Enumerator for Endline Survey at Mercy Corps

Project Summary/Background
Mercy Corps’ through funding from the US Government (USAID) is implementing ECPN (Engaging Communities for Peace in Nigeria) program. ECPN aims to reduce violence in North Central Nigeria through strengthen the capacity of farmer and Pastoralist to resolve disputes in an inclusive and sustainable manner; leverage social and economic opportunities to build trust across lines of division; and foster engagement among farmer-pastoralist communities, local authorities and neighboring communities to prevent conflict. Mercy Corps will use two unique approaches in three target states.

Over two year Mercy Corps has worked in Nasarrawa and Benue states, using a two pronged approach, mitigation and prevention of conflict, by multiple activities which build on each other to achieve the aforementioned goals. Mercy corps conducted baseline study in 15 sites, randomly selected 10 communities as treatment sites, commenced implementation of program activities in January 2016 and has ever since been systemically carrying out peace building activities. The program conducted analysis of the conflicts and actors; trained local leaders to negotiate and mediate conflict situations to prevent escalations and reach all-inclusive, satisfactory, and sustainable agreements; facilitated joint community-led conflict prevention forums where farmer and pastoralist address root causes of conflicts by drawing up plans and executing such plans; and creating links with government, neighboring communities, and security agencies to create systems that will promptly pick up early warning signs and respond to such signs to prevent escalation.

Also leveraging on social and economic opportunities that existed but were weakened after incidents of conflict, Mercy Corps through quick impact and natural resource initiative projects focused on building trust across lines of division.

Position Objective/Purpose
The purpose of the data collection is to provide data set for quantitative evaluation of impact levels against baseline. Baseline was collected in 15 sites in 2015. Endline data would be collected in these sites once more. And this would be used for impact evaluation purposes or as assessment of success of the program as regard achieving its objective and contributing to the broad goal. Data collection will begin in the second (2nd) week of January 2017 and last for three weeks.

Scope of Work /Responsibilities
The field enumerators will:

• Get familiar with data collection tools and study protocol
• Attend study orientation and data collection training
• Orient and guide the Mercy Corps project team on likely sensitivities that could affect the usage of the survey tools within the target communities
• Conduct Key informant interviews (KII) with selected stakeholders in the selected communities
• Work collaboratively with ECPN project and MC M&E team to ensure successful implementation of the baseline study
• Review filled data collection tools to ensure completion and quality of data
• Provide guidance and clarifications at data analysis stage regarding collected data as needed
• Play a key role in the mobilization of community respondents for the survey.
• The duration of this assignment is 16days

Qualifications and Personal Attributes

• Qualifications in the fields of the Social Sciences, Economics, Development Studies or Statistics.
• A sound track record in developing and conducting research
• Proven skills in the use of mobile device for data collection
• Experience in conducting quantitative and qualitative research in Northern part of Nigeria
• Experience working in the selected communities and a good understanding of the local dialects is preferred.
• Experience in data collection and analysis using participatory methodology.
• Possess a degree of flexibility to work and availability to respond to comments and questions in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Strong command of English and Hausa or Tiv or Fulbe (Fulani). Do not apply if you do not have command of any of the additional language sets.