We go the last mile: 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.
Section/Unit:
Support
Grade Level:
D2
Supervisor:
Operation Manager
No. of Post:
1
Duty Station:
Port Sudan
Duration:
8 Month
Closing Date:
15 July 2024
Background:
About ACTED
ACTED is 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 endeavours 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. The commitment of ACTED and our teams is guided by 4 core values: (1) Responsibility: we ensure the efficient and responsible delivery of humanitarian aid with the means and the resources that have been entrusted to us. (2) Impact: we are committed to having the most sustainable impact on the communities and the people with whom we engage. (3) Enterprising spirit: we are enterprising and engage in our work with a spirit that creates value and overcomes challenges. (4) Inspiration: we strive to inspire all those around us through our vision, values, approaches, choices, practice, actions and advocacy
Job Purpose
The ACTED Partnership officer, under the supervision of the Operations Manager, is responsible for implementing projects related to ACTED assessments and coordinating the communication between the data collection partners and the different research units.
Location: Based in Port Sudan and working remotely with Sudan-based data collection partners
Chain of Command
Under the authority of:
Operations Manager
Line Management:
Operations Manager
FUNCTIONAL RELATIONS
Internal relations:
ACTED Country Coordinator
ACTED Research Manager
ACTED Assessment Officer
ACTED Field Officers
External relations:
Data Collection Partner(s)
.
Duties and responsibilities:
Context Analysis
Observing and/or gathering information on the context in the field in order provide the relevant information to ACTED team to correct and/or contextualize data
Regular communication to ACTED team of any local administrative guideline[s] or situation[s] that are affecting or may impact data collection efforts by partners in the field
Data Collection
Contributing to the planning and organization of the activities
Keeping track of progress and delays of data collection of assigned ACTED partners
Providing support and follow-up on identified challenges during the data collection process
Ensuring that the cleaning log is filled by the partners timely and that all the data checks are successfully addressed
Translating relevant documents or information.
Training
Assisting Operations Manager in data collection partner training on assessment survey tools and conducting refresher training to partners during data collection as needed
Processing activity documentation (list of participants, etc.)
Identifying capacity building needs of partners on an ongoing basis during data collection
Providing administrative and logistical support to ACTED team during the conduct of in-person trainings and other activities that may be conducted in Yangon.
Reporting
Submission of daily progress reports, highlighting day to day or long-term issues, to ensure the Partnership Manager is updated about the partner activities across all relevant locations
Reporting directly to the Assessment Officer, whenever requested
Contributing to lessons learned reports
External Relations
Building a strong line of communication and coordination with data collection partners
Maintaining good working relations with data collection partners and other relevant stakeholders. Updating data collection partner focal points about assessment progress and any changes to the plans
Ad Hoc
Other tasks falling within his/her functions as requested by the Operations Manager/Team
Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
Essential Qualifications:
Fluency in Arabic; Intermediate spoken and written English.
Academic degree
Excellent command of excel and mobile data collection platforms (ODK, Kobo)
At least 3 years of total experience.
1 Year of experience in a relevant field
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experience working in NGOs/humanitarian sector.
Bachelor’s degree, associate degree, or at least some tertiary study.
Fluent in English.
Completed related humanitarian/management pieces of training (food security, protection, WASH, project management etc)
Flexibility and adaptability are essential, as well as the ability to plan, take initiative and organize work independently.
Ability to build and sustain relationships with team members and interviewees in the field as well as the local authorities like camp managers/HAOs...etc
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