IMPACT Initiatives Humanitarian Situation Monitoring Senior Assessment Officer for Somalia/Kenya Jobs in Kenya

IMPACT Initiatives Humanitarian Situation Monitoring Senior Assessment Officer for Somalia/Kenya Jobs in Kenya

Background on Impact and Reach

REACH was born in 2010 as a joint initiative of two International NGOs (IMPACT Initiatives and ACTED) and the United Nations Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT). REACH’s purpose is to promote and facilitate the development of information products that enhance the humanitarian community’s decision making and planning capacity for emergency, reconstruction and development contexts.

IMPACT Initiatives is a humanitarian NGO, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organisation manages several initiatives, including the REACH Initiative. The IMPACT team comprises specialists in data collection, management and analysis and GIS.

IMPACT was launched at the initiative of ACTED, an international NGO whose headquarter is based in Paris and is present in thirty countries.

Responsibilities

The Senior Assessment Officer is responsible for overseeing the planning, implementation and follow up of research cycles to which s/he is assigned, in close coordination with other team members and with relevant external partners. In doing so, the Senior Assessment Officer will ensure an effective management of related projects and resources, including (when relevant) line-management national and international assessment staff.

More specifically the Senior Assessment Officer is responsible for the following:

Research Planning:

Anticipate knowledge gaps prior to the execution of a Research Cycle;

Ensure that required secondary data review and/or analysis has been conducted in preparation of an assessment;

Ensure that all humanitarian situation monitoring research cycles are planned in line with the country strategy, relevant research and project objectives and with IMPACT’s research cycle and other relevant guidelines;

Design research approaches and methodologies according to IMPACT’s requirements and principles as well as partners’ information needs;

Compose and construct, in close coordination with GIS and data teams, qualitative and quantitative data collection tools;

For each research cycle, prepare ToRs and ensure their validation by HQ before any data collection begins;

Ensure relevant stakeholders and partners are engaged in research design and planning.

Research Implementation

In close liaison with field officer(s), ensure that required enumerators are identified and trained for primary data collection;

In close liaison with field officer (s), Monitor data collection, ensuring its correct implementation in line with agreed TORs;

In close liaison with field officer (s), Manage assessment logistics, including with partner organizations, identifying assessment areas, facilitating design workshops, managing joint data collection processes, and facilitating joint analysis workshops;

Keep track of progress and delays of all assigned assessments throughout the research cycle. Ensure that delays or identified challenges for specific assessments are reported in writing and orally in a timely manner;

In close liaison with field officer (s), Ensure logistics, financial, administration, security and HR processes directly related to ongoing and upcoming assessments are appropriately planned, implemented and coordinated with the relevant ACTED departments;

Ensure that all collected data is stored in line with IMPACT’s Data Management Guidelines and with the ToRs;

In close liaison with field officer (s), Ensure that data is revised and cleaned, and that all revisions are recorded;

In close liaison with data colleagues Provide data analysis on primary and/or secondary data as per ToRs, ensuring that meaningful techniques are used to analyze the data collected;

Ensure that data and its analysis are validated by IMPACT HQ before product drafting stage;

Ensure that data and its analysis do not contain personal information and are validated by IMPACT HQ before sharing to external parties.

Drafting of Research Products

Ensure the drafting of timely and accurate outputs that consolidate the analyses from each research cycle into relevant products such as factsheets, reports, briefs, presentations, etc which comply with IMPACT’s guidelines and quality standards;

Ensure that products accurately reflect the information collected and that information is conveyed in a way

that maximizes their impact in line with their intended use;

Liaise with relevant GIS colleagues to ensure effective spatial representation of research findings in maps or interactive web-portals, as relevant;

Follow the designated timeline of reports to be submitted to project partners and donors. Ensure that delays or identified challenges for specific assessments are reported in writing and orally in a timely manner;

Maintain regular communication with country Management and IMPACT HQ on progress and deadlines for written products;

Ensure that all written products are validated by IMPACT HQ before external release.

External Engagement

Ensure that relevant partners are consulted and involved at all stages of research cycle: assessment preparation; data collection; data analysis; review of research products; product dissemination; and lessons learnt;

After validation by the line manager, represent IMPACT in relevant meetings/ working groups;

Follow up on issues identified by partners or during meetings / working groups;

Promote an active use of datasets and research findings by partners and the broader humanitarian community for their decision making;

After validation by line manager, present research findings to relevant third parties in order to enhance their use and impact;

Ensure that all partner engagement and all external relations are clearly documented and communicated with the line manager and relevant colleagues;

More generally, contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organization, notably through the application of IMPACT’s mandate, ethics, values and stand-point with regard to other actors.

Knowledge Sharing and Learning Processes

In coordination with country management, support the conduct of monitoring and evaluation for each Research Cycle, as specified in the research ToRs and in line with IMPACT Guidelines;

Generate and document robust lessons learned at the end of each Research Cycle;

Ensure knowledge and learning processes are shared with other Units and teams within mission, and with HQ;

When required, provide feedback to appropriate global organizational knowledge learning tools.

Requirements

Academic Excellent academic qualifications, preferably including a Master degree in relevant discipline;

Research skills Proven experience with complex research methods. Excellent analytical skills.
Software skills Proven knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Advanced skills in R, SPSS and/or STATA or other statistical analysis software are an advantage; Experience with InDesign an asset.

Familiarity aid system Familiarity with the aid system is a strong asset;

Years of work experience At least 3 years of relevant working experience;

Experience in humanitarian settings Experience working in humanitarian complex humanitarian settings with vast hard to reach areas, an asset

Management skills Proven team management experience and skills; ability to build assessment capacity of team through training and mentoring

Communication/reporting skills Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting;

Multi-tasking skills Ability to multitask with tight deadlines, on numerous research cycles;

Level of independence Proven ability to work independently;

Cross-cultural work environment Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility;

Experience in geographical region Past experience in the HoA region is desirable;

Language skills Fluency in English required, competency in Somali an asset;

Security environment Ability to operate in a complex and challenging security environment

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; IMPACT Initiatives Humanitarian Situation Monitoring Senior Assessment Officer for Somalia/Kenya Jobs in Kenya

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