STOOS Consulting is an international consultancy firm specializing in research, assessments, third-party monitoring, monitoring and evaluation, and capacity building for humanitarian and development organizations. This Angola-based role will support STOOS’ research and M&E assignments, with a strong focus on field coordination, local authorization, stakeholder engagement, field team management, data quality and timely delivery.
Position Overview
STOOS Consulting is seeking an experienced M&E and Research Field Manager based in Angola to support upcoming research, assessment, evaluation, third-party monitoring and M&E assignments.
The position is highly field-oriented and requires strong experience in coordinating with local authorities, civil society organizations and communities; recruiting and supervising field teams; and managing data collection across different provinces and municipalities of Angola.
Role Purpose
The Field Manager will lead the day-to-day implementation of field research and monitoring activities. This will include planning field movements, coordinating local access, recruiting and supervising data collectors, monitoring daily progress, resolving operational challenges and ensuring that all data is accurate, complete, ethical and submitted on time.
Key Responsibilities
The Field Manager will be responsible for:
- Planning and coordinating field data collection, including household surveys, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, observations, site visits, market assessments and third-party monitoring activities.
- Securing and following up on required approvals, authorization letters and introductions at the provincial, municipal and commune levels.
- Coordinating with local authorities, public institutions, civil society organizations, associations, cooperatives, project partners and community leaders.
- Supporting fieldwork across Angola, including urban, peri-urban, rural, coastal, drought-affected, cross-border and hard-to-reach locations.
- Recruiting, onboarding and supervising enumerators, field researchers, supervisors, interpreters, community mobilizers and data-quality personnel.
- Training field teams on research tools, sampling procedures, informed consent, safeguarding, confidentiality, referral pathways and digital data-collection platforms.
- Translating and culturally adapting research tools into Portuguese, as well as supporting interpretation into relevant national and local languages where necessary.
- Managing daily field deployment, transportation, respondent mobilization, sample tracking and progress against agreed targets and timelines.
- Ensuring strong data quality through spot checks, back-checks, accompaniment visits, daily debriefings, form reviews and follow-up on missing or inconsistent information.
- Coordinating field logistics, including transportation, accommodation where required, communication, mobile data, tablets or smartphones, field materials and contingency arrangements.
- Ensuring inclusive and culturally appropriate engagement with women, young people, persons with disabilities, internally displaced persons, refugees, migrants, returnees, rural communities and other potentially vulnerable groups.
- Providing regular updates to STOOS on field progress, completed samples, operational risks, team performance, data-quality concerns and corrective measures.
- Documenting field observations, community feedback and contextual factors that may influence data analysis and reporting.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Candidates should have:
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Statistics, Economics, Sociology, Public Administration, Monitoring and Evaluation, or another relevant field.
- At least five years of relevant professional experience in research coordination, field data-collection management, M&E, assessments, evaluations, third-party monitoring or development field operations in Angola.
- Proven experience coordinating field activities and securing approvals from local authorities, institutions and community stakeholders.
- Strong experience recruiting, training and managing enumerators and completing multi-location fieldwork within tight timelines.
- Experience conducting research in rural, underserved, disaster-affected, drought-affected or hard-to-reach communities in Angola.
- Experience working on development themes such as livelihoods, economic empowerment, social protection, migration, gender equality, youth inclusion, climate resilience, education, health or local governance.
- Good knowledge of digital data-collection platforms such as KoBoToolbox, ODK, SurveyCTO, CommCare or similar systems.
- Fluency in Portuguese is required. Working proficiency in English and knowledge of one or more Angolan national languages—such as Umbundu, Kimbundu, Kikongo, Chokwe, or another language relevant to the assignment location—would be valuable assets.
- Strong coordination, leadership, negotiation, communication, reporting and problem-solving skills.
- Availability and willingness to travel extensively throughout Angola according to project requirements.
Engagement Modality
The successful candidate will be engaged through a project-based consultancy arrangement, depending on STOOS’ upcoming assignments and operational needs in Angola.
The Field Manager will work closely with STOOS project managers, team leaders, research specialists, M&E experts, data analysts, quality assurance personnel and field supervisors to ensure timely, ethical and high-quality field implementation.
How to apply
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications through the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxDJREmiI0y9cz7GfFsCtAsflSNIjcEqWR8RNlgunsajSvhQ/viewform
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