Assessment Manager 111 vizualizări1 aplicare

RESPONSIBILITIES
1. STAFF MANAGEMENT
– Direct management of senior international and national assessment team members, including
recruitment, appraisals, and career management;
– Day-to-day management of the Romania team, including the development of work plans and
performance indicators, and development and implementation of capacity training plans to improve
efficiency and performance in close coordination with the Poland Country Focal Point;
– Conduct regular check-ins with staff within the unit, and promote team building, productivity and staff
welfare as the main pastoral focal point for Romania staff;
– Be available to provide regular support and technical backstopping;
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– Take on additional work streams and management responsibilities as well as advise in strategic
mission decision-making as a member of the Regional Senior Management Team (SMT), in
coordination with the other research managers.
2. MANAGEMENT OF RESEARCH CYCLES
2.1 Assessment preparation and planning
– Ensure that all assessments are planned in-line with relevant project and programme objectives and
with REACH research cycle and other relevant guidelines;
– Ensure that all Assessment Officers are comprehensively briefed on objectives and expected outputs
of research cycles, and that the overall implementation strategy of any given activity is clearly
understood;
– Ensure that required secondary data analysis has been conducted in preparation for an assessment;
– For each assessment, review ToRs before they are sent to Geneva for validation and ensure that
TORs are validated by HQ before data collection begins;
– – Ensure, in close coordination with the GIS and data management officers, that qualitative and
quantitative data collection tools are composed and constructedEnsure relevant stakeholders and
partners are engaged in assessment design and planning, data collection, and management.
2.2 Data collection
– In close coordination with the Operations Manager, ensure that enumerators are identified and trained
for primary data collection;
– In close coordination with the Operations Manager, monitor data collection, ensuring correct
implementation in line with agreed TORs;
– Keep track of progress and delays of all assigned assessment throughout the research cycle;
– Ensure regular situation updates on data collection have been produced and circulated to relevant
REACH, ACTED and external counterparts. Provide support and follow up on identified challenges
during the data collection process;
– Work closely with PIN, Poland Country Focal Point and Operations Manager to ensure logistics,
financial, administration, security and HR processes directly related to REACH are appropriately
implemented, alongside the relevant PIN departments;
– In coordination with the PIN security department, monitor the security situation on the ground and
conduct regular check-ins with staff in the field.
2.3 Product drafting
– Maintain regular communication with IMPACT HQ on progress and deadlines for written products;
– Ensure the drafting of timely and accurate assessment outputs (i.e. reports, factsheets, etc.) which
comply with IMPACT’s guidelines and quality standards;
– Review all products before they are sent to IMPACT HQ for validation and ensure that all written
products are validated by IMPACT HQ before external release.
2.4 Product dissemination and evaluation
– Under supervision of IMPACT HQ, ensure that research products are uploaded in relevant data
portals, as specified in Research ToRs;
– Ensure that lessons learned are gathered and documented at the end of each research cycle;
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– Under the direction of the Poland Country Focal Point, engage in the dissemination of research
products, including through articles, IMPACT social media contents, targeted e-mails, coordination
body presentations, and bilateral meetings, in line with IMPACT Dissemination and External
Communication Guidelines and Research ToRs;
– Support the Poland Country Focal Point, and PIN to conduct monitoring and evaluation as specified in
the research ToRs and in line with IMPACT Guidelines.
3. STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
– Lead on identifying information gaps in line with humanitarian and development priorities, and identify
advocacy and dissemination strategies to strengthen the impact of our work;
– Lead on formalising synergies with other assessment and knowledge management actors, as well as
strategic partnerships with key humanitarian stakeholders and decision makers;
– As a member of the Regional Senior Management Team (SMT), contribute to the development and
implementation of the REACH Romania country strategy;
– Review dissemination strategies to strengthen the impact of all Romania projects.
4. EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT
– Represent REACH/IMPACT in cluster and multi-sector meetings/technical working groups in country,
and follow up on technical issues identified in cluster meetings;
– Present research findings to relevant partners, to enhance their use and impact;
– Ensure that relevant partners are consulted and involved at all stages of research cycle: the
preparation of the assessment; data collection; data analysis; review of research products; product
dissemination; and lessons learnt;
– Ensure that external communications with partners and key stakeholders, including UN agencies, local
and national government, and NGOs has been conducted and documented as appropriate
– Support the IMPACT Deputy Regional Coordinator in external engagement on REACH/IMPACT
strategy or for fundraising and grants management.
5. ACCOUNTABILITY TO COMMUNITIES AND BENEFICIARIES
The RM is responsible for ensuring that all interactions with Romanian communities are conducted in a
respectful and consultative manner. Due attention must be paid to ensuring that communities are adequately
consulted and informed about IMPACT programme objectives, activities, beneficiary selection criteria, and
methodologies. This is the responsibility of every IMPACT staff member.
6. CONFIDENTIALITY AND DATA PROTECTION
The Research Manager will maintain the strictest confidentiality on all data collected and related processes.
He/she will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorized sharing of any information and data belonging
to IMPACT and its partners, or collected during his/her assignment with IMPACT.
REQUIREMENTS
❖ Academic Excellent academic qualifications, including a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline
(International Relations, Political Sciences, Social Research, Economics, Development Studies, or
similar);
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❖ Management experience Previous experience in a management role in a humanitarian context.
Excellent management, coordination, organisational and planning skills required, including an ability to
manage large workloads, oversee multiple teams and effectively meet deadlines, through multi-tasking
and prioritisation;
❖ Years of work experience 3 years of relevant working experience in a humanitarian setting, such as
program management, evaluation and assessments;
❖ Familiarity aid system Familiarity with the aid system, and the research community;
❖ Communication/reporting skills Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting,
including proven experience in contributing to high level presentations/briefings.
❖ Research skills: Excellent research and analytical skills. Experience in assessments, M&E, field
research, or evaluations;
❖ Software skills: Proven knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, to include Word, Excel, and
PowerPoint. Familiarity with R, SPSS and/or STATA or other statistical analysis software an asset
❖ Multi-tasking skills Ability to multitask with tight deadlines, on numerous research cycles in complex
environment;
❖ Level of independence A self-starter with a proven ability to work independently;
❖ Cross-cultural work environment Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring
flexibility;
❖ Experience in geographical region Past experience in the [relevant] region is desirable;
❖ Language skills Fluency in English required competence in Romanian, Russian or Ukrainian is an
asset;
❖ Security environment Ability to operate in a complex and challenging security environment.
CONDITIONS
❖ Salary defined by the IMPACT salary grid; educational level, expertise, hardship, security, and
performance are considered for pay bonus

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