Team/Programme:    Program Development and Quality (PDQ)    
Location: Kathmandu with frequent travel to field
Grade:    5    
Contract Length: February 2016

CHILD SAFEGUARDING (Select just one level and delete the others)
Level 3 - The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.

INTRODUCTION
Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential. We work together, with our partners from civil societies and government, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We reached approximately two million populations and invested over 35 million US dollars in 2014 to reach more children than ever before, through programs in Health, Nutrition, Education, Protection and Child Rights and Governance, Livelihood, HIV and AIDS, and Humanitarian crises.

ROLE PURPOSE
The Assessment Officer will play a critical role in assuring the quality of needs assessment processes through effective quantitative and qualitative data collection, in close consultation with Nepal Country Program, MEAL team and Technical Advisors (TAs).

SCOPE OF ROLE
Reports to:     Deputy Team Leader (DTL)
Reporting to position:    None
Budget Responsibility:    None

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

• To support DTL-PDQ multi-sectoral assessment for ongoing Nepal Earthquake Response
• To support the Country Office MEAL team with ongoing need assessment (for specific or multi-sectoral processes)
• To ensure effective use of SC tools (qualitative and quantitative) for the assessment process
• To facilitate/conduct online (using tablet) and offline (paper based) data collection
• To provide supervision/mentoring to the field staff (field enumerator and Supervisors)
• To conduct quantitative survey using structured questionnaire and qualitative study using focused group discussion (FGDs), key informant interviews (KII), direct observation, and case studies
• To conduct children consultation using child friendly tools (body mapping/H-assessment/expressive drawing)
• To sensitize gender and social inclusion (GESI) in all assessments and ensure ethical data collection and data protection policies are adhered to
• To update, clean verify data sets for analysis
• To support the MEAL team and TAs in data analysis including quantitative data using SPPSS/STATA/Excel and qualitative data using Atlas Ti/NVIVO
• To monitor the field work for the assessment and ensure child safeguarding policies are followed and reported properly
• To participate in multi-agency needs assessment processes as required
• Any other relevant tasks given by line manager

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOUR (SCI Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships with their team, colleagues, members, external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

Essential: 

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline preferably in Social Science with Research as the major subject
• At least 1 year of working experience in monitoring and evaluation and/or research preferably at INGOs
  
• A demonstrable understanding of data quality assurance methodologies including data protection and ethical data collection
• Strong analytical and research skills
• Good presentation skills
• Excellent writing and documentation skills
• Expertise in data bases, MS Office and other analysis software such as SPSS/STATA/Excel and qualitative data management tools such as Atlas Ti/NVIVO
• Ability to work under pressure and adjust to difficult living and working condition
• Strong interpersonal a communication and negotiation skills

Desirable:    

• Previous experiencing using child-focused data collection methodologies
• Good stress management skills
• Knowledge of local language will be an added advantage
• Strong facilitating skills and use of participatory approaches