Enumerator at Solidarites International (SI)

Solidarites International (SI) is a French humanitarian organization which provides aid and assistance to victims of war or natural disaster. For over 38 years the association has focused on meeting three vital needs – water, food and shelter. Currently present in Nigeria since 2016, SI carries out emergency / post-emergency programs in WASH sector in North East region.

We are recruiting internally and externally for the position below:

Job Title: Enumerator

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Goal / Purpose

• Under the district supervision of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Officer, the Enumerator will support the MEAL team to carry out fieldwork and other research/assessment activities, which may be required for the program’s functioning and strategy.
• The enumerators services will be required on daily basis based on the field work requirement, it’s not a full time employment with the organization.
• The enumerators will collect field data for different on-going project on already developed tools and will also provide key feedback on programs field research activities.

Main Tasks

• Assist MEAL team in field data collection as per the program requirements for its different on-going programs;
• Depending on the nature of filed work enumerators can be involved in both qualitative (Focus group Discussion and Key Informants) and quantitative (household interviews) data collection;
• Enumerators will use mobile data collection tool (Kobo Collect) to gather and accurately record responses on questionnaires;
• Ensure that questionnaires have been thoroughly checked and completed;
• Submit completed questionnaires and other equipment used in fieldwork to the research supervisor;
• As part of each assignment, participate in briefings; carry out data collection, data entry and/or reporting;
• Recognize and give account of problems in obtaining data and provide useful feedback from field research activities
• Enumerators will ensure the confidentiality of the beneficiaries and will not share field information with any 3rd party without the consent of SI

Profile

• Studies: Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma

Experience:

• Conducting Nutrition, Health, WASH and FSL assessments.
• Mobile data collection, administering questionnaires and conducting interviews, data collection and data entry

Languages:

• English (Hausa/Kanuri – Added Advantage)

Competencies:

• Honesty: Shows a high level of integrity and will not fabricate responses or misrepresent the program
• Communication: Confidently expresses self, able to clearly ask questions and help the respondent understand what is needed from her/him.
• Relationship Builder: Able to build trust with people at the rural level and maintain confidentiality.
• Cultural Awareness: Must be aware of and sensitive to the cultural expectations of communities in Northern Nigeria.
• Accuracy: Must be able to interpret and record responses appropriately without distorting the respondents meaning or confusing the reader.
• Endurance: Must be able to work for a full day working hours in the field across a number of days.

Application Closing Date
6th September, 2020.