Area Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit Officer (Maralal, Samburu County)

Area Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit Officer (Maralal, Samburu County)

This position will report to the Appraisal, Monitoring & Evaluation Unit (AMEU) Officer of Kenya/Somalia based in Nariobi. 

The position is based in Maralal town, Samburu County and requires frequent travel to ACTED project sites in Northern Kenya.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Collaborate with Field Coordination and Programme Development Departments to design logical frameworks and indicator collection plans;
• Assist in the design of appraisal, monitoring and evaluation methodologies and tools;
• Provide supervision and direction to the AME Unit in his/her area of responsibility, including training the team on tools and data collection techniques;
• Plan and conduct field-level data collection, at different stages of the project to support project cycle management;
• Support the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, writing and compiling reports;
• Manage the community complaints-response mechanism in Samburu County.

Requested Profile

• University degree or Masters in Sociology, Development Studies or a related field;
• 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;
• At least 3 years of work experience in a similar field; former experience with humanitarian organizations is an asset;
• Previous experience with community development, economic/agricultural development, and/or Participatory Rural Appraisal methodology is an asset;
• Knowledge of and experience in field-based data collection methods; and
• Design, Monitoring and Evaluation experience in humanitarian/development settings.

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.