Senior Field Supervisor

Background of the Assignment

The Labour Market Assessment aims to generate evidence -based insights into labour market opportunities, skills demand, vocational training gaps, and priority economic sectors in conflict -affected communities in Adamawa and Borno States. The findings will support the design of market -responsive vocational skills programming for displaced and vulnerable youth. The assignment will involve employer surveys, Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), market observations, value chain analysis, and TVET provider mapping. To support effective field implementation, Seismic Consulting Group seeks to engage two highly competent External Consultants/Field Supervisors to coordinate and supervise all field activities within the assigned states.

Purpose of the Position

The External Consultants/Field Supervisors will serve as the operational leads for all field activities within their assigned locations. They will coordinate data collection teams, manage stakeholder engagement, ensure quality assurance of field data, supervise logistics and security arrangements, and provide daily operational reporting to the Overall Project Coordinator.

Requirements

Professional Experience

Applicants must demonstrate:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in
  field research, labour market assessments, livelihoods studies, TVET
  assessments, or socio -economic surveys
  
• Proven experience coordinating field
  teams and data collection exercises
  
• Strong experience conducting or
  supervising:
  

1.  KIIs
   
2.  FGDs
   
3. Household/business surveys
   
4. Market assessments
   

• Previous experience working in
  humanitarian or conflict -affected settings
  
• Familiarity with northeast Nigeria
  operational contexts
  
• Experience working with NGOs, INGOs,
  UN agencies, or development partners is highly desirable
  
  

Required Skills and Competencies

Applicants must possess:

Deliverables Expected from the
Consultants

The selected consultants will be expected to submit:

ü  Daily field monitoring reports

ü  Weekly progress reports

ü  Stakeholder engagement updates

ü  Field validation and quality assurance
reports

ü  Final field implementation summary
report

Reporting Line

The External Consultants/Field Supervisors will report directly to Project
Coordinator,
Seismic Consulting Group

Duration of Engagement

The consultancy will run for a period of 30 Days