REACH Assessment Officer Dohuk - Iraq 30/04/2014

Department: Programme

Position:REACH Assessment Officer

Contract duration: 6 months

Location: Dohuk, Iraq

Starting Date: ASAP

ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Our interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach which is both global and local, and adapted to each context. Our 3,300 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable development.

Our teams in the field implement some 340 projects in 34 countries covering the following sectors emergency relief, food security, access to health, education and training, economic development, microfinance, advocacy, institutional support, and regional dialogue, cultural promotion.

Based on considerable experience addressing the needs and situations of vulnerable communities, ACTED contributes to the international agenda towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals, through a wide range of partnerships, innovative initiatives, and campaigns.

II. Country Profile

Capital Office : Bagdad

National Staff : 125 (July 2012)

International Staff : 6 (July 2012)

Areas : 2 (Erbil, Kut)

On-going programmes: 2

Bugdet : about 3 M€ (2011)

ACTED began work in Iraq in 2003. ACTED has one base in southern Iraq in Kut and in 2007 opened a base in Erbil to better respond to IDP needs in the Kurdistan region. ACTED originally focused on improving the health, water and sanitation conditions of vulnerable populations in southern Iraq, but the deteriorating security situation and drastic increase in the number of displaced people have resulted in a new focus on meeting IDP and host community needs, based on the experience in IDP camps in Lebanon. The ACTED Iraq national team includes around 100 people who implement multi-sector emergency relief projects including WATSAN activities, gender based violence awareness, health promotion, economic rehabilitation, food security, and distribution of basic relief commodities.

Supporting long-term impacts through sustainable livelihoods and support to local civil society - For ACTED Iraq, 2011 was a year of transition from emergency relief and rehabilitation to development. To support the slow march towards peace and stability, ACTED implemented a dynamic range of programming from the distribution of basic necessities to internally displaced families to apprenticeship programs, gender-based violence awareness and capacity building of local authorities and Iraqi civil society.

In 2011, ACTED partnered with an Iraqi NGO for the first time in order to jointly implement a project providing assistance to Iraq’s displaced populations. Moving forward, ACTED will prioritise partnership with local Iraqi NGOs to better deliver assistance through their detailed knowledge of and experience with target communities, build the capacity of Iraq’s civil society and move toward increasingly sustainable and longer-term interventions.

III. 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 Assessment officer, in close cooperation with the Program Coordinator and Country Dierctor, will develop and manage the Assessment strategy for the project, 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 methodologyFollow up the day-to-day workings of the assessment teamCoordinate and ensure timely data collection and analysis;Ensure the writing of timely and accurate assessment reportsEnsure 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 systemWork 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 visitsCoordinate 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.

IV. 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

V. Conditions:

Additional monthly living allowanceFree 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 allowanceProvision of medical, life, and repatriation insurance + retirement packageSalary defined by the ACTED salary grid; educational level, expertise, hardship, security, and performance are considered for pay bonus

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