Department:  REACH

Contract Type: 6-month service contract with a high possibility of renewal following successful completion.

Direct hierarchy: Reports to REACH Research Manager

Quantity: 01

Start Date: ASAP

Mission-REACH Ethiopia

REACH was born in 2010 as a joint initiative of two International NGOs (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.

We are currently looking for an Assessment Officer based in Addis Ababa to support our assessment activities in the Country.

I.           Main Objective:

Under the supervision of a Research Manager, the Assessment Officer will be responsible for the management and implementation of specific rounds of SMART+ survey activities, including activity methodological design, overall project cycle management, coordination with internal technical teams, report writing and output drafting, and external presentations or briefings related to the work. She/he/will also be responsible for partner coordination and monitoring and evaluation of activity implementation.

II.         Duties and Responsibilities

1. RESEARCH PLANNING:

·       Anticipate knowledge gaps before the execution of a Research Cycle.

·       Ensure 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's strategy, relevant research, and project objectives, and with REACH’s research cycle and other relevant guidelines.

·       Design research approaches and methodologies according to REACH’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, prepare ToRs and ensure their validation by HQ before any data collection begins; and

·       Ensure relevant stakeholders and partners are engaged in research design and planning.

HIERARCHICAL RELATIONS

Under the authority of:

REACH-Research Manager

Responsible for:

The above-mentioned Activities

FUNCTIONAL RELATIONS

Internal relations:

With all staff

External relations:

If delegated by the organization

Job Requirements

Qualification, Experience, and Technical Skills

·       Excellent academic qualifications including a bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (Social sciences, statistics, economics, development studies, etc.) required.

·       At least 2 years of relevant working experience in humanitarian or development settings in the fields of data analysis, monitoring, evaluation, research, or conducting assessments required.

·       Proficiency and proven experience with research methods.

·       SMART certification for nutrition assessment is mandatory.

How to Apply

Application Procedure:

Qualified national persons 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 ethiopia.jobs@acted.org and received on or before 5.00PM on 14th April 2024 with the subject line “REACH-Nutrition Assessment Officer– Addis Ababa”

Do not attach any other documents while sending your applications, if required they will be requested at a later stage.

Please note that REACH reserves the right to shortlist on ongoing basis. Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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

REACH is committed to protecting beneficiaries within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and any kind of misconduct. REACH 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 REACH will be expected to sign REACH’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.

REACH is an Equal Opportunity Employer.