Vacancy id: VAC-7402

Job title: VAC-7402 Enumerator Team Leader

Location: Mogadishu

Apply by: 25-May-2022

Start date: 01-Jun-2022

Duration: 1 year

Number of vacancies: 1

Overview of position

• Since the formation of the FGS, the country has made significant progress towards restoring peace & security. However, significant destabilizing factors remain. These include, most notably, the extant presence of violent extremist group Al-Shabaab, particularly in rural areas; recurrent & unresolved clan, land & resource based conflicts; weak & nascent institutions & the internal displacement of more than 2 million individuals. Whilst the transition, recovery & development needs of Somalia, after almost 3 decades of civic conflict & violent extremism remain a long term, if not generational process, such progress will be unachievable in the absence of solid foundations for peace & security, particularly at community levels.
• Our client in Somalia’s Transition and Recovery Pillar (TRP) unit promotes durable solutions to displacement for IDPs & returnees & works to prevent displacement in conflict prone areas through community stabilization & early recovery activities. Their TRP programs seek to build capacity & accountability of relevant governance structures to lead on solutions, provide assistance & (re)integration support to Displacement Affected Communities (DACs) whilst supporting locally led, participatory processes that promote intra & inter community cohesion, peace & ownership. Through govt led inclusive community planning processes & collective efforts for recovery focused on the most vulnerable, TRP programs also aim to support foundations for peace & reduce drivers of conflict.
• To ensure that TRP activities are relevant & implemented effectively, efficiently, according to objectives and in line with national, international & our clients specific frameworks on community stabilization & respecting the ‘do no harm’ principle & cross cutting issues, TRP unit has invested in its M&E unit. The unit is intended to monitor as well as measure & document the immediate impacts of TRP activities taking note of lessons learnt & providing support in implementing of corrective actions based on results of data collection & field observations.
• In view of fortifying the M&E unit, TRP is seeking an Enumerator Team Leader to support the M&E unit. Under the overall supervision of the National M&E Officer & the direct supervision of the National Program Officer (MEAL), the successful candidate will be responsible for providing support to the M&E unit within the TRP program.

Role objectives

• Assist in conducting all facets of M&E assessments including post intervention monitoring, baseline, midterm & endline surveys by coordinating casual Enumerators in the field for data collection through household surveys, KII’s & FGDs, HIS in timely manner.
• Contribute to reviewing assessment tools in order to ensure accuracy of data collected, proper & precise transcription & translation of information gathered through household interviews, FGDs & KIIs.
• Interface with Enumerators & Enumerator Team Leaders to ensure effective communication during the data collection.
• Assist in continuously monitoring project implementation progress, outcomes, best practices, challenges & lessons learned & collecting relevant information for report writing.
• Assist in development of M&E tools for both content & kobo builder.
• Assist in implementation of gender mainstreaming by ensuring inclusion & active participation of women in M&E activities.
• Maintain proper records for M&E equipment including but not limited to smart phones for data collection & their accessories, cameras & other electronic devices for monitoring & documentation.
• Assist in trainings & orientation sessions for casual Enumerators to ensure adherence to the IOM code of conduct & child safeguarding & protection policies.
• Ensure timely updates to the tools for tracking project activities including M&E databases, indicator matrices & contribute to & develop air table or other activity tracking platforms.
• Provide administrative support to the M&E team during the identification & hiring of casual Enumerators by compiling the required HR documents from different locations.
• Undertake duty travels as needed and perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Project reporting

This role will work under the overall supervision of the National M&E Officer & the direct supervision of the National Program Officer (MEAL).