Monitoring Evaluation vacancy in Kenya 2012

Monitoring Evaluation vacancy in Kenya 2012.
ACTED Kenya
Department: AMEU
Position: AMEU Assistant
Contract duration: 6 months
Duty Station: Chemolingot, East Pokot District

ACTED is a non-governmental organization whose vocation is to support vulnerable population world wide and to accompany them in building a better future. ACTED was createdin 1993, is governed by the French law and has its headquarters in Paris, France.

ACTED Kenya is looking for an experienced self driven and a self oriented professional to fill the following the post of ; Appraisal Monitoringand Evaluation Assistant to be based in East Pokot, Baringo County

Reporting to the Appraisal Monitoring and Evaluation Officer– East Pokot, the AMEU assistant will bear the following;

Key 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 conductingfield-level data collection and project monitoring usingdifferent techniques including household surveys, market data collection, focus group discussion, key informant interviews, participatory rural appraisal methodsetc;
•    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 conductingqualitychecking and cleaning of data;
•    Support the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, writing and compiling reportsto assist programme management and programme development;
•    Improve AMEU processes and procedures including data collection skills, data quality, analysis and report writing;

Requested Profile
•    Higher diploma in Sociology, Development Studies or a related field;
•    At least 2 years of workexperience in a similar field; former experience with humanitarian organizations is an asset;
•    Previous experience with community development, foodsecurity, livestockhealth or productivit development, WASH and/or Participatory Rural Appraisal methodologyis 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 Pokotlanguage;
•    Knowledge of and experience in field-based data collection methods; and Monitoring and Evaluation experience in humanitarian/development settings ispreferred.
Application Procedure
Qualified persons with the required skills are invited to submit their applications accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae, three work related referees, contacts and expected salary to nairobi.jobs@acted.org and received on or before 5.00PM on 05 January 2013.

Kindly note that due to the urgency of the position, CVs will be shortlisted on ongoing basis. ACTED reserves the right to hire prior to the application deadline.

Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified female applicants are highly encouraged to apply.