Field Enumerator (Baseline Survey Agatu in Benue State) at Mercy Corps

Location: Agatu, Benue
Reports directly to: M&E Officer and other ECPN project team
Anticipated Dates of Engagement: May 2018 (for 5 days within this period)

Project Description

• The ECPN program is aimed at reducing violence in farmer and pastoralist communities across the targeted states of Benue and Nasarawa through an integrated joint natural resources management and conflict management approach. Mercy Corps is implementing the program in partnership with Pastoral Resolve (PARE).
• ECPN leverages Mercy Corps, USAID, and global best practices for people-to-people initiatives to shape the design of the interventions. These include promoting the sustainability of negotiated agreements by practically addressing economic and environmental drivers of resource-based conflicts; connecting community-level engagement with higher-level initiatives; and including a broad range of stakeholders in the development of dispute resolution agreements

Position Objective/Purpose

• The purpose of the data collection is to provide baseline which the ECPN project can monitor and assess its progress and effectiveness during implementation and after the activity is completed.
• The successful individuals will work closely with the ECPN project team to mobilize community respondents, conduct personalized interviews and collect site-specific data within identified local communities in Agatu, in Benue state.

Scope of Work /Responsibilities
The field enumerators will:

• Get familiar with data collection tools and study protocol
• Attend study orientation and data collection training
• Conduct ECPN baseline data collection in selected communities in Agatu, Benue state
• Orient and guide the MC project team on likely sensitivities that could affect the usage of the survey tools within the target 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.

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 over English and Hausa, especially ability to write high quality, clear and concise reports.