Join our agricultural field research team
Data-Lead Africa is recruiting qualified field enumerators for a large-scale agricultural baseline and adoption study across seven Nigerian states. The study covers smallholder farmers and other actors working within the cocoa, dairy, ginger and tomato value chains.
Where the work happens
Seven states, four value chains, one study. Select a state on the map to see what is being collected there.
Records travel from each field team to our office in Abuja, where they are checked, cleaned and returned as daily assignments.
Applications are invited from candidates who live in, or have strong field experience within, the seven study states. This is a short-term field engagement requiring travel to farming communities and other designated data-collection locations.
About the assignment
The study collects data on agricultural production, income, farming practices, access to services and finance, employment, market participation, climate-smart agriculture, nutrition, and the inclusion of women and young people.
Selected enumerators receive training and conduct face-to-face interviews using a mobile data-collection platform. Apply for the state where you currently live or have strong knowledge of the local communities, language, agricultural activities and travel routes.
Key responsibilities
- Attend and complete the mandatory enumerator training.
- Learn the study objectives, questionnaire, field procedures and research ethics requirements.
- Participate in questionnaire testing and field practice.
- Work with supervisors to prepare daily field schedules and movement plans.
- Conduct interviews with farmers and other agricultural value-chain actors.
- Obtain informed consent before each interview.
- Administer questionnaires accurately using a smartphone or tablet.
- Capture GPS coordinates and support farm-area measurements where required.
- Transcribe and translate interviews into English as part of your deliverables.
- Probe respectfully to clarify incomplete or unclear responses.
- Review each questionnaire for accuracy and completeness before submission.
- Submit completed records within the agreed timeline.
- Protect respondents' privacy and maintain confidentiality.
- Report field challenges promptly to the assigned supervisor.
- Follow all data-quality, safeguarding and field-safety procedures.
Minimum requirements
- A university degree or equivalent qualification in Agricultural Science, Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Social Sciences, Development Studies or a related discipline.
- Relevant experience conducting surveys or field interviews.
- Practical experience using KoboToolbox, ODK, Survey Solutions or a similar mobile data-collection platform.
- Ability to communicate clearly in English and at least one language commonly spoken in the selected state.
- Ability to transcribe and translate interviews into English.
- Willingness and ability to travel to rural and remote communities.
- Availability for the complete training and fieldwork period.
- Strong communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills.
- Honesty, accuracy, patience and respect for respondents.
Preferred experience
Preference will be given to applicants who have:
- Conducted interviews with farmers or rural households.
- Worked on agricultural, livelihood, market-system or rural-development studies.
- Collected quantitative or qualitative data for research and evaluation assignments.
- Worked with research firms, development organisations, NGOs or government programmes.
- Used GPS-enabled digital tools for farm mapping or land-area measurement.
- Good knowledge of agricultural activities and rural communities within the selected state.
- Experience interviewing women, young people, pastoralists, cooperatives and underserved groups.
Assignment details
Duration is subject to the final deployment schedule. Only applicants available for the complete training and fieldwork period should apply.
What you will need
- An Android smartphone in good working condition.
- A reliable power bank.
- A valid means of identification.
- Appropriate clothing and footwear for rural field visits.
- The ability to charge and securely maintain field equipment.
Additional operational requirements will be communicated to selected candidates.
How applications are assessed
- Relevant fieldwork experience.
- Ability to use digital data-collection tools.
- Knowledge of agriculture and rural communities.
- Language proficiency, including transcription and translation.
- Familiarity with the selected state.
- Availability for the complete assignment.
- Performance during screening, training and field practice.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Final engagement depends on successful completion of the training and satisfactory performance during the practical assessment.
Equal opportunity and inclusion
Data-Lead Africa is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. Qualified women, young professionals and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. If you need reasonable accommodation during recruitment or training, there is a place to tell us in the form.
This role is no longer accepting applications
Applications for this role are closed. Thank you to everyone who applied.
We run studies like this regularly. Join our talent roster and we will get in touch when a role matches your skills, languages and location.
About you
Who you are, and where you would be working from.
Enumerators work in the state where they live.
Education and work
What you studied, and what you are doing at the moment.
Choose the closest match to your qualification.
Language
Interviews are held in the language the respondent is most comfortable in, then transcribed and translated into English.
Tick every language you speak, then tell us how well you read and write it.
Optional. Separate them with commas.
This is part of the deliverables for this assignment.
Your experience
What you have actually done in the field.
Tick all that apply.
Name the project and the organisation, say what your role was, and describe one difficulty you handled in the field. About 60 to 100 words. If this would be your first assignment, say so and tell us why you want to do this work.
Availability, referee and your CV
Almost done. Have your CV ready to attach.
Exact dates will be confirmed on shortlisting.
One professional referee who can speak to your fieldwork.
Optional. Tell us if you need any adjustment during recruitment or training, and we will arrange it.
PDF or Word document, maximum 5 MB.
Application received
Thank you. Your application has reached our team. We review every submission against the study requirements, and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
If you are shortlisted we will reach you on the phone number and email you gave us, so please keep them close.