Reference :
REACHIM/SSUD/SA
Department: Program
Contract: Fixed term
Country: South Sudan
Duration 6 months
City: Jonglei
Starting date: ASAP
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 34
countries worldwide, with over 200 international and 3000 national staff. ACTED
has a 110 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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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