Job Purpose: This is a national staff position based in Ukhiya Cox’s Bazar, who will be responsible for supporting Survey Coordinator to conduct Standardised Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) in Bashanchar Rohingya Camps, Noakhali.

He / She will contribute to ensure overall smooth implementation of SENS survey activities at the filed level by supporting Survey Coordinator. The staff holder will support Coordinator on recruitment, training of the survey team, and quality data collection by day-to-day monitoring and supervision. He / She will also support to organize required logistical and financial support in collaboration with program, logistics and finance team under the guidance of Survey Coordinator. Under the direct supervision of SENS Survey Coordinator, Survey Officer will work with the Programmes and Operations teams, as well as other relevant internal and external stakeholders, to ensure that quality survey activities implemented through team selection, training, data collection and reporting. The position will liaise with the Nutrition Program Manager and other departments; Logistics, Finance, and HR to ensure that the project is receiving the necessary support from the support teams.

Main duties & responsibilities:

The Survey Officer  guarantees the smooth implementation of survey activities by helping the SENS Survey Coordinator; she/he has the responsibility for:

• Gathering available information on the context and survey planning.
• Assist Survey Coordinator to select team members.
• Assist in survey training for team members.
• Ensure all kind of logistics are available for the survey team before leaving the office for survey.
• At end of the day collect the survey logistics from the survey team and prepare for next day.
• Communicate and coordinate with survey team time to time to ensure teams are not facing any problem in the field.
• Early communication with field stakeholders like CiCs, ACiCs, CMO, CMA, majhi’s, and block leader so that survey teams have better accessibility to the field.
• Ensure the survey team receive their food packets before leaving for field and their accommodation and dinners during survey time.
• During training all logistics in place and accommodation and food for training participants.
• Assist the survey Coordinator to overcome the problems encountered during the survey.  Each problem encountered and decision made must be promptly recorded and included in the final report, if this has caused a change in the planned methodology.
• Arrange the necessary logistics for standardization test such as beneficiaries, their transportation and food as well as the arrangement for the test.
• Assist Survey Coordinator to organize an evening or morning “wrap up” session with each team to discuss any problems that have arisen during the day.
• Ensuring that the teams have enough time to take appropriate rest periods and has refreshments with them. It is very important not to overwork survey teams since there is a lot of walking involved in carrying out a survey, and when people are tired, they may make mistakes or fail to include more distant houses selected for the survey.

Reporting and Documentation:

• Ensure quality data collection by Survey team with proper monitoring at field level.
• Support Survey Coordinator on ensuring data quality and analysis.
• Ensure Documentation and protection of survey data.

Coordination and Communication:

• Participate in different level coordination with other stakeholders such as Nutrition Sector, UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF and other partners implementing integrated nutrition programme with SENS SUrevy Coordinator if needed.
• Timely communicate with Government stakeholders such RRRC, Civil Surgeon and respective Camp-in-Charge (CiCs) and beneficiaries.
• Establish and support programme external and internal communication needs as required

Accountability:
In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):

• Actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);
• Work with relevant colleagues  to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;
• Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities.

Key Requirements:

• Having a University Degree in any subject. Desirable knowledge on Nutrition, Public health and / or humanitarian emergencies will add extra value.
• Having minimum three (3) years’ experience in humanitarian / emergency response with at least 1 year of practical experience in working / supervising for different nutrition survey.
• Familiar with the SMART survey methodology and knowledge on statistical software (Epi Info 7, ENA for SMART, SPSS and Excel application software) will be preferable.
• Good understanding of Bengali and Chittogonian language with basic knowledge on English (Reading and Writing)
• Knowledge of using Mobile Data Collection (MDC) method.

Key Competencies:

• Good analytical and problem solving ability.
• Result oriented.
• Capacity building and training facilitation skills.
• Good communication and coordination skills.
• Ability to work in challenging environments and strict deadline.
• Satisfactory reporting and communication skills
• Good Monitoring and Supervision skills.

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Closing Date of Application: 06 August 2024

Candidates over 60 years of age are discouraged to apply.
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