Reporting to the Program Manager/DCA Mandera, the Project Assistant will assist the program manager in the planning, management and implementation of the overall project activities and will bear the following;

Key Responsibilities and Duties

Project Implementation:.

• Liaise with communities, beneficiaries for better project impact.
• Carry out beneficiary identification and selection.
• Assist with weekly and monthly planning & reporting
• Oversee daily implementations of field activities.
• Organize and conduct  target beneficiary trainings in Early warning, Advocacy & Governance and Conflict mitigation 
• Assist the Programme manager in capacity building of the CDMC’s-Community Disaster Management Committees.
• Assist the Programme Manager in reviewing of the community disaster management plans at community level in liaison with NDMA
• Assist the Programme Manager in supporting Mandera NDMA in strengthening the county early warning system

• Work with ACTED management and support staff to comply with rules and procedures.

• Assist with weekly and monthly reporting to the Deputy Area Coordinator.
• Keep the Deputy Area Coordinator regularly updated on all issues related to the project activities.

• Bachelors of science, Project Management, Community Development or a related field with at least 2 years’ experience implementing community projects for an INGO.
• Relevant education and experience in Disaster Risk Reduction, Conflict mitigation and management, food security and overall development studies
• Excellent skills in project cycle & drought management;
• Experience in early warning and/or situation analysis;
• Experience in facilitation and training with a variety of stakeholders including local authorities, NGOs and communities
• The ability to write clear, meticulous and analytically-sound reports and memos in English;
• Good communication skills and diplomacy, including respectfulness towards international and national staff, conflict-affected and rural communities.
• Respect for authority and the chain of command
• Flexibility and adaptability are essential, as well as the ability to plan, take initiative and organize work independently.
• Thoroughness in all aspects of work, especially to ensure complete and useful data collection and reports;
• Competency in all computer-related tasks including Word, Excel (in particular filters, links and other logical functions) and E-mail is required. Skills and experience using word and Excel is essential.
• Ability and willingness to travel to the field for data collection, cross-checking the data and provide training ;
• Fluency in both English and Somali is required. Skills in Kiswahili and Borana language  is desirable;