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Closing
date: December
30, 2021

Department: REACH

Position: REACH Assessment Intern

Direct Hierarchy: REACH Research Manager

Duration: 3 Months

Expected Start Date: 01/01/2022

BACKGROUND

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. Their 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. Their
3,300 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies worldwide, to
supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable development.

REACH
was born in 2010 as a joint initiative of two INGOs (IMPACT
Initiatives and ACTED) and the United Nations Institute for
Training and Research (UNITAR) 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, supporting and working within the
framework of the humanitarian reform process. REACH facilitates information
management for aid actors through three complementary services: (a) need and
situation assessments facilitated by REACH teams; (b) situation analysis using
satellite imagery; (c) provision of related database and (web)-mapping
facilities and expertise.

Context / Country

REACH,
has been working in Kenya and regionally supporting inter-agency information
management and assessment capacity since 2012. In 2012-2016 REACH supported the
development of an early warning monitoring system through training of monitors
and support to county analysts for the National Drought Management Authority
(NDMA). Since 2017, REACH has been supporting the collection of information in
Dadaab refugee camp and in border areas through technical support and
assessment coordination services to NRC. In 2020, REACH has implemented
vulnerability assessments in Samburu County including needs assessment,
infrastructure mapping and capacity building of County officials. In addition,
REACH is a member of the Kenya Cash consortium and the Kenya Cash Urban
consortium, which, in collaboration with consortium partners have facilitated
the conduct of monthly market monitoring in informal settlements of Nairobi and
Mombasa as well as markets in ASAL counties. In 2021 REACH in Kenya has been
implementing various projects including information needs assessment in Dadaab,
child protection assessment, MSNA and cash project monitoring in the ASALs.

POSITION PROFILE

Under
the direct supervision of the REACH research manager, the REACH Assessment
intern is responsible for the management and implementation of all REACH Cash
and markets assessments in country, including their preparation, implementation
and follow-up. She/he could be required to manage other assessments other than
those of cash and markets in Kenya.

Functions

• Support the designing and implementing REACH
  assessment strategy and methodology and corresponding analytical
  frameworks;


• Ensuring the writing of timely and accurate
  assessment reports, factsheets and presentations with integration of
  cluster and/or partner feedback;


• Data quality checks and follow up with the Database
  team on quality of data and ensuring that data analysis is reflective of
  the assessment objectives


• Manage project timeframes and assessment schedules
  and work with field staff to design and implement REACH assessment
  procedures;


• Supporting the development of assessment TORS, analysis
  plans and indicator lists;


• Support the development of assessment tools ensuring
  in-country validation


• Coordinate timely and accurate reporting to REACH
  research manager



• Liaise with REACH assessment field staff to ensure a
  smooth and timely implementation of activities;


• Coordinating and ensuring timely data collection,
  analysis and, in partnership with GIS/DB team, mapping of datasets and
  ensuring that all collected data are geo-referenced

Accountability to Communities and
Beneficiaries

• The staff member is responsible for ensuring that
  all relations with the communities we work are conducted in a respectful
  and consultative manner. Due attention must be paid to ensuring that
  communities are adequately consulted and informed about ACTED programme
  objectives, activities, beneficiary selection criteria, and methodologies.
  This is the responsibility of every ACTED staff member.

Data Confidentiality and Protection

• The REACH Assessment assistant will maintain the
  strictest confidentiality on all data collected and related processes.
  He/she will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorized sharing of
  any information and data belonging to REACH and its partners, or collected
  during his/her assignment with REACH.

Protection mainstreaming

• Promoting of and adhering to Prevention of Sexual
  Exploitation and Abuse policy and guidelines (for site residents, ACTED
  staff, partner agencies, casual labours etc)

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline (social
  science, development studies, research, statistics, monitoring and
  evaluation) required


• Established quantitative and qualitative analytical
  skills;


• Experience in conducting interviews including
  in-depth key informant interviews and facilitating Focus Group discussions.


• At least One year of relevant working experience or
  internship in data analysis, report writing, conducting research or
  monitoring and evaluation.


• Excellent project management skills


• Excellent communication and drafting skills for
  reporting and external coordination;


• Strong skills with the Microsoft Office Suite
  including excel, word and PowerPoint


• Strong technical writing skills


• Experience using ODK for quantitative data
  collection an added advantage


• Fluency in English required;


• Ability to work independently.


• Knowledge in Excel as well as other statistical
  programming desirable;

How
to Apply

Qualified Kenyan
Nationals with the required skills are invited to submit their applications
accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter as a single document
i.e. with the cover letter being on the first page and the CV starting on the
second page, detailing three work related referees and contacts to kenya.jobs@acted.org and received on or
before 5.00PM on 30 December 2021 with
the subject line as; APPLICATION FOR ASSESSMENT INTERN.
Note that Applications sent without this exact subject line will not be
shortlisted.

Due to the urgency of
the position, shortlisting will be done a rolling basis.

Please note that only
the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

ACTED will at no stage
of recruitment process request candidate to make payments of any kind. Further,
ACTED has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment.

ACTED is committed to protecting beneficiaries within our
programmes from exploitation and abuse and any kind of misconduct. ACTED has
specific policies, including PSEA and Child Protection, which outlines the
expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, beneficiaries,
consultants and other stakeholders and has zero tolerance towards misconducts.
Any candidate offered a job with ACTED will be expected to sign ACTED’s
organizational Policies and Code of Conduct as an annex to their contract of
employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of
these documents.

ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer.