Democratic Republic of the Congo: CLUSTER SUPPORT ASSESSMENT OFFICER – DRC

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We are currently looking for aCluster Support AssessmentOfficerfor DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Position: Cluster Support Assessment Officer (DRC)

Contract duration: 6 months

Location: Roving inside DRC

Starting Date: ASAP

Under the supervision of WASH/Shelter DRC Cluster Coordinators, IMPACT Global Program Coordinator, and in liaison with IMPACT Global WASH/Shelter Assessment Specialists, the Assessment Officer will support the WASH and Shelter clusters in DRC to improve and strengthen coordination by enhancing the clusters’ assessment capacity. As such, she/he will be in charge of implementing sector-specific assessments, ensuring WASH and Shelter are adequately represented in inter-sector initiatives, building assessment capacity of partners and clusters, as well as providing on demand assessment expertise.

Assessment Officer shall be responsible for:

• Implement sector-specific assessments in provinces affected by the L3 crisis.
• Ensure WASH and Shelter Clusters are adequately represented in multi-sector assessment activities.
• Enhance assessment capacity of WASH and Shelters Clusters’ partners and staff
• Provide assessment support as needed to WASH/Shelter Clusters’ partners and staff.

1.Implementation of sector-specific assessments

Implement WASH and Shelter sector-specific assessments in provinces affected by the L3 crisis in order to enhance evidence-based planning ·

• Promote a broad participation of cluster members at all stages of the assessment by creating a broad sense of ownership.
• Lead the assessment design, including the development of appropriate methodologies, indicators, tools and analytical frameworks.
• Coordinate partners during data collection, define coverage, rationalize partners’ contributions to avoid overlapping, and make sure that data is collected within agreed deadlines.
• Ensure data quality meets highest standards by following up data collection, tracking and centralizing submissions, as well as reviewing and cleaning data submitted by partners in real time.
• Leading data analysis and output production, including drafting of assessment factsheets, reports and other relevant information products.

• Support effective dissemination of assessment findings, by producing media contents, delivering presentations, promoting ad hoc PR events.

• Manage assessment-related finance, logistics, administration and transparency (FLAT), in compliance with ACTED, UNHCR and UNNICEF FLAT procedures.

2. Support multi-sector assessment initiatives

Objective 2: Ensure WASH and Shelter Clusters are adequately represented in multi-sector assessment activities.

• Track and follow up on relevant multi-sector assessments initiatives including RRMP, DTM, and OCHA-led assessments, etc.
• Feedback on inter-sector indicators, methodologies, tools and analysis frameworks to make sure data collected by those initiatives is relevant and harmonized with sector-specific data collection exercises.
• Liaise with relevant clusters, including Nutrition, Health, Education and Protection to enhance synergies among assessment activities of the different clusters.
• Represent the clusters in inter-sector assessment platforms, including IM and assessment TWIGs, workshops and meetings.

3. Build up assessment capacity of partners

Objective 3: Enhance assessment capacity of WASH and Shelters Cluster partners and staff

• Design, organize and deliver trainings on data collection to support the participation of partners in cluster-led assessment initiatives and facilitate the adoption of the clusters’ methodologies and tools.
• Design, organize and deliver trainings on assessment design and implementation to transfer assessment skills and knowledge both to partners and cluster staff in order to enhance the sustainability of assessment activities.
• Track and disseminate assessment capacity building opportunities organized by other clusters/organizations among the partners.

4. Ad hoc assessment support

Objective 4: Provide assessment support as needed to WASH/Shelter clusters’ partners and staff.

• Provide on-demand technical advice on assessment and support ad hoc analysis as requested by clusters’ staff and partners.
• Implement Secondary Data Reviews (SDR) and build and maintain the clusters’ assessment registry to facilitate SDR process.
• In coordination with IM focal points, support the development of country IM systems and processes which promote an effective use of assessment data.
• Keep track of development assessment initiatives and propose ways to better integrate development and humanitarian data.

Requirements

• Excellent academic qualifications, including a Master degree in relevant discipline.
• At least 3 years of relevant working experience in humanitarian settings such as research, evaluation, assessments and programmes.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting.
• Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility.
• Familiarity with the aid system, and understanding of donor and governmental requirements.
• Prior knowledge of the DRC context is an asset.
• Fluency in French and English required;
• Ability to operation Microsoft Word, Excel and Project Management Software.
• Ability to operate InDesign, Tableau and SPSS or other related statistical programming is an asset.
• Ability to work independently.

Conditions

• Salary defined by the IMPACT 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

Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references to jobs@impact-initiatives.org

Ref: 18/AOWASH/GVA

Deadline for application: 18 March 2018

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