Senior Field Officer- REACH

ABOUT ACTED: ACTED is committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential. ACTED endeavours to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience; promote inclusive and sustainable growth; co-construct effective governance and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in people and their potential. The commitment of ACTED and that if our teams is guided by 4 core values: (1) Responsibility: we ensure the efficient and responsible delivery of humanitarian aid with the means and the resources that have been entrusted to us. (2) Impact: we are committed to having the most sustainable impact for the communities and the people with whom we engage. (3) Enterprising-spirit: we are enterprising and engage in our work with a spirit that creates value and overcomes challenges. (4) Inspiration: we strive to inspire all those around us through our vision, values, approaches, choices, practice, actions, and advocacyGreening strategy:Acted’s greening strategy aims to tackle environmental degradation and climate change while meeting the needs of the most vulnerable who are often those most affected by the deepening environmental crisis. Each Acted employee will adhere to these principles through key green programming responsibilities:* Contribute towards the adherence and development of the greening strategy plan. * Explore innovative green programming opportunities and/or solutions within your realm of responsibilities and roles * Encouraging and promoting environmental safeguarding processes and environmental programming standards in accordance with SOPs and technical guideline notesActed PSEAH Policy:The REACH Syria Research Assistant (RA) has the responsibility to adhere to the PSEAH Policy (Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment). The RA has the obligation to complete all mandatory trainings related to the Code of Conduct and the PSEA policy and report any safeguarding concern such as breaches of organisational policies or codes of conduct according to Acted’s procedures. The RAshall carry out work duties in a way that does not harm children, vulnerable adults or other staff or volunteers.NUMBER OF REQUIRED CANDIDATES: 4LOCATION:1 Lattakia , Homs and Tartous1 Raqqa and Derelzore1 Dam, Rural Dam and Swaidaa1 Aleppo, Idleb and HamaKEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS For example, the key performance indicator (KPI) is a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a company is achieving key business objectives. Organizations use KPIs to evaluate their success in reaching targets• Daily worker paperwork completed in a timely and accurate manner• Immediate reporting of security or SEA incidents to POM• Regular spot-checks in the field to ensure data collector performance• Communicate delays in data collection• Completion of core training sessions as a part of data collector training• Participation in the development of research tools to ensure that tools are contextualizedJOB PURPOSEThe REACH Senior Field Officer, under the supervision of the Program Operations Manager, is responsible for the line management of REACH daily workers and supervision of REACH data collection activities. The Senior Field Officer is responsible for ensuring the timely and thorough implementation of REACH research cycle activities, as well as related liaison processes with government authorities regarding permissions at the governorate level. Additionally, the Senior Field officer will be responsible for coordination with REACH data collection partner focal points to ensure the proper submission of high-quality partner collected data. He/She will be based in NWS.Responsibilities:Coordination and project implementation- Coordinate with the Program Operations Manager and relevant regional field officers to ensure the implementation of projects through participation in planning, implementation, and follow-up to ensure data quality.- Distribute assessment areas among enumerators and develop daily workplans for data collection activities- Liaise with the security department to monitor and ensure safe movement of daily workers during data collection activities- Supervise the data collection process, including the gathering and submitting of information in the field through Interviews of individuals, families, focus group discussions. Field visits and surveys, in line with REACH assessment methodologies.- Lead on enumerator follow-up in the field to ensure transparent, accurate and timely collection of quantitative and qualitative data.- Check accuracy of submitted data and conduct periodic in-person spot-checks to ensure data quality.- To support geo-referencing of all surveys conducted in the field as required by the REACH assessment methodology.- Supporting assessment teams with enumerator trainings and providing contextual information as needed.- Other tasks requested by managementReporting- Providing regular reports to the Program Operations manager and assessment staff on the progress of the implementation of the assessment activities and on relevant observations during the mission.- Reporting technical concerns in dedicated communication channels, which are supervised by both the program operations manager and assessment staff- To ensure a regular, effective, and comprehensive transmission of information to supervisors.- Reporting security risks, concerns, or incidents directly to the Program Operations Manager and relevant security focal points.Liaison and partner coordination- Liaise with relevant authorities in governorates to facilitate data collection as is related to the permissions process.- Serve as a focal point to relevant authorities at the local level in case of any questions or concerns related to data collection, keeping the Program Operations Manager informed of all communication with authorities.- Coordinate with local data collection partners, serving as the focal point for designated research cycles, to ensure high quality data collected via partners.Supervision and Management- Management of team of daily workers- Providing training and capacity building suggestions for daily workers to assessment staff and Program Operations Manager- Preparing and submission of monthly attendance records for daily workers in coordination with REACH HRQUALIFICATIONS:• Bachelor’s degree or higher• Minimum of 4 years of professional working experience with NGO• At least 2 years of relevant working experience managing a team of data collectors or outreach staff• Based in target region with ability to work and move within the area• Proficiency in excel and other MS office applications and platforms (such as KoBo)• Planning and organization skills• Liaison skills and comfort with representing REACH in front of government authorities.• Strong communication skillsPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- Previous experience as a REACH field officer/SR field officer- Experience with data collection, assessments, or MEAL in humanitarian settings- Completed related humanitarian/management trainings- Intermediate proficiency in EnglishHOW TO APPLYInterested and qualified applicants should apply by filling out the application form through this linkSenior Field Officer- REACH – Fill out formOnly the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.By applying for this position, you certify that all the details of your current application, are true to the best of your background and knowledge. You accept the legal mentions of www.acted.org and authorize the automated processing of your personal data by ACTED for recruitment, HR management and administrative compliance control purposes, in accordance with European regulations for the protection of personal data.(http://www.acted.org/)ACTED is committed to the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse in the framework of its programs in Syria. The successful candidate will be required to adhere to ACTED Code of conduct and ACTED Global Policies, especially regarding the protection of children and the protection against sexual exploitation and abuse. A rigorous reference and background checks will be undertaken, and information will be requested from previous employers about any disciplinary action of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.ACTED is committed to gender equity and to have a balanced and diverse workforce. ACTED strongly encourages qualified women, persons with disabilities, and persons from under-represented groups to apply for the position.ACTED offers a variety of arrangements that enable women to excel in their careers, including flexible working hours for work-life balance, maternity leave, and career coaching.ACTED never uses external recruitment agencies and recruitment is always free of charge.The necessity of ensuring the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity, with proper attention to promoting diversity, is the most important concern in the recruitment and employment of staff at ACTED.Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision, or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided.ACTED reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible