Field Monitor (Pool) at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International - 3 Openings

Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Field Monitor (Pool)

Locations: Borno, Yobe & Sokoto
Employment Type: Full Time
Reporting to:  M&E or Program Officer
Proposed start date: February 2025

Responsibilities

• Support in routine monitoring of project activities across supported sites as assigned by Action Against Hunger;
• Carry out routine supervision and spot checks on the enumerators' daily activities;
• Ensure the quality of the data being collected by the enumerators;
• Locate and validate each respondent before the questionnaire is administered;
• Provide technical support with data collection tools to enumerators in the field if required;
• Coordinate movements of the enumerators' team in the field to reach the determined threshold of respondents according to the schedule;
• Ensure proper methodology is implemented for data collection, as per validated Terms of Reference;
• Ensure proper handling of the devices by the enumerators;
• Conduct mobile or paper data collection depending on the activity implemented;
• Transcribe and take notes from phone interviews when required;
• Ask questions in a clear and kind manner, and ask all the questions exactly as worded;
• Provide live translation of data collection tools;
• Interpret interview results to third party when necessary;
• Interpret the interview findings in English;
• Transcribe the answer in an ordinate and clear way by recording responses accurately;
• Probe to clarify unclear respondents' answers when necessary;
• Adhere to survey methodologies trained on by Action Against Hunger teams;
• Support in the implementation of Accountability frameworks across Action Against Hunger supported locations;
• Monitor field activities and ensure Accountability to the Affected population by ensuring beneficiary entitlements are reaching the right beneficiaries as per project design;
• Report any cases or complaints formulated by beneficiaries to the accountability unit;
• Provide feedback and complaint forms for stakeholders, if required;
• Give feedback to supervisors after each day of data collection.

Requirements

• Minimum Diploma in any science or social sciences or any other relevant field;
• Proven experience in supervising field data collection and related activities;
• Fluency in English and local languages especially Hausa, Kanuri, Shuwa, and Fulani (both written and spoken skills);
• Previous working experience in multiple languages: interpretation and translation skills;
• Possess good interpersonal skills – able to work with diverse stakeholders and partners effectively;
• Have basic computer literacy;
• Have a good capacity to work and manage a team;
• Be strategic in thinking and planning;
• Have demonstrated experience and knowledge of survey procedures and data quality techniques;
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Have a good understanding and knowledge of the local situation and community dynamics including cultural, gender, and protection issues, including the ability to effectively convey information in local languages.

Application Closing Date
13th February, 2025. (05:30 pm).

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online