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| REACH Senior Field Officer | |||
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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Balkh, |
| Categories | Program, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2021-03-23 | Close Date | 2021-03-31 |
| Vacancy No | KBL_22 | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | 6-months extendable |
| Education | Bachelor or Master degree in social science, humanitarian or development studies | Experience | At least 3 to 5 years |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | ccording to ACTED salary scale |
About Company
About ACTED: Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential. ACTED endeavors to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience; promote inclusive and sustainable growth; co-construct effective governance and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in people and their potential. We go the last kilometer: ACTED’s mission is to save lives and support people in meeting their needs in hard to reach areas. ACTED develops and implements programs that target the most vulnerable amongst populations that have suffered from conflict, natural disaster, or socio-economic hardship. ACTED’s approach looks beyond the immediate emergency towards opportunities for longer term livelihoods reconstruction and sustainable development. ACTED is active in 35 countries and implements more than 495 projects a year reaching over 11 million beneficiaries with 400 international staff and 4,300 national staff. ACTED is working in 14 north, north eastern and East & West provinces of Afghanistan. These provinces are affected by natural and man-made disasters. ACTED is providing relief and emergency assistance to the vulnerable population affected by displacements, conflicts or natural disasters, in the field of agriculture, NFI, shelters, WASH and food security
Job Description
Data Collection in the Field
- Collect data independently in line with specified tools and methodology.
- Collect completed forms from the Field Officers, check them, and send them to Kabul
- Assure that data collection takes place according to plan, and based on the work plan designed
- Communicate any delay in data collection, due to security events or any other challenges that impede work in the field.
- Follow up and ensure that Field Officers comply with deadlines of all requested work.
- Conduct debriefings with Field Officers in the field as needed
- Assure the quality of the data collected based on REACH quality standards
Staff Management and Training of Field Officers
- Train all Field Officers on data collection, sampling, survey methods, and other training topics as required by the REACH Assessment Managers/Officers
- Liaise with each Field Officer about the weekly / biweekly work plan
- Assure the attendance of Field Officers at training, and any other mandatory meetings, sessions, etc.
- Enforce Field Officers’ compliance with the ACTED code of conduct in Afghanistan
- Enforce Field Officers’ compliance with the ACTED safety and security measures in Afghanistan
- Timely flag any issues with the Field Officers, deadlines, or anything influencing the data collection at the field level
- Report any misconduct from the Field Officers that affects the fieldwork and safety of the assessment activities
- Assure Field Officers attendance at their monitoring sites
Coordination
- Provide timely updates to the REACH Operation Manager/Assessment Officers of any challenges and difficulties related to the fieldwork
- Coordinate assessment schedules with potential partners in the field, as well as arrange assessment dates, and communicate any challenges and blockages to the REACH Operation Manager
Safety and Security
- Ensure that Field Officers follow ACTED safety and security protocols and norms inside Afghanistan
- Coordinate and liaise with the REACH Country Focal Point, as well as with the ACTED Security Manager
- Communicate any security incidents or circumstances that may have a direct influence on the implementation of the programs
- Ensure that data collected is removed from the field – on paper or smartphone platforms – as soon as the data has been transferred to the Data Unit
- Ensure the privacy and security of the information collected in the field
Job Requirement
- Bachelor or Master degree in social science, humanitarian or development studies, or another relevant discipline; master would be given preference
- At least 3-5 years of relevant working experience in humanitarian, or development, through either research, evaluation, assessments, or programs
- Previous experience with data collection in the field, including mobile data collection platform
- Willingness to travel extensively to lead data collection across region covered by designated field office (Mazar, Herat, Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad, Gardez, Faizabad, Maimana, Kunduz)
- Familiarity with communities in which data collection will be implemented
- Strong understanding of proper data collection procedures, and data security practices
- Strong understanding of principles of community accountability
- Ability to think creatively in terms of tool and process development
- Familiarity with the aid system and an understanding of donor and governmental requirements is an asset
- Fluency in English required
Submission Guideline
Those who fulfill the above mentioned criteria should send their updated CV to below submission Email:
Kindly mentioned Vacancy number, position title along with province name in subject line or your application may not be considered.
Please do not send heavy size documents (i.e. Tazkira, Education documents, and work certificates)
Only shortlisted candidates will be call for the next stage of recruitment.
No CV will received after closing date.