AME officer (Appraisal Monitoring and Evaluation)

Department: Reporting / AME
Position: AME officer (Appraisal Monitoring and Evaluation) Contract duration: 6 months renewable Location: Juba, Republic of South Sudan Starting Date: ASAP

I. Background on ACTED

ACTED is an independent international, private, non-partisan and non-profit organization that operates according to principles of strict neutrality, political and religious impartiality, and non discrimination.

ACTED was created in 1993 to support populations affected by the conflict in Afghanistan. Based in Paris, France, ACTED now operates in 32 countries worldwide, with over 200 international and 3000 national staff. ACTED has a 110 million € budget for over 350 projects spanning 8 sectors of intervention; including emergency relief, food security, health promotion, economic development, education & training, microfinance, local governance & institutional support, and cultural promotion. For more information, please visit our website at www.acted.org

II. Country Profile

Capital Office : Juba National Staff : 136 International Staff : 28 Areas : 10 On-going programmes : 8 Budget : 2.9 M €

In 2012, ACTED has undertaken an expansion of activities in South Sudan. A Juba level coordination office was opened in 2011, and in 2012 the capital office has expanded to provide additional support to our field offices that opened in Bentiu, Unity State, and Malakal, Upper Nile State. The rapidly changing situation in South Sudan over the past months has led ACTED to up-scale its emergency response capacities, while also continuing to provide basic services in the traditional areas of intervention. Since January 2012, ACTED has been providing refugee and IDP assistance in Unity and Upper Nile states. In Maban County, this assistance has focused on the life-saving assistance to refugees from Blue Nile State, Sudan. ACTED as camp manager for Jamam refugee camp has strived to provide the basic needs for the population including shelter, waste management, livelihoods, and construction of community infrastructures. Additionally, ACTED has responded to the new refugee influx in May with the provision of shelter and emergency latrines at transit sites while providing transportation assistance to refugees relocating to permanent settlements. In Unity state, ACTED has focused on the provision of livelihoods assistance to refugees in Nyeel and Pariang refugee camps. ACTED also continues to build on its traditional areas of intervention, focusing on food security and livelihoods in Western Bahr el Ghazal and Warrap, and water, sanitation and hygiene in both states as well. Tonj North in Warrap was also a new area for ACTED where a Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) project is being implemented in the underserved area. All of these interventions continue to provide both basic and live-saving assistance to vulnerable populations throughout South Sudan.

III. Position Profile

1. Management
   • Manage the Project’s AME department and activities;
   • In coordination with the Program Coordinator link with technical departments to ensure strong program design, implementation and evaluation;
   • Support staff in data collection and analysis related to project design and monitoring;
   • Facilitate the project design process with expertise on the log frame approach;
   • Centralize and share tools, policies and guidelines within implementing partners;
   • Work with Program Coordinator to ensure that assessments occur on regular basis;
   • Assure that staff meet regularly to analyze project monitoring data and reassess project design;
   • Store, organize and disseminate assessments, project documents and best practices among ACTED and IPs.
   • Ensure that all program activities are within the scope of objectives set by ACTED and are in compliance with donor objectives and requirements;
   • Create and maintain accurate and up-to-date grant file system in all ACTED bases of concern of ACTED and other IPs;
   • Ensure sub grant management procedures are communicated on a regular basis and followed with updates made as necessary
   • Follow up on issues arising related sub grantees and ensure these are brought to the attention of the senior management
   • Financial audits of sub grantees are organized in collaboration with the Finance department if necessity arises 2 . Coordination
   • In coordination with other program staff, meet regularly with donors and implanting partner;
   • Establish information/documentation, reporting, monitoring and evaluation system for projects and sub-projects under the supervision and collaboration of the Country AMEU Manager;
   • Regular contacts are maintained with sub grantees through visits, meetings at the ACTED office, email exchanges etc.
2. Other tasks
   • Oversee the development and updating of informational materials such as brochures, fact sheets, articles, posters, website and audio-visual materials to promote the work of ACTED externally and within ACTED;
   • Represent the Project during donor and other guest visits
   • Coordinate timely and accurate reporting to donors and ACTED headquarters;
   • Build national staff capacity through the training provision on record keeping, drafting concise and accurate program report, proposal development and project monitoring.

IV. Qualifications:

• University Degree in Public Administration, International Affairs, or a related field preferable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Previous experience with community development, economic/agricultural development, and/or
• Participatory Rural Appraisal methodology
• Experience establishing and/or working with community groups desirable
• Knowledge of and experience in field-based data collection methods
• Design, Monitoring and Evaluation experience in humanitarian/development settings
• Relevant local language and/or regional experience highly desirable
• Willingness to live and work in an insecure environment

V. Conditions:

• Salary defined by the ACTED salary grid; educational level, expertise, hardship, security, and performance are considered for pay bonus
• Additional monthly living allowance
• Free food and lodging provided at the organisation’s guesthouse/or housing allowance (depending on contract length and country of assignment)
• Transportation costs covered, including additional return ticket + luggage allowance
• Provision of medical, life, and repatriation insurance + retirement package

How to apply:

VI. Submission of applications:

Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references to jobs@acted.org Ref : AMEO/SSUD/RW

ACTED Att: Human Resources Department 33, rue Godot de Mauroy 75009 Paris FRANCE

Fax. + 33 (0) 1 42 65 33 46 For more information, visit us at http://www.acted.org