Mercy Corps Jobs Vacancies in Nigeria

Mercy
Corps is an international relief and development organization working in over
40 countries worldwide helping people build secure, productive and just
communities. Mercy Corps Nigeria (MCN) implements a variety of programs with
the ultimate goal of building productive, secure and just communities. The
organization’s programs are implemented in twelve states, mainly in north and
north east parts of Nigeria and Lagos. Our work covers the following sectors:
economic development, livelihoods/food security, adolescent girls & boys
empowerment, financial resilience, conflict mitigation and humanitarian
response.





We
are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job
Title:
Field
Enumerator – Market Access Study
Location: Nationwide



Program
/Department Summary
  • Catholic
    Relief Services (CRS), in partnership with Mercy Corps (MC), the Catholic
    Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN), the Federation of Muslim Women
    Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) and eight (8) Civil Society Organisations
    (CSOs) is implementing the Feed the Future Nigeria Livelihoods Project
    (FFNLP), with support from the United States Agency for International
    Development (USAID).
  • The
    project employs a multi-sector approach that will help 42,000 vulnerable
    households (HHs) in rural communities in northern Nigeria’s Sokoto and
    Kebbi states, and in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) grow their
    agricultural and non-agricultural incomes.
  • To
    assist some of the most vulnerable households escape the poverty trap and
    move upward along the Pathway to Prosperity, the Feed the Future Nigeria
    Livelihoods Project via its Intermediate Results (IR) is providing
    livelihood and entrepreneurial assistance via intervention activities to
    vulnerable household beneficiaries.
These
Activities include:
  • Safe
    Spaces for Adolescent Girls: The adolescent girls’ spaces provide a safe
    and secure environment for girls aged 12 – 19 who are not able to receive
    a formal education to acquire vocational, financial, literacy and numeracy
    skills while empowering them to overcome the challenges and barriers to
    economic engagement under the supervision of safe space mentors.
  • Conditional
    Cash Transfers (Smart grant): Grants between N20,000 and N50,000 are given
    to selected beneficiaries as seed capital for microbusinesses. The grants
    are given on the precondition that the grantees successfully undergo a
    business, technical and vocational training while consenting to pass on
    their training to three other trainees from their local community.
  • Micro
    franchising: In effort to provide private sector linkages while increasing
    the incomes of beneficiaries, fast moving consumable products and
    eco-friendly electrical products are given on loan to mostly female
    beneficiaries for sale in their local communities
  • Technical
    and Vocational Skills Training (TVET): Several trainings on technical,
    vocational and business management skills have been deployed to members of
    the community where project is located for their economic empowerment.
  • Savings
    and Internal Lending Committees (SILC): SILC is a group of self-selected
    people who come together save money, which is the source of loan capital
    from which they can borrow. The main purpose of a SILC is to provide
    savings and simple loan and insurance facilities to community members who
    may not have access to formal sector financial services, either because
    the services are not available or because they cannot access them.
Position
Objective/ Purpose
  • The
    focus of this study is to determine the extent to which product value
    chain upgrades will be required for beneficiaries in technical and
    vocational skills, micro franchising agricultural production and processing
    to competitively meet local market opportunities.
  • The
    enumerators will administer data collection tools amongst identified
    project stakeholders, including mobilized beneficiaries and community
    members in project communities within Sokoto, Kebbi and the FCT.
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
    field data collection test in selected communities within the states of
    focus on the project
  • Conduct
    focus group discussions (FGDs) and Key informant interviews (KII) with
    selected stakeholders in the selected communities
  • 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
  • Support
    in the mobilization of community respondents for the survey.
Project
Locations:
  • Sokoto:
    Tangaza LGA, Rapa LGA, Denge-Shuni LGA, and Kebbe LGA
  • Kebbi:
    Birnin-Kebbi LGA, Danko-wasagu LGA
  • FCT:
    Bwari LGA
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
  • Past
    experience working in selected communities and have a good understanding
    of the local dialects.
  • 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.
Job
Title:

Field Enumerator – Outcome Performance Evaluation
Locations: FCT – Abuja, Kebbi, and Sokoto



Program/Department
Summary
  • Catholic
    Relief Services (CRS), in partnership with Mercy Corps (MC), the Catholic
    Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN), the Federation of Muslim Women
    Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) and eight (8) Civil Society Organisations
    (CSOs) is implementing the Feed the Future Nigeria Livelihoods Project
    (FFNLP), with support from the United States Agency for International
    Development (USAID).
  • The
    project employs a multi-sector approach that will help 42,000 vulnerable
    households (HHs) in rural communities in northern Nigeria’s Sokoto and
    Kebbi states, and in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) grow their
    agricultural and non-agricultural incomes.
  • To
    assist some of the most vulnerable households escape the poverty trap and
    move upward along the Pathway to Prosperity, the Feed the Future Nigeria
    Livelihoods Project via its Intermediate Results (IR) is providing
    livelihood and entrepreneurial assistance via intervention activities to
    vulnerable household beneficiaries. These activities include:
    • Safe
      Spaces for Adolescent Girls: The adolescent girls’ spaces provide a safe
      and secure environment for girls aged 12 – 19 who are not able to receive
      a formal education to acquire vocational, financial, literacy and
      numeracy skills while empowering them to overcome the challenges and
      barriers to economic engagement under the supervision of safe space
      mentors.
    • Conditional
      Cash Transfers (Smart grant): Grants between N20,000 and N50,000 are
      given to selected beneficiaries as seed capital for microbusinesses. The
      grants are given on the precondition that the grantees successfully
      undergo a business, technical and vocational training while consenting to
      pass on their training to three other trainees from their local
      community.
    • Micro
      franchising: In effort to provide private sector linkages while
      increasing the incomes of beneficiaries, fast moving consumable products
      and eco-friendly electrical products are given on loan to mostly female
      beneficiaries for sale in their local communities
    • Technical
      and Vocational Skills Training (TVET): Several trainings on technical,
      vocational and business management skills have been deployed to members
      of the community where project is located for their economic empowerment.
    • Savings
      and Internal Lending Committees (SILC): SILC is a group of self-selected
      people who come together save money, which is the source of loan capital
      from which they can borrow.
    • The
      main purpose of a SILC is to provide savings and simple loan and
      insurance facilities to community members who may not have access to
      formal sector financial services, either because the services are not
      available or because they cannot access them.
Position
Objective/Purpose
  • The
    focus of this study is to carry out an in-depth and accurate evaluation of
    the performance outcomes of the various IR2 sub-interventions on
    beneficiaries’ abilities to successfully manage and grow businesses for
    which they received technical and financial assistance.
  • In
    line with this, the enumerators will administer data collection tools
    amongst identified project stakeholders, including mobilized beneficiaries
    and community members in project communities within Sokoto, Kebbi and the
    FCT.
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
    field data collection test in selected communities within the states of
    focus on the project
  • Conduct
    focus group discussions (FGDs) and Key informant interviews (KII) with
    selected stakeholders in the selected communities
  • 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
  • Support
    in the mobilization of community respondents for the survey.
Project
Locations
  • Sokoto:
    Tangaza LGA, Rapa LGA, Denge-Shuni LGA, and Kebbe LGA
  • Kebbi:
    Birnin-Kebbi LGA, Danko-wasagu LGA
  • FCT:
    Bwari LGA
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 selected communities and have a good understanding of the local
    dialects.
  • 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.
How
to Apply

Interested and qualified candidate should send their CV’s and Cover Letter in
one document, addressing the position (Field Enumerator – Market Access Study)
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.
Application
Deadline:
9th
August, 2017.
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