AMEU Assistant (Turkana)

AMEU Assistant (Turkana)

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;

Required 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 Turkana languages;
• Knowledge of and experience in field-based data collection methods; and Monitoring and Evaluation experience in humanitarian/development settings is preferred.

Application Procedure
 

Applications should be submitted by email to: kenya.jobs@acted.org with the subject line being the position applied for before 5pm on the closing date of 8 February 2013.
 

Each application package should include the following: 

• Cover letter with the applicant’s current contact information;
• Resume (including detailed work experience, education certificates/degrees); 
• References (minimum of three, with complete contact information).

Please note:-

• Short listing will be done on ongoing basis.
• Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

ACTED is an equal opportunity employer.