Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the
belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than
40 countries around the world, we collaborate to put bold solutions into action
— helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from
within, now and for the future. In Nigeria, Mercy Corps operates in over 13
states focusing on key thematic areas of humanitarian response, conflict
mitigation and adolescent girls’ empowerment.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Field Enumerator
Locations: Borno, Adamawa, Yobe
Program /Department Summary
With funding from USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster
Assistance (USAID/OFDA), Mercy Corps is collaborating with Action Against
Hunger, Catholic Relief Services, Cooperazione Internazionale, International
Rescue Committee and Oxfam to conduct a joint six-month Livelihoods and Market
Recovery Assessment in North East Nigeria.
The assessment aims to:
Understand market systems dynamics across three
conflict-afflicted states-Borno, Adamawa and Yobe;
Identifying constraints and opportunities to enable market
systems to strengthen economic coping, facilitate market recovery, and increase
livelihood opportunities for conflict-affected communities;
Identify approaches to facilitate local market recovery.
LMR partners have identified 4 market systems (cowpeas,
cereals {maize, sorghum, millet}, vegetables and agricultural inputs) and
cross-cutting areas (transport & infrastructure, access to finance and the
effect of aid distribution) as the focus of the assessment.
LMR partners are collecting and analysing data to determine
whether the market systems can be adapted to ultimately improve income
generation, food security, nutrition and protection for vulnerable
conflict-afflicted households in rural and urban areas in North East Nigeria.
Position Objective/
Purpose
Enumerators with past experience working with INGOs and UN
Agencies in similar capacities will be recruited in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe
state in order to get quality data and gain easy access to the LGAs.
Scope of work / Responsibilities
The enumerators will be engaged primarily to assist Mercy
Corps in the tasks related to information gathering but not limited to:
Access to land:
Do farmers have access to land?
Are farmers able to plant on all of their land or do they
only use accessible land for a limited period of time? (If so, how many
seasons? are they IDPs?)
GPS co-ordinates of areas where farming activity can
occur-colour-coded physical maps
Issues on restrictions on land access-including restrictions
placed by the military on the amount of land available for farming
The type of soil available in the three States and its
suitability for farming.
Status of grain storage in the North-East:
What type of storage facilities exist, who owns them (State
or Federal Government, farmer owned, community owned, or ‘private’ storage
{owned by input supplier, input distributors or transporters})
What are the gaps with grain storage at State and LGA-level?
Status of marketplaces:
What marketplaces have been destroyed, which are safe enough
to rebuild and identify locations where market infrastructure marked for
restoration would not be vulnerable to insurgent/AOG destruction?
Inputs distribution networks:
Identify inputs distribution networks in the state capital
and LGAs (At least 5-10 larger distributors of seeds and agrochemicals in the
main towns)
Who are their major customers in the LGAs? How far their
supplies reach.
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
Experience working in the communities in either Borno,
Adamawa or Yobe, 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.
Proven skills in the use of mobile device for data
collection
Experience in conducting quantitative and qualitative
research.
Strong command over English and Hausa, especially ability to
write high quality, clear and concise reports.
Candidates who reside or are familiar with the local
communities in the targeted LGAs are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV’s
and Cover Letter in one document, addressing the position requirements to:
ng-recruitment.nigeria@mercycorps.org All applications must include the
position title in the subject line.
Note- 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.
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