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)
Location: Damasak, Borno
Reporting to: MEAL Officer
Proposed start date: September 2026
Key Responsibilities
Supervision of data collection team
- Support in routine monitoring of project activities across supported sites as assigned by ACF
- Carry out routine supervision and spot checks on the enumerators daily activities
- Ensure 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 respondent according to schedule
- Ensure proper methodology is implemented for data collection, as per validated ToR
- Ensure proper handling of the devices by the enumerators
Conduct accurate quantitative and qualitative data collection:
- 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 ACF teams
Accountability Mainstreaming:
- Support in implementation of Accountability frameworks across ACF supported locations
- Monitor field activities and ensure Accountability to 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 form for stakeholders if required
- Give feedback to supervisors after each day of data collection
Additional Responsibilities:
- This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the enumerator will also perform other related tasks as required and is responsible for reporting and communication of progress and achievement of the specific assigned task.
- The enumerator should be flexible and adaptable with regards to the implementation of the daily work/activities.
- The enumerator is expected to conduct all duties in a professional manner following ACF Nigeria mission staff regulations, Charter of Principles and Core Values.
Position Requirements
- Minimum of 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, 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 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 good understanding and knowledge of the local situation and community dynamics including cultural, gender and protection issues, including ability to effectively convey information in local languages.
- Previous experience of working with NGOs
- Proven interest & commitment to humanitarian and development principles and demonstrable understanding of conflict/post conflict development contexts.
- Female indigenes of the state where the activity will be implemented.
Application Closing Date
16th September, 2026 at 05:00 pm (Nigerian Time).
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online