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• Data Cleaning and Entry:  The REACH Senior Field Officer
  will clean datasets given by REACH staff. They will also enter textual
  data into spreadsheets or databases for easier tracking and analysis
• Leading Enumeration Teams:  The REACH Senior Field Officer
  will lead enumeration teams of up to 20 individuals in the refugee
  settlements; they will be responsible to providing direction, logistical
  and technical support to the enumerators. They will support the REACH
  Assessment/ GIS Officer as needed; they will directly manage Junior Field
  Officers and their enumeration teams
• Focus group discussion facilitation:  The REACH Senior Field Officer
  will facilitate or co-facilitate focus group discussion in the refugee
  settlements
• Logistics Support: The REACH
  Senior Field Officer will provide logistics support to the REACH country
  team by filling and tracking order forms and tracking existing and
  incoming REACH assets in Kampala and the field locations. They will also
  provide support in organizing movement of REACH teams to and from field
  locations, identifying accommodations and office space, and liaising with
  appropriate government authorities to ensure REACH can conduct activities
  as needed.
• Other Tasks: The REACH Senior
  Field Officer will participate in other, undefined tasks that are
  necessary to support the REACH mission in Uganda.
• Accountability to Communities and
  Beneficiaries: The 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.

• The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s
  degree in relevant discipline (social science, development)  
• At least two years of progressively more
  responsible experience in humanitarian or development organizations,
  preferably in a field-based position
• Willingness and ability to work in a
  dynamic and fast-paced field environment for extended periods of the time
  required
• Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency
  in Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong technical writing skills
• Considerable experience using ODK for
  quantitative data collection, or the ability to rapidly master the process
  
• Some experience creating ODK
  questionnaires, or ability to learn rapidly
• Considerable experience hiring and
  managing casual laborers
• Considerable experience conducting focus
  group discussions, or the ability to learn rapidly
• Experience collecting information using
  hand-held GPS devices
• Knowledge of creating kml/ kmz files in
  Google Earth
• Positive attitude and a willingness to
  learn
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to operate in a cross-cultural
  environment requiring flexibility
• Prior experience working in refugee
  settlements an asset.
• Written and spoken fluency in English
  required; French an asset.
• Working knowledge of Juba Arabic or
  regional languages of Equatorian South Sudan or DRC an asset
• Strong written English skills
• Ability to work independently

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