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The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

ROLE PROFILE

Title	Field Enumerators (12 Required)
Functional Area	NWSW Emergency Response
Reports to	MERL Officer
Location	Batibo, Guzang, Anyajua and Djichami
Effective Date	May 2022

role PURPOSE

To ensure efficiency and effectiveness in collecting data from Plan international’s program/project stakeholders in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon in close collaboration with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Team.

Dimensions of the Role

The Enumerator (or data collector) works under the supervision of the MERL Unit. He/she also works closely with the Field Assistant during his/her work in the field. He/she is primarily responsible for timely collection of data during selected exercises, including quantitative or qualitative data collections through structured or semi-structured interviews with representative samples of target populations

Accountabilities

Main duties and responsibilities;

1. Actively participates in initial training on selected data entry technology and data collection tools, takes part in the testing of the data collection tools and elaborates appropriate translation to local language if needed.
2. Assists in the validation and adaptation of data-collection tools and performs data collection as instructed by Project Manager: field and/or phone via structured (or semi-structured) and in-depth interviews and field visits and observations. Ensures quality of data and other information collected in the field and/or via remote means of communication.
3. Captures data using digital data entry technology provided and accurately enters data daily and saves them in the given platform.
4. Develops relationship of trust and safe space during data collection exercise with respondents; follows confidentiality and security procedures to ensure respondent privacy is protected.
5. Identify and report any challenges faced that could affect the quality of the data and documents them.

Success metrics:

1. Data collection conducted timely, with quality and achieving all the expected results.
2. Daily submission of reports with clean data records
3. Adhere to Plan International’s principles on safeguarding and young people during data collection

Dealing with Problems:

1. Complexity of problems handled & the degree of investigation, analysis, & creative thinking required to solve them.
2. Ensure SOPs are respected

• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Key relationships

1. Keeps and maintain high contact with children, their families and communities
2. Maintains high contact with local partners.

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Essential

Knowledge, Skills, Behaviours, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:

Gained through education, training, & experience

Qualification and Experience

1. At least GCE O/ Level or its equivalent
2. Should be between 18 and 35years old
3. Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology
4. Minimum of 6 months’ work experience in data collection, research and evaluation
5. Mastery of the NW/SW context.
6. Mastery of data collection tools
7. Ready to do field work with vast experience field work
8.  More than 6 months experience with data collection related work.
9.  Must be resident in the aforementioned communities of the Northwest region

Demonstrated behaviours needed by the post-holder to successfully perform the role:

1. Have basic computer knowledge and skills with mastery standard software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint…);
2. Ability to speak, read and write English as well as pidgin English
3. Good community/local language communication skills

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

• Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
• Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
• Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
• Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
• Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people

We strive for lasting impact

• Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
• Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
• Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
• Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

Physical Environment

Dealing with Problems:

1. Maintain neutrality to the on-going crisis.
2. The job requires intense interventions on the field, in areas often at risk. This requires prudence, vigilance and compliance with security instructions on the part of the enumerator.
3. Excellent and creative leadership skills in implement the activities, in accordance with the standards, principles and with possible resistance from colleagues as is often the case in emergency response work 
4. S/he should have the ability to work with tight deadlines and accept travels/stays in areas often austere.

Level of contact with children

1. High contact with Children in community

Closing Date: May 31st, 2022

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for. Our organisation is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.