One Acre Fund is a nonprofit organization that supplies smallholder farmers in East Africa with asset-based financing and agriculture training services to reduce hunger and poverty. Headquartered in Bungoma, Kenya, the organization works with farmers in rural villages throughout Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and recently Malawi. Using a market-based approach, One Acre Fund facilitates activities and transactions at various levels of the farming value chain, including seed sourcing and market support. In 2013, farmers who worked with One Acre Fund realized a 180% return on their investment and significantly increased farm income on every planted acre.
- Experience 1 – 2 years
- Location Niger , Oyo
- Job Field Agriculture / Agro-Allied
The M&E Assistant Field Supervisor is in charge of supporting all field activities for One Acre Fund’s M&E field team. The M&E Assistant Field Supervisor reports to the Impact Field Coordinator who provides department planning, surveys execution and supervision. This is a field based role ensuring adequate data collection in line with the organization’s timelines and objectives.
- Carrying out work planning for enumerators
- Field Test Surveys
- Support the Translation and Back Translation of surveys
- Overseeing data collection in the field
- Training and Mentoring enumerators
- Contributing to the design of surveys by proving field context and feedback
- Carrying out performance management for team of enumerators
- Carrying out backchecks/spot-checks on data collection to ensure accuracy
OUR REQUIREMENTS
- Qualifications in the fields of the Social Sciences, Agriculture, 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 the North Central and/or South Western part(s) of Nigeria
- Experience working in communities in Niger State and/or Oyo State
- 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
- Willingness to learn and explore new experiences
- Willingness and ability to do physically demanding work and to pass long days in the field
- Fluency in English and Yoruba and/or Hausa (written and verbal) is required
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages, ability to use G-Suite is an added advantage
- Resident in Niger State or Oyo State
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to One Acre Fund on forms.gle to apply
