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Reach Assessment Intern Impact Initiatives Vacancies in Uganda

Functions

Under the supervision of the regional management team, the REACH Assessment Intern is responsible for supporting the implementation of REACH assessments in country, including theirs preparation, implementation and follow-up.
Currently these projects include assessments on besieged and hard to reach areas, multisector humanitarian overviews, market monitoring, IDP situation monitoring and cluster led assessments, with the level and type of involvement dependent on project priorities and needs.

Summary

The REACH Assessment Intern shall work closely with the regional REACH Assessment and GIS/DB team, responsible for:

· Supporting the REACH Uganda Regional Programme Coordinator and REACH Assessment Officers to design and implement REACH assessments and methodology, including desk reviews and contribution to questionnaire and tool design;

· Data analysis, qualitative and quantitative data, gathering from inside Uganda

· Contributing to on-going improvements to reports, outputs and procedures to document and streamline data collection processes

· Working with field staff to design and implement REACH assessment procedures, including coordinating and ensuring timely data collection and analysis, and in partnership with GIS/DB team, mapping of datasets;

· Ensuring the writing of timely and accurate assessment reports, factsheets and other outputs (including designing and creating data visualisations using specific software when needed);

1. Reach Assessment support to Implementation and Coordination

· Support to the assessment process

The Reach Assessment Intern will undertake desk research on key topics.

Moreover, he/she will support designing the methodology and tools associated with each assessment, according to REACH requirements and principles.

He/she will contribute to the planning, implementation, and follow-up of assessment activities related to Uganda, conducted across the region.

Along with the REACH Assessment Officer, the REACH Assessment Intern will support the monitoring of the data collection process to contribute to ensuring high quality and accurate information is collected in an appropriate fashion.

Moreover, he/she will contribute to ensuring that the data is accurately incorporated into appropriate databases.

Implementation

The REACH Assessment Intern is responsible for contributing to the implementation of assessment projects, providing support to the development of assessment, database and GIS tools with the regional REACH Uganda team. This will specifically include, with the GIS/DB team, designing data collection tools (key informant interviews, household surveys, focus groups, and others); development or review of datasets and analysis of spatial and other information to contribute to reports, factsheets and other outputs.

· Coordination

The REACH Assessment Intern will contribute to internal coordination mechanisms. He/she will participate in coordination mechanisms as required by the REACH manager, always making sure guidelines and action points are clear. When strictly required, the intern will represent REACH in external meetings.

REACH Reporting

The REACH Assessment Intern will contribute to consolidating all analyses and conclusions from each assessment into REACH outputs such as factsheets, reports and briefs using standard formats. This

will include designing and creating appropriate data visualisations, using software such as Tableau and InDesign, as well as conducting analysis using Excel and SPSS. He/she will liaise with REACH assessment and field teams across the region to ensure accurate analysis, as well as REACH GIS teams in order to represent data in interactive web map or static map format, as relevant.

Communication and Dissemination

The REACH Assessment Intern will contribute to the drafting and dissemination of REACH products through social media and internet platforms, as well as to REACH stakeholders, always under the supervision of the REACH Manager, and following REACH guidelines and procedures. The REACH Intern is also expected to contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organisation and among stakeholders working in Uganda and the region.

Requirement

Excellent academic qualifications, including a Master degree in a relevant discipline (International Relations, Political Sciences, Social Research, Economics, Development Studies, or similar);

Excellent analytical skills;

Fluency in both oral and written English, with experience in report writing at a graduate or professional level and excellent drafting skills;

Ability to quickly learn to effectively use a variety of programs to assist with data analysis and representation;

Ability to operate Microsoft Word and Excel to a high level;

Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment and strong capacity to work in intercultural teams;

Flexibility and adaptability to work on different tasks, in the context of a regional team structure;

Ability to tight deadlines;

Excellent team working and communication skills;

Familiarity with the humanitarian aid system;

Ability to work independently and with initiative;

Ability to think creatively and use initiative to develop new tools and processes.

Desireble

Experience in assessments, M&E, field research, evaluations an asset; preferably in an international context;

Experience with programs under Adobe Software package, in particular Adobe InDesign;

Experience with programs used for data analysis and visualisation, such as Tableau, SPSS or other statistical programmes;

Prior knowledge of the region and specifically of the Uganda conflict and its humanitarian situation.

Renumeration

Field intern benefits include:

300 USD per month living allowance

Coverage of all accommodation, food and travel costs, including return ticket and a luggage allowance of 50kg

The provision of medical, repatriation and life insurance.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Reach Assessment Intern Impact Initiatives Vacancies in Uganda



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