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AME Manager
Source: Agence d'Aide à la Coopération Technique et au Développement (ACTED) - France
| Deadline: | 25 Sep 2008 |
| Organisation: | Agence d'Aide à la Coopération Technique et au Développement (ACTED) - France |
| Location: | Tajikistan |
| Type: | permanent |
| Salary: | TBA (000's USD) |
| Description: | Department: Coordination
Position: Appraisal Monitoring and Evaluation Unit Manager Contract duration: 1 year, renewable Location: Dushanbe, Tadjikistan Starting Date immediate 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 22 countries worldwide, with over 120 international and 2500 national staff. ACTED has a 40 million budget for over 150 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 In 1996, ACTED began working in Tajikistan, the poorest country in the former Soviet Union. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the subsequent civil war left the country's infrastructure and economy in ruins, and so ACTED Tajikistan's work focused on rehabilitation. In recent years, ACTED Tajikistan's approach has transformed from one of emergency relief to longer-term development. ACTED's initiatives now focus on health promotion, rural economic development and cultural promotion. Common projects include community-based health education, land reform initiatives and agricultural support to farmers. All of ACTED Tajikistan's projects have a community mobilization component involving the local population in project implementation. Today ACTED continues its work in these interlinked sectors, contributing to Tajikistan's development. III. Position Profile Under the authority of the Country director, the Country AME manager is responsible for developing tools for appraisal, monitoring and evaluation in-country, and management of the country wide AME team. Responsibilities: 1. Project Cycle Management - Facilitate the development and implementation of project cycle management; - Develop a PCM guide, incl. tools and procedures to be used; - Train the staff to use the PCM guide and related tools and procedures; - Keep track of all projects and programmes monitoring and evaluation schedules and work with field staff to design and implement monitoring and evaluation procedures; 2. Information System - Work with all departments to follow up project and programmes databases incl. work on the nomenclature used (official names etc.); - Follow up the day-to-day workings of the AME Department, including reading weekly monitoring reports and follow-up; - Ensure that appraisal, monitoring and evaluation reports are made useful for fundraising and add to the general base of field knowledge in the country for all organisations working in the area; 3. Participatory Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation - Ensure that local partners engaged in appraisal for and/or with ACTED are trained and given advice in participatory approaches, minimalizing bias, and other key methodologies for information gathering; - Work with base and field staff to help design and improve adapted participatory appraisal mechanisms for the projects implemented in the country; 4. Departmental Follow-up - Manage the AME staff in cooperation with Area Coordinators and Programme Managers; - Follow up work plans, activities and their quality; - Work with the administrative departments to ensure that procedures are respected; - Solve problems and give professional guidance, specially for interns / volunteers; - Communicate regularly to Programme Managers and Coordinations on all activities 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 VI. Submission of applications: Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references to jobs@acted.org Ref : AMEM/AC/AN 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 |
