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Since 1979, we have helped people grappling with the toughest hardships survive - and then thrive. That’s the heart of our approach: We help communities turn crisis into opportunity. Throughout our history, Mercy Corps has demonstrated innovation, timeliness and the ability to adapt quickly to changing realities.
FIELD ENUMERATORS AT MERCY CORPS MAIDUGURI
Mercy Corps has been present in Nigeria since 2012, focusing its interventions on adolescent girls’ empowerment, economic development, and conflict mitigation. With the insurgency spilling over from the Northeast of Nigeria and causing displacement of millions of individuals, Mercy Corps started its humanitarian response in 2014 to address the rising humanitarian needs. With funding from institutional donors, foundations and private corporations, Mercy Corps continues to aid meet the basic needs of vulnerable populations in the areas of food security, shelter, water and sanitation, protection, and livelihoods.
With the recognition of the protracted crisis in Northeast Nigeria, Mercy Corps’ strategy and expansion plans aim to address the root causes of the crisis and seek to build long-term resilience of communities with integrated programs focusing on the recovery of markets and livelihoods, social cohesion and social protection, and youth empowerment with emphasis on adolescent girls and boys. With multiple funding streams from large institutional donors and foundations, Mercy Corps’ programs in Northeast Nigeria continue to scale up and serve communities by transitioning them from humanitarian aid to early recovery programs.
RATIONALE
Conducting constant research and analysis to better understand the dynamics created because of our interventions or other contextual environment shape our programming and learn from it to make evidence-base informed decisions and make course corrections is at the core of our programmatic approach to improve adaptive learning process. Mercy Corps Nigeria, Northeast Programs (Humanitarian and Development) will continuously commission series of quantitative and qualitative data collection on program activities across multiple sectors (Livelihood, WASH, Cash Transfers, Shelter, Protection, Conflict Management and Peace building, Agriculture etc.) which will range from.
OBJECTIVE OF THE ENUMERATORS ASSIGNEMENT
The field enumerators are primarily responsible for collecting qualitative/quantitative field data and data entry using mobile platforms (e. g Ona or CommCare). They have direct contact with respondents and have a great bearing on the quality of data collected and ultimately on the quality of data output.
Note: This will essentially include vetting of all current program engaged structures such as Master trainers, Livelihood monitors, hygiene promoters and any new recruitments that would undergo training on the specific tools to be used for each assignment prior to their engagement. Different criteria, which range from skills, experience in research or any form of data collection, knowledge in certain technical areas, contextual understanding, and familiarity with local language of defined data collection area would be important steps in selection of enumerators for an assignment.
ROLE OF THE ENUMERATOR
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Timeframe / Schedule:
Enumerator’s working hours will be from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm from Monday to Thursday and 8:00 am to 12:00pm and 3pm to 5pm on Fridays.
Contract Duration
The contract will be for a period of 11 months. Mercy Corps will only pay for the days worked.
Accountability
Reports Directly to: MEL Assistant
Works Directly with: Northeast PAQ Unit, Northeast Program teams
General Conditions:
The contractor is not a Mercy Corps employee and will not as such be entitled to any benefits or compensations outside the monthly stipends to be paid at the end of every month. The Contractor agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information to third parties without the prior, written consent of the disclosing party except as expressly permitted in this Contract.
If successful, the contract can be terminated by either party with one (1) day notice. Mercy Corps reserves the right to terminate contract without notice if the Contractor violates any of the Mercy Corps standard operating procedures or for disciplinary measures.
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit no more than 4-page CV and Cover Letter, addressing the position requirements.
All applications must include the position title in the subject line and should not be more than 4 pages. Interested candidates are to submit their applications including copies of academic certificates sealed in an envelope to our Maiduguri office located at No. 38 Kinshasa Road, Old GRA Maiduguri – Borno State.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview, and we are an equal opportunity organization so women are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
Application submission deadline: 8th April 2022 at 4:30pm
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