Avis de recrutement : Impact Initiatives recrute un(e) Agent d’évaluation REACH en Irak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FUNCTIONS

Under the supervision of a REACH Research Manager, the REACH CCCM (Camp Coordination and Camp Management) Assessment Officer is responsible for the management and implementation of REACH assessments related to in-camp and informal settlements in Iraq including their preparation, implementation and follow-up. S/he will also be responsible for related logistics, partner coordination, reporting, and finance requirements and will be required to provide input to the strategic development of REACH in Iraq. S/he will support liaising with relevant stakeholders. S/he also ensures an efficient and transparent use of resources required for project implementation. This can include the direct supervision of assessment teams.

In his/her mission, the Assessment Officer will be hosted by IMPACT’s global partner ACTED and will fall under the direct responsibility and management of ACTED’s Country Director and his/her delegates for all Administrative, Security, and relevant Logistics and Finance issues. S/he will therefore fully abide to ACTED’s Security, Administration, and relevant HR, Logistics and Finance rules and regulations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Assessment Officer’s responsibilities include the following:

Assessment preparation and Planning:

  • Identifying knowledge gaps prior to the execution of CCCM Research Cycles;
  • Ensuring that required secondary data review and/or analysis has been conducted in preparation for an assessment;
  • Ensure that all research cycles are planned in line with the country strategy, relevant research and project objectives and with IMPACT’s research cycle and other relevant guidelines;
  • Design research approaches and methodologies according to IMPACT’s requirements and principles as well as partners’ information needs;
  • Compose and construct, in close coordination with GIS and data teams, qualitative and quantitative data collection tools;
  • For each research cycle, preparing ToRs and data analysis plans and ensuring their validation by HQ before any data collection begins;
  • Ensuring relevant stakeholders and partners are engaged in research design and planning; and
  • Liaising with other programme staff to ensure close coordination and information sharing is maintained.

Research Implementation:

  • Supporting the identification and training of enumerators for primary data collection;
  • In close liaison with field officer(s), monitor data collection, ensuring its correct implementation in line with agreed TORs;
  • Ensuring that the line manager and IMPACT HQ research department are alerted to any issues that prevent full implementation of the methodology as agreed in the approved ToRs. Ensuring that all changes to the methodology are documented throughout implementation, and that any change is formally validated by IMPACT HQ; and
  • Keeping track of progress and delays of all assigned assessments throughout the research cycle, and communicating them, where relevant, to external partners and stakeholders. Ensuring that delays or identified challenges for specific assessments are reported in writing and orally in a timely manner.
  • In close liaison with field officer(s), ensuring that data is revised and cleaned, and that all revisions are recorded;
  • In close liaison with data colleagues, conducting data analysis on primary and/or secondary data as per ToRs, ensuring that appropriate techniques are used to analyse the data collected;
  • Ensuring that data and analysis are validated by IMPACT HQ before product drafting stage; and
  • Ensure that data and its analysis do not contain personal information and are validated by IMPACT HQ before sharing to external parties.

Drafting of Research Products:

  • Drafting timely and accurate outputs such as factsheets, reports, briefs, and presentations, which comply with IMPACT’s guidelines;
  • Ensure that products accurately reflect the information collected and that information is conveyed in a way that maximises their impact in line with their intended use;
  • In close liaison with the Research Manager, support the articulation of relevant advocacy outputs and policy and programmatic recommendations based on findings and data from IMPACT Iraq research, assessments and data;
  • Communicating with GIS colleagues on mapping needs for assessment outputs, ensuring effective spatial representation of research findings in maps or interactive web-portals, as relevant;
  • Following the designated timeline of reports to be submitted to project partners and donors. Ensuring that delays or identified challenges are reported in writing and orally in a timely manner;
  • Maintaining regular communication with country Management and IMPACT HQ on progress and deadlines for written products; and
  • Ensuring that all written products are validated by IMPACT HQ before publication.

External Engagement:

  • Consulting and involving relevant partners at all stages of the research cycle: assessment preparation, data collection, data analysis, review of research products, product dissemination, and lessons learned;
  • Aligning REACH’s work to best support CCCM programming and maintaining relevancy in Iraq’s shifting humanitarian landscape;
  • After validation by the line manager, representing IMPACT in relevant meetings/ working groups;
  • Following up on issues identified by partners or during meetings / working groups;
  • Promoting the active use of datasets and research findings by partners and the broader humanitarian community for decision making;
  • Presenting research findings to relevant third parties in order to enhance their use and impact;
  • Ensuring that all partner engagement and external relations are clearly documented and communicated with the line manager and relevant colleagues;
  • Identifying stakeholders for REACH Iraq’s CCCM-related activities and working with the unit Research Manager on information dissemination strategies; and
  • More generally, contributing to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organisation, notably through the application of IMPACT’s mandate, ethics, values and stand-point with regard to other actors.

Knowledge sharing and learning processes:

  • In coordination with country management, supporting monitoring and evaluation for each Research Cycle, as specified in the research ToRs and in line with IMPACT Guidelines;
  • Generating and documenting robust lessons learned at the end of each Research Cycle;
  • Ensuring knowledge and learning processes are shared with other Units and teams within mission and with HQ; and
  • Providing feedback to appropriate global organisational knowledge learning tools, such as the REACH CCCM Community of Practice.

Project Cycle Management:

  • Ensuring compliance with project cycle management requirements and guidelines at all phases;
  • Organising kick-off meetings and completing key project management documents to plan the efficient use of assets, financial and human resources;
  • Ensuring that project deliverables and requirements are tracked, met and complied to;
  • In close coordination with the Research Manager, finance and grants colleagues, monitor and regularly update the use of assets, financial and human resources, in full compliance with IMPACT’s guidelines;
  • Ensuring that any issue in relation to project implementation is reported to the line manager, finance and grants colleagues, and HQ; and
  • Supporting the line manager, finance, and grants colleagues in drafting of relevant project narrative and financial reports as necessary.

Team Management and capacity building:

  • As relevant, providing line management of national and international assessment team members;
  • For staff under his/her responsibility, and in close consultation with line manager, conducting appraisals, providing regular feedback, and participating in career management;
  • Conducting regular meetings with relevant national and international assessment staff members to assess progress in relevant research cycles and to review work plan;
  • For all activities, ensuring that all assessment and field teams are comprehensively briefed on objectives, expected outputs and that the overall implementation strategy is clearly understood;
  • Ensuring that project/field staff are given required training and resources to achieve their tasks in line with IMPACT and project requirements;
  • Being available to provide regular support and technical backstopping; regularly debriefing team members to receive feedback on the progress of an activity; and
  • Supporting line managers and specialists in developing and implementing capacity training plans for team members.

Data Confidentiality and Protection:

The Assessment Officer will maintain the strictest confidentiality on all data collected and related processes, ensuring full compliance with IMPACT’s data protection policy and SOPs. S/he will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorised sharing of any information and data belonging to IMPACT and its partners, or collected during his/her assignment with IMPACT. This includes, but it not limited to, having external partners signing Memorandum of Understand and Data Sharing Agreement prior to any work conducted jointly with REACH.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Excellent academic qualifications, including ideally a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline;
  • Proven experience with a variety of research methods; excellent analytical skills in quantitative analysis; experience conducting qualitative analysis a strong asset;
  • 2+ years of relevant working experience in the humanitarian sector;
  • Software skills: Proven knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; advanced skills in R, SPSS and/or STATA or other statistical analysis software are an advantage; experience with InDesign an asset; Ability to operate Kobo, ODK or similar data collection software, an asset;
  • Communication/reporting skills: Excellent communication and drafting skills for the development of quality outputs and effective reporting; Excellent written communication skills and experience drafting advocacy and research materials (research reports, briefs, other policy/programmatic materials);
  • Familiarity with the aid system, and understanding of donor and governmental requirements;
  • Knowledge of camp coordination and management an asset;
  • Past experience in or familiarity with the context in Iraq or the Middle East is desirable;
  • Fluency in English required , competency in Arabic an asset;
  • Ability to operate in a cross-cultural and cross-country environment, requiring flexibility.
  • Ability to multitask with tight deadlines, on numerous research cycles;
  • Proven ability to work independently with initiative.

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Deadline : May 11th, 2023