Background

NRC has been active in Somalia since 2004 with four area offices in Kismayu, Mogadishu, Garowe and Hargeisa, providing protection and humanitarian assistance to refugees, internally displaced persons and returnees in Somaliland, Puntland, South Central and Jubbaland regions. NRC offers a comprehensive response for returnees and IDPs of high need, addressing their food security, livelihood, shelter, education, ICLA, and water, hygiene and sanitation needs and also responding to emergencies through NRC’s five core competences: Shelter, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH and Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA).

NRC Somalia is part of NRC’s East Africa and Yemen regional operation which comprises of large-scale multi-country humanitarian and early recovery interventions spread across Ten countries (Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Yemen, Eritrea, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and Sudan).  NRC’s overall strategy in the region is to enhance protection and promote the rights of displaced people in humanitarian need by improving living conditions and seeking durable solutions. The regional office is based in Nairobi and works with country programmes to ensure standardization of programmatic and operational approaches, promote multi country programming and ensuring quality and coordination. 

Roles and responsibilities

Under the guidance and the supervision of the M&E team, the enumerator responsible for following: 

Provides data entry services through the use of digital mobile data collection systems. Ensures the confidentiality of collected data and data storage is maintained. Attend training and briefing organized by M&E prior to the data collection. Conduct household surveys, key informant interviews and focus group discussions as instructed by M&E or the project focal person.  Attend training and briefing organized by M&E prior to the data collection Collect and accurately record all required data using the data collection tools provided by NRC. Adhere NRC Code of conduct.   Do no harm the responsible  Ensure completeness of forms for accuracy & consistency immediately following data collection. 

Our Ideal Candidate: 

We are looking for a university degree graduate in statistics, social science, or any other relevant field minimum of 1-year relevant experience. Good community mobilization skills, and ability to resolve individual and group conflicts. Excellent English language proficiency Ability to understand different Somali dialects. Experience with digital data collection tools (like ONA, ODK, KoboToolBox, etc.) Ability to work under pressure and meet deadline. .Ability to work independently and with very limited supervision. Has experience of conducting data collection Fluency in English & Somali, both written and verbal. Ability to work with a team. Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts. Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.  Fluency in English, both written and verbal.

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience:

Knowledge of the context  Knowledge of the local language   Knowledge and experience in the sector Experience with start-up, exit, or similar

What We Offer:

Duration and Type of contract: On need basis

Duty station: Diinsoor & Wajid

Additional Information:

Candidates currently in Diinsoor & Wajid are highly encouraged to apply.

Indicate with your application which area you are interested 

Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline.

Incomplete, email and paper applications will not be considered.

Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraging. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

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