1. Job Title: Research Assistants
Location: Baga, Kukawa (Nigeria) and Bagassola, Mamdi (Chad)
BACKGROUND
The Project is a short term research work aimed at conducting a survey in the Lake Chad Region. The survey is targeted at collecting relevant data for completing a research work in the strategic studies field area. The project is piloted by Fortress 360 Limited.
SCOPE OF WORK
The research assistant will be responsible for providing supervision for the field data collection, and conducting the qualitative data collection (Key Informant Interviews and Focus Group Discussions).

LOCATION
Baga, Kukawa (Nigeria) and Bagassola, Mamdi (Chad)

SPECIFIC DATA/RESEARCH RESPONSIBILITIES
The research assistant will be responsible for the following;
• To work under the direction of the Project Management Unit (PMU).
• Provide field support and supervision to enumerators
• Work with the PMU to review work assignments and to develop plans to support the survey.
• Carry out any additional duties as may reasonably be required within the general scope and level of the post.
• Conduct Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)
• Participate in virtual meetings
• Submit the specified amount of clearly recorded interviews and Focus Group Discussions recordings.

ESSENTIAL QUALITIES
The research assistant will be responsible for the following;
• Support field data collection by providing live support on data-related issues;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• An analytical mind and inclination for problem-solving
• Attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Team leadership skill
• Ability to speak the local dialect fluently

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
• The candidate should have a graduate degree or equivalent qualifications in related field;
• Prior experience in research is an added advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to work well within a team
• The prospective candidate must possess the ability to work under little or no supervision
• Working alongside teams within the project and/or the management team
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills, including a proven ability to work to deadline

Interested Applicant should send CV to humbleconsultant@gmail.com



2. Job Title: Enumerators (Data Collectors)
Location: Baga, Kukawa (Nigeria) and Bagassola, Mamdi (Chad)
BACKGROUND
The Project is a short term research work aimed at conducting a survey in the Lake Chad Region. The survey is targeted at collecting relevant data for completing a research work in the strategic studies field area. The project is piloted by Fortress 360 Limited.
SCOPE OF WORK
The Enumerator will be responsible for collecting data from respondents in his or her assigned location. The primary responsibilities of the enumerator are to seek out respondents following the research guidelines and collect specified data in the field using the Android Based Designed Instrument.

LOCATION
Baga, Kukawa (Nigeria) and Bagassola, Mamdi (Chad)

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND DELIVERABLES
The Enumerator will be responsible for the following;
• Meet with respondents in the field;
• Conduct interviews to research participants (respondents) using provided android based instrument (Kobotool);
• Adhere to all survey and data protocols;
• Transmit data collected to the Kobotool server on daily basis;
• Perform other duties related to the project that may be assigned to him/her, such as, but not limited to, testing the questionnaire; attending virtual meetings and participating in training.
• Meet up with the targeted amount of daily and total submissions;

Specifically, the Enumerator will be responsible for the following;
• Go to the field to meet and interview respondents;
• Fill in responses on the instrument deployed in Kobotool and accessible with android mobile phone;
• Answerable to the research assistant and project management unit (PMU).
• Communicate clearly to respondents, in special cases (especially those that don’t understand English Language) use translation from English language to the local dialect.
• Transmit data collected from each respondent as submission to the Kobotool server.
• Ensure quality data is collected that meet with the Project’s specifications.

ESSENTIAL QUALITIES
• Experience in field data collection using Kobotool
• Owning Android mobile phone is compulsory
• Reside in the survey location - Baga, Kukawa (Nigeria) or Bagassola, Mamdi (Chad)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Speak the local dialects (Hausa & Kanuri or French)
• Attention to detail

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• The candidate should have a graduate degree or equivalent qualifications in related field;
• Experience in Field Data Collection using Kobotool or similar Android based instrument;


Interested Applicant should send CV to humbleconsultant@gmail.com