COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is an humanitarian, non confessional and independent organization that fights against all kinds of poverty to make the world a better place. Founded in 1965 by Vincenzo Barbieri (Italian "father" of international volunteering), COOPI is based in Milan and it has 20 local offices in the South of the World. It works to assist populations struck by emergencies (disasters and conflicts) and to facilitate their civil, economic and social development. The association intervenes in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East in collaboration with local actors (civil society, public administration and so on). In 2013 it has implemented 160 projects. COOPI works in different sectors: agriculture, water and sanitation, health care, humanitarian assistance, human rights, education, socio-economic services, migration. All sectors are related to one another in the programs launched by COOPI all of them interrelated. COOPI is also committed to the Child Sponsorship programme in 8 countries (Perù, Haiti, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Uganda and DR Congo), and provides food, education, health and protection to 2.700 children. COOPI also operates in Italy, through awareness and fund-raising campaigns, volunteering activities (almost 400 volunteers), the promotion of the Cooperation and Development Master course at the Institute for Advanced Study of Pavia, and finally the participation to several NGOs associations, among which Link 2007 and AGIRE (Italian Humanitarian Emergency Response Agency) are the most important. The organization is supported by important institutional donors, local institutions, foundations, companies and citizens among the main donors, the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) recognizes COOPI as an important partner.
Primary Duties / Responsibilities
- Participate in community assessment, registration of new beneficiaries, and collect and record information as required.
- Ensure accuracy of data collected from respondents and properly document/input such in the questionnaire or digital device.
- Interpret interview questions to assist respondents in understanding them and providing eloquent answers.
- Be expected to ensure completeness of all assigned questionnaire, discussion guide or data collection tool
- Transcribe Focus Group Discussion and in-depth interview data when necessary.
- Participate in planning and conducting quantitative and qualitative research (focus group discussions and in-depth interviews) when necessary.
- Expected to take good care of any equipment provided for the assignment and will be required to return them in the same state as they are received.
- Work closely with the program team to capture all relevant data and information from program
- Participate in debrief sessions to share field experiences about the community and the entire data collection process.
- Submit a report of the activity including details of findings as required by the supervising staff and in the format approved by the project.
Other Responsibilities:
- Ensure confidentiality & ethical consideration in line with the COOPI’s data protection principles & the humanitarian principles of do no harm.
- Promote effective partnership by collaborating with the partners and donors in the field during data collection, including beneficiaries to achieve shared goals & optimize results.
- Ensure respect, promote individual & cultural differences, encourage diversity by maintaining high ethical standards & act consistently with organizational principles / rules & standards of conduct.
- This ToR shall be inclusive of any other task specifically assigned by the MEAL Officer and indirect supervisors for what concerns the implementation of the program activities.
Key Competencies
- Certificate, Diploma, Degree in relevant field with a minimum of 2 years for a university diploma or a year for a degree.
- Experience in the field of humanitarian assistance is an advantage.
- Experience in data collection & statistics is an advantage.
- Experience in the humanitarian field, NGO, or INGO is mandatory.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain integrity in performing responsibilities assigned.
- Trusted by the community, with a certain maturity in making decisions, widely accepted & respected.
- Possess good leadership skills & the ability to explain instructions clearly.
- Good knowledge of English, Hausa, Fulani & other native languages, where deemed necessary based on areas of deployment or redeployment.
- Respect & promote individual & cultural differences & encourage diversity.
- Integrity & transparency maintain high ethical standards & act in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules & standards of conduct.
- Demonstrates the ability to work in a composed, competent & committed manner & exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
- Develops & promotes effective collaboration within & across units to achieve shared goals & optimize results.
- Produces & delivers quality results in a service-oriented & timely manner, is action-oriented & committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
- Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge & innovate.
- Takes ownership for achieving the organization’s priorities & assumes responsibility for own actions & delegated work.
- Encourages & contributes to clear & open communication, explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring & motivational way.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools is an advantage.
- Requires the technical skills to use design software programs mentioned above & possesses a general interest & aptitude for learning new technology.
- Excellent oral & written communication skills, including experience presenting to multiple audiences (e.g., technical & non technical, government circle).
- Inter personal skills & very sociable disposition stemming from proven experience.
Desired Experience:
- 1-2 years of relevant work experience in INGO/NGO. Experience working in the field of Research, Qualitative and Quantitative data collection in emergency contexts/IDP settings.
Method of Application
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