Department:Program
Position:Surveillance Officers
Contract duration:Open Ended
Duty Station: Nairobi
Starting Date:August 2012
ACTED (Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development) is
a non- political and non-confessional international NGO founded in 1993 and
headquartered in Paris, France.
The organization’s vocation is to save lives, assist
vulnerable populations and bring hope to those in need for a better future.
ACTED is looking for professionally confident,
self-motivated, experienced and committed team player to fill the two
positions;
1. Surveillance Data Analyst Officer
Duties and Responsibilities:
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To gather historical and current data on
livestock, crop, livelihood, WASH, health and nutrition, weather and
environment sectors from all possible existing sources
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To suggest a list of indicators for Drought
Vulnerability Surveillance in Northern Kenya
•
To analyze the data (trend analysis) and compare
it with the contextual situation of the geographical area, over a long period
of time
•
To use historical data to identify thresholds
for normal/alert/alarm/emergency levels
•
To suggest relevant types of analysis to be
carried out monthly on the pre-identified list of indicators
•
To draft a format of monthly vulnerability
bulletin
•
To collect the data from various sources on a
monthly basis
•
To analyze the data and produce the bulletin on
a monthly basis
•
To participate in identifying triggering
mechanisms for the activation of a contingency plan
•
To participate in organize trainings and
workshops for partners / local and national authorities
•
To suggest revision and improvement of the
system when required
•
To collaborate closely with the rest of the ECHO
La Nina II programming team especially when producing monthly bulletins
•
To work in close cooperation with the consortium
partners and other external partners
•
To represent ACTED during official coordination
meetings when required
•
Any other duties that may be assigned by the
Program Manager.
Required Profile
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Bachelor’s degree in statistics, development
studies and other related field
•
Minimum of 2 years experience in analyzing
livelihood data and monitoring the effect of changing environment on the
livelihood of pastoralist communities
•
Good inter personnel skills
•
Good communication and writing skills
•
Very good planning and organizational skills
•
Ability to work in a complex environment, with
short deadline
•
Knowledge of the Drought Cycle Management
•
Ability to work with minimum supervision
•
Strong team player
•
Computer literacy skills – Word, Excel essential
•
Flexibility and adaptability
2. Surveillance Liaison Officer
Duties and Responsibilities:
•
To participate in gathering data on livestock,
crop, livelihood, WASH, health and nutrition, weather and environment sectors
from all possible existing sources
•
To participate in designing a user friendly
monthly surveillance bulletin template
•
To brief the consortium members each time their
participation in the project is required and to follow up on their input
•
To present the project to local and national
authorities, and to external partners, to gather their feedback and suggest how
their contribution could be taken into consideration in the design of the
project
•
To seek for technical input from key partners at
specific stages of the project when required
•
To participate in collecting the surveillance
indicators data from various sources on a monthly basis
•
To participate in bringing relevant information
for accurate contextual analysis of the data, and this on a monthly basis
•
To share the results of the analysis with the
relevant authorities on a monthly basis and collect their informal approval
•
To ensure dissemination of the bulletin to the
relevant partners (always internally, externally when required)
•
To prepare and facilitate workshops and training
when required (ToR, agenda, invitation, venue, hand out, final reports etc)
•
To suggest revision and improvement of the
system when required
•
To collaborate closely with the rest of the ECHO
La Nina II programming team especially when producing monthly bulletins
•
To represent ACTED during official coordination
meetings when required
Required profile
•
Bachelor’s degree in development studies and
other related field
•
Minimum of 2 years of similar working experience
(training, Capacity Building, Communication…)
•
Good inter personnel skills
•
Very good communication skills
•
Very good planning and organizational skills
•
Ability to work in a complex environment, with
short deadline
•
Ability to work with minimum supervision
•
Strong team player
•
Computer literacy skills – Word, Excel essential
•
Flexibility and adaptability
•
Available to travel to the field when required
(about 30% of the time)
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 9 August 2012.
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.
ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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