Food Economy Group (FEG) an, will conduct an impact evaluation of Food for Asset (FFA) activities currently implemented by the World Food Programme (WFP) in the framework of the DFID-funded Building Resilience through Asset Creation and Enhancement Initiative (BRACE). The WFP FFA programme is a two year pilot project with the overall objective of, “promot[ing] the restoration of livelihoods through the creation and rehabilitation of productive assets in order to enhance the resilience of the target communities to future shocks”. For the purposes of this evaluation, resilience is defined as, “a household’s ability to rely on a variety of coping measures through increased assets and skills to, at a minimum, maintain their living standards despite shocks and stresses”. This definition will be refined and nuanced through the evaluation analysis and will take into account its links with climate change. This impact evaluation is part of a larger global initiative aimed at designing and piloting effective methodologies to measure impact of food security interventions. Lessons learnt will be widely disseminated in order to inform and strengthen food security monitoring systems within and beyond South Sudan. Assignment The Impact Evaluation Officer will assist the Impact Evaluation manager and the expertise responsible for all elements of the evaluation, including its preparation, implementation and follow up, as well as related logistics, partner coordination, reporting and finance requirements. The position will be based in Wau, South Sudan with very frequent travel to field locations in which the evaluation is taking place. Functions 1. Evaluation Cycle Management - Assist the manager and the expert in the design, planning and supervision of field evaluation - Contribute to designing baseline, mid and end-term evaluations - Participating the collection, organization and analyze of relevant data from FFA partners - Provide methodological and technical guidance for all evaluations - Organise and supervise field assessment teams before, during and after each evaluation - Organise and supervise data entry and GIS teams - Analyse data findings and produce relevant reports and other analytical material
- Evaluation and monitoring of exogenous variables
- Identify, design methodology and implement regular collection of key exogenous variables that influence project outcomes and impact
- Supervise dedicated team and analyse findings
- Produce relevant reports and other analytical material
Ensure Technical Quality and Standards are Observed - Ensure that technical quality and standards are considered during evaluation implementation: - Be in regular contact with the Evaluation Expert on matters of methodology and sampling issues; - Raise questions and report issues that you observe as soon as they arise.
- Regular interaction with IMPACT Geneva and ACTED Country Director, including regular reporting, ad hoc consultation and validation of outputs
- Project management
- Project implementation:
- Manage evaluation finances, logistics and materials; Management of all HR dedicated to the project
- Assess the activities undertaken and ensure efficient use of resources, as provided in the budget; Ensure adherence to FLAT procedures and regularly link with ACTED’s FLAT departments at area and country level
- Project reporting requirements:
- Follow the designated timeline of reports to be submitted to project Donors and partners;
- Draft narrative reports and contribute to the development of financial reports through regular budgetary follow up; More generally, communicate systematically to the relevant Country Director and IMPACT/REACH focal point on evaluation progress and planning.
- Guide and direct program staff:
- Organise and lead evaluation coordination meetings;
- Prepare and follow work plans with each evaluation partner;
- Ensure a positive working environment and good team dynamics (solve potential conflicts);
- Oversee staff security:
- In cooperation with the relevant Security Officer, monitor the local security situation and inform the Country Director or Area Coordinator and Country or Area Security Officer of developments through regular written reports;
- Contribute to the updating of the security guidelines in the evaluation area of intervention;
- Ensure that security procedures are respected by each member of the evaluation team.
- External relations
- Prepare and actively participate in project steering committees
- Ensure regular linkage with all project partners at all relevant levels
- In close relation with ACTED’s CD and IMPACT’s focal points, disseminate evaluation findings nationally and internationally
• Bachelors degree in relevant discipline. Masters preferred. • At least 3-5 years experience working on evaluations in contexts of humanitarian relief or international development • Experience living and working in difficult, insecure areas preferable • Strong understanding of impact evaluation methodologies • Experience managing a team remotely • Ability to work independently • Strong English communication skills; Arabic a benefit
V. Conditions:
Net monthly Salary according to the internal salary grid of ACTED. benefits include: a 300 USD per month living allowance, coverage of all accommodation, food, and travel costs, a luggage allowance of 50 kg., and the provision of medical, repatriation, and life insurance
How to apply:
VI. Submission of applications:Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references to jobs@acted.org Ref : IEO/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
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