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The “Providing Life-Saving Assistance Through Temporary Employment for Vulnerable Households in Afghanistan (Trip Advisor)” program is a humanitarian intervention that aims to provide multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) to 1,190 vulnerable households affected by the protracted conflict leading to the economic crisis in Herat and Kandahar provinces. The program is funded by Mercy Corps HQ and implemented by Mercy Corps-Afghanistan Country Office (MCA).

The MPCA component of the program intends to serve as a first-line response mechanism, providing households with the ability to purchase urgent needs in line with their priorities. MCA will deliver MPCA to meet the basic and lifesaving needs of 1,190 food-insecure households (8,330 individuals) and will target some of the most marginalized households in Herat and Kandahar provinces.

Enumerators are responsible for proper and accurate registration of 350 participants in Kandahar and 840 households in Herat. The registration of HHs will be through the online ONA platform. Other responsibilities are as follows:

• Adapt and apply information acquired from the orientation session on how to carry out the data collection and report daily work done.
• Check that the tools and materials necessary to carry out the data collection are sufficient and appropriate.
• Introduce yourself, explaining who you are and for whom you are working in a manner that facilitates the active participation of individuals.
• Motivate and obtain the permission of the respondent/ participants (CDC Member, Program Participant, and Government official) for the interview.
• Conduct the interviews by asking questions clearly and asking all the questions exactly as worded.
• Probe to clarify unclear answers & record the responses accurately.
• Double-check and revise the completed questionnaires at the end for accuracy, consistency, and completion before submitting or uploading them on the data server.
• Compile, record, and code information derived from specified forms into a predefined COBO system.
• Represent MCA and the project to stakeholders when required in local languages.
• Report the work progress on a daily basis.
• Any additional duty or task related to the project work assigned by the reporting line.

Years of Experience: at least one year experience in data collection i.e., administering questionnaires and conducting interviews and having experience using mobile phones and Tablet i.e. Open Data Kit (ODK) for collecting data.

Education: High school certificate, bachelor’s degree is preferred. 

To apply for this position, please submit your CV and Cover letter, with the vacancy number and position title in the subject line, by email to af-vacancieskbl@mercycorps.org.

The deadline for submission is close of business on [insert the date], applications received after the closing date and without a subject line will not be given consideration so, please make sure you put the vacancy number and title on the subject of your email, or your application will be disregarded by the system.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates whose application responds to the above criteria will be contacted for the written test/interview.

Note: Please note that MCA will provide office space and facilities only and is not providing any lodging facilities for its Team Members/Employees in HQ and field offices and it is the employee’s responsibility to arrange the lodgings for themselves if they work in a field office other than their home province.

Ps. Females are highly encouraged to apply for the MCA Open positions