REACH Research Officer REACH Research Assistant

Context / CountryREACH is initializing operations in Nigeria to respond to the ongoing IDP crisis in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. Activities will contribute to an improved humanitarian emergency response and enhance evidence-based decision making by providing support to operational actors with localized and operational response planning. REACH will provide a complementary support to existing information management (IM) efforts by IOM, OCHA and sectors, focusing on supporting operational actors in given locations.The REACH Field Officer (FO) will be based in a to-be-determined field location and will be primarily responsible for data collection activities in those areas.  He/she will travel, as necessary and when security permits, to multiple areas of the country to identify and collect information from Key Informants. The RO will be responsible for identifying and reporting on humanitarian conditions in their focus areas (as defined by operational needs and base of assignment) and other areas as necessary. He/she will also be responsible for identifying and reporting emergent displacement trends in their area of focus (and other areas – as necessary).The RO will also be responsible mission-related logistics, data analysis and cleaning, focus group discussion facilitation, participatory mapping session facilitation, collection of locational data using GPS devices, leading enumeration teams and any other reasonable tasks need to ensure the success of the REACH mission in Nigeria.Chain of CommandUnder the authority of:

In country: ACTED Country Director
In country: REACH Country Focal Point
In country: REACH Assessment Officer
In country: REACH Senior SFO

Responsible for:

Their own activities
REACH Field Assistants
Enumerators
Working Relations

Internal Relations:

ACTED Country Director
REACH Country Coordinator
REACH GIS/ Assessment/ Database Officers

FunctionsSummaryThe REACH RO shall be responsible for:

Establishment and management of key informant network
Communication with partner organizations
Collection of locational data using GPS devices
Facilitation of participatory mapping sessions
Data cleaning and entry
Hiring, training and leading enumeration teams
Focus group discussion facilitation
Logistics support
Supervision of and capacity building in junior national staff
Any other tasks need to ensure the success of the REACH mission in Nigeria

Managing Key Informant NetworkThe REACH FO will work in collaboration with REACH assessment staff to identify potential Key Informants for AoO, build their informant profiles, and execute month recurring and systematic data collection. While the focus of the RO’s work will be on establishing a humanitarian conditions profile for a specific area of focus, (s)he will remain flexible and opportunistically collect information related to other project areas should the possibility arise and security situation allow.Communication with partner organizationsThe REACH FO will work in collaboration with REACH assessment staff to communicate findings and coordinate activities with partner organizations operating in the area of focusCollection of locational data using GPS deviceThe REACH FO will collection locational data, such as the location of new or existing IDP locations, using hand held GPS devices.Facilitation of participatory mapping sessionsThe REACH FO will facilitate or co-facilitate participatory mapping sessions to help understand, identify and visualize common displacement routes of IDPs.Data cleaning, entry and analysisThe REACH FO  will clean and manage qualitative and spatial data collected by the REACH team and enumeratorsHiring, training and leading enumeration teamsThe REACH FO  will be responsible for hiring enumeration teams, training them on the use of data collection tools (ODK) and methodology, and leading the teams in the fieldFocus group discussion facilitationThe REACH FO  will be responsible for identifying and organizing respondents for focus group discussion,  facilitating or co-facilitating the discussion and recording resultsLogistic SupportThe REACH FO  will have custodial responsibility for all REACH assets (computers, GPS devices, smart phones, etc) at their operational base, and will need to work with the REACH team and ACTED Logistics to ensure serviceability of assets and availability of consumables (printer ink, paper, pens, etc…)Supervision of and capacity building in junior national staffThe REACH FO  will be responsible for supervision junior national staff participating in their assigned duties as well as building technical capacity related to data collection, FGD facilitation and computer useAny other tasks need to ensure the success of the REACH mission in NigeriaThe REACH FO may be called upon to work on other REACH programmes in various locations in Nigeria including, but not limited to, remote LGA capitals, as the security situation allowsAccountability to Communities and BeneficiariesThe staff member is responsible for ensuring that all relations with the communities we work are conducted in a respectful and consultative manner.  Due attention must be paid to ensuring that communities are adequately consulted and informed about ACTED programme objectives, activities, beneficiary selection criteria, and methodologies.  This is the responsibility of every ACTED staff member.Qualifications and Experience

Minimum of one year working in humanitarian responses
Bachelor’s degree with a strong focus on both quantitative and qualitative Field methodologies preferred
Strong skills with the Microsoft Office Suite
Strong technical writing skills
Experience collecting information using hand-held GPS devices
Experience using ODK for quantitative data collection
Experience hiring and managing casual laborers
Experience conducting focus group discussions, or the ability to learn rapidly
Knowledge of creating kml/ kmz files in Google Earth
Positive attitude and a willingness to learn
Excellent communication skill
Excellent time management skills
Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility
Prior experience working in IDP displacement locations
Fluency written and spoken fluency in English and Kanuri a must; additional fluency in Hausa preferred
Ability to work independently

We offer

Contract length:  6 Months possibility of extension
Level: D2-1 (national contract)
Start date: As soon as possible Desirable

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All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English.CV and Cover Letter indicating and explaining the suitability to the position applied.Provide contact details (name, position, email address and tel. no.) of 3 professional non-related references, whereas 1 must be for the latest employer. Please do not attach any written recommendations.Applications should be addressed to: The Recruitment Manager.Applications can be sent through email to  nga.reach@gmail.comOnly motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered. CV-only applications will not be considered. Please note: The position title and location must be written in the subject line of the e-mail otherwise not considered.Deadline 13.04.2018. CVs will be review on rolling bases, Interview could be held before closing date.

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nga.reach@gmail.comO