Enquêteurs – Côte d'Ivoire

Aninver Development Partners SL (www.aninver.com) is looking for a Enquêteurs for a monitoring evaluation, ict, agriculture consultancy assignment financed by FAO in Côte d'Ivoire.

Aninver Development Partners is currently preparing a competitive proposal for an upcoming evaluation assignment commissioned by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Côte d'Ivoire. The initiative focuses on assessing the performance, results, and impact of a significant agricultural and environmental intervention aimed at promoting sustainable cocoa production and reducing deforestation-related emissions.

To support this critical monitoring and evaluation process, we are seeking a qualified Enquêteur (Field Data Collector) to execute rigorous empirical data collection across targeted cocoa-producing regions. The successful candidate will play a frontline role in deploying survey instruments, conducting structured stakeholder interviews, and ensuring high data quality standards in alignment with FAO guidelines.

Aninver is preparing a proposal for this assignment. The selected expert will be part of the proposed team; the engagement is conditional on the contract being awarded to Aninver. The full Terms of Reference for the position are shared with shortlisted candidates.

Objectives of the assignment

• Gather comprehensive and reliable primary field data in cocoa-producing regions of Côte d'Ivoire.
• Execute qualitative and quantitative survey instruments in accordance with the evaluation design.
• Engage effectively with local stakeholders, project participants, and relevant actors during field missions.
• Deliver clean, structured datasets and insightful field observation reports to feed into the final evaluation.

Scope of work

• Review evaluation documents, survey tools, and questionnaires during the preparation phase.
• Participate in questionnaire adaptation and field testing prior to full deployment.
• Plan and execute logistics for data collection missions to assigned study zones.
• Conduct individual interviews, focus group discussions, and stakeholder surveys in the field.
• Monitor data collection quality to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Perform data entry, cleaning, and preliminary processing of collected information.
• Submit structured datasets and summary notes to the evaluation management team.

Your role as Enquêteurs

• Administer quantitative and qualitative survey tools to target respondents using ICT data collection devices or paper formats.
• Conduct individual interviews and facilitate focus group discussions following established methodologies.
• Ensure adherence to ethical standards, data privacy, and FAO evaluation protocols during all field interactions.
• Verify data accuracy at the point of collection to minimize errors and omissions.
• Collaborate with the survey team coordinator to resolve logistical or technical challenges in the field.
• Compile and organize completed questionnaires, audio recordings, and field notes into standardized formats.
• Participate in debriefing sessions and contribute to preliminary field observation reports.

Requirements

• Education: Post-secondary training in statistics, agronomy, sociology, development studies, environmental sciences or related
• Proven knowledge and experience in individual interview survey techniques
• Languages: Fluent in French and practical knowledge of at least one local language of the assigned study zone

Desirable

• Prior experience working on FAO or international donor-funded agricultural and forestry evaluations.
• Familiarity with digital data collection tools and mobile data entry platforms (e.g., KoboToolbox, ODK).

An energetic and detail-oriented field researcher with a background in social sciences or agronomy, possessing strong interview skills, fluency in French, and proficiency in local languages to support agricultural monitoring and evaluation in Côte d'Ivoire.

Assignment details

• Location: Côte d'Ivoire
• Financed by: FAO
• Sector: Monitoring evaluation, ict, agriculture
• Contract: individual consultancy (conditional on award)

About Aninver Development Partners

Aninver is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Spain. It supports governments, development banks, UN agencies and bilateral donors with feasibility studies, technical assistance, evaluations and capacity building across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific, working with a network of international and national experts.

Why apply

• Join a multidisciplinary team on a FAO-financed project in Côte d'Ivoire.
• Individual consultancy: flexible, output-based engagement with an experienced proposal team.
• Your CV stays in Aninver's expert network for future assignments that match your profile.

How to apply

Sign in (or create a free account) and upload your CV in English. Add your LinkedIn profile, indicative daily rate and availability to speed up the assessment. Aninver will contact the shortlisted candidates.

Frequently asked questions

Is the position confirmed? The engagement depends on the contract being awarded to Aninver. Shortlisted experts are included in the proposal with their consent.

Can I apply if I am not based in the country? Yes, unless the requirements say otherwise; relevant regional experience is an asset.

What happens with my CV? It is used to assess your fit for this and future positions and is not shared with third parties without your consent.