Background on ACTED
ACTED (Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development) is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Their interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach which is both global and local, and adapted to each context. Their 3,300 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable development.
ACTED is looking for professionally confident, self-motivated, experienced and committed team player to fill the below position in Nairobi, Kenya.
Position Profile
This position will require you to perform transparent and efficient project development activities for ACTED

Duties and Responsibilities
 Participate in and help ensure project documents and reports are accurately filed and files kept up-to-date,
 Closely liaise with the relevant department in ensuring that Project Documentation and Reporting Plan is adhered to and reports are submitted and filed appropriately in accordance with the deadlines.
 Participate in meetings and responsible for minutes taking and ultimately communicating to the staff as requested. To collate and consolidate detailed minutes of meetings while ensuring reports/ work completions are in accordance with deadline and details agreed with ACTED,
 Participate in documentations of Project activities through Case Studies/ Success Stories and Lessons Learnt/ Best Practices.
 Facilitate, liaise and help develop project databases as may be requested from time to time by Program staff.
 Participate in meetings, surveys, assessments, planning strategies and evaluation of works and costs in cooperation with ACTED staff and documentation thereof,
 Sending timely reminders to staff on the deadlines for submission of reports one week before the anticipated response deadline.
 Assist in the production of timely and comprehensive weekly and monthly reports,
 To share information and advice ACTED, partners, staff and communities on matters of your expertise and skills related to Project activities,
 Discuss and respect objectives developed with your direct ACTED supervisors,

Qualifications/Skills Required
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in international development studies, international relations, human rights, WASH, migration, agriculture, food security, gender studies, or a related field;
• Fluent English (written and spoken), excellent writing and communication skills;
• Prior work experience with an INGO in an emergency setting preferred;
• Ability to work under pressure in a high-pace environment;
• Good organizational and prioritization skills;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

HOW TO APPLY:
Qualified persons with the required skills and qualifications are invited to submit their cover letter and curriculum vitae as a single document detailing three work related referees and contacts to kenya.jobs@acted.org to be received on or before 5.00pm, 8th September 2017 with the subject line:
APPLICATION FOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT INTERN_NAIROBI .Please do not attach any other documents while sending your applications, if required they will be requested at a later stage. Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ACTED will at no stage of the recruitment process request a candidate to make payments of any kind. Further, ACTED has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment.
ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer.