Job
Djibouti-Based M&E and Research Field Manager
- Organization: STOOS CONSULTING
- Location: Djibouti
- Deadline: Thu Aug 27 2026
- Category: Monitoring and Evaluation
About this opportunity
**Position:** Field Manager – Djibouti
**Type:** Consultancy / Project-based
**Location:** Djibouti
**Organization:** STOOS Consulting
**STOOS Consulting** is seeking a qualified and experienced **Field Manager in Djibouti** to support upcoming research, assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and third-party monitoring assignments across humanitarian and development sectors.
The **Field Manager** will coordinate field activities, supervise data collection teams, support access and logistics, and ensure that all fieldwork is implemented with strong attention to **data quality, ethics, confidentiality, safeguarding, and Do No Harm**.
**About STOOS Consulting**
**STOOS Consulting** is an international consulting firm specialized in **Third-Party Monitoring, MEAL, research and assessments, evaluations, data collection, capacity building, conflict and gender analysis, market research, and economic empowerment studies**. STOOS works with UN agencies, INGOs, donors, and development partners to provide practical and evidence-based findings that support better programming and decision-making.
**Position Overview**
The Field Manager will support STOOS assignments in Djibouti by managing field teams and ensuring smooth implementation of data collection activities. The role requires good knowledge of the **Djibouti context**, including urban and rural fieldwork conditions, community engagement, local authorities, migration and refugee-related dynamics, cross-border issues, service access, and humanitarian/development coordination.
The candidate should be able to work with diverse communities, including **host communities, migrants, refugees, returnees, women, youth, and vulnerable groups**, depending on the assignment.
**Main Responsibilities**
Coordinate and supervise field data collection activities, including **surveys, Key Informant Interviews, Focus Group Discussions, site visits, field observations, and community consultations**.
Prepare fieldwork plans, daily team schedules, logistics arrangements, and access coordination with relevant local actors.
Supervise enumerators and field researchers, provide daily guidance, and ensure that data collection tools and instructions are followed correctly.
Support respondent identification and coordination with **local authorities, community leaders, NGOs, service providers, and other stakeholders**.
Review submitted data and field notes to ensure **accuracy, completeness, consistency, and reliability**.
Report daily progress, field challenges, access issues, and data quality concerns to the STOOS technical team.
Ensure that all field activities respect **informed consent, confidentiality, safeguarding, conflict sensitivity, and Do No Harm principles**.
**Key Skills and Qualifications**
Candidates should have previous experience in **field management, data collection supervision, research coordination, monitoring and evaluation, humanitarian assessments, or third-party monitoring** in Djibouti.
Good knowledge of the **Djiboutian context** is required, including local administrative structures, community dynamics, access considerations, and humanitarian/development actors.
Strong experience supervising **enumerators, facilitators, data collectors, or field researchers** is highly desirable.
Experience working on assignments related to **migration, displacement, livelihoods, protection, education, health, WASH, food security, resilience, or community development** is an asset.
Strong communication, coordination, problem-solving, and team management skills are required.
Experience using digital data collection tools such as **KoboToolbox, ODK, SurveyCTO, CommCare, or similar platforms** is preferred.
**Language Skills**
Fluency in **French** is strongly required for coordination, reporting, and communication with stakeholders.
Fluency in **Arabic** is highly desirable.
Knowledge of **Somali and/or Afar** is a strong advantage, especially for community-level data collection and field coordination.
Good working knowledge of **English** is an asset for communication with international teams and reviewing project documents.
**Application Process**
Interested candidates are invited to submit their **updated CV** through the application link below. The CV should clearly highlight relevant experience in **Djibouti**, field management roles, data collection supervision, language skills, availability, and experience with humanitarian or development organizations.
**Type:** Consultancy / Project-based
**Location:** Djibouti
**Organization:** STOOS Consulting
**STOOS Consulting** is seeking a qualified and experienced **Field Manager in Djibouti** to support upcoming research, assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and third-party monitoring assignments across humanitarian and development sectors.
The **Field Manager** will coordinate field activities, supervise data collection teams, support access and logistics, and ensure that all fieldwork is implemented with strong attention to **data quality, ethics, confidentiality, safeguarding, and Do No Harm**.
**About STOOS Consulting**
**STOOS Consulting** is an international consulting firm specialized in **Third-Party Monitoring, MEAL, research and assessments, evaluations, data collection, capacity building, conflict and gender analysis, market research, and economic empowerment studies**. STOOS works with UN agencies, INGOs, donors, and development partners to provide practical and evidence-based findings that support better programming and decision-making.
**Position Overview**
The Field Manager will support STOOS assignments in Djibouti by managing field teams and ensuring smooth implementation of data collection activities. The role requires good knowledge of the **Djibouti context**, including urban and rural fieldwork conditions, community engagement, local authorities, migration and refugee-related dynamics, cross-border issues, service access, and humanitarian/development coordination.
The candidate should be able to work with diverse communities, including **host communities, migrants, refugees, returnees, women, youth, and vulnerable groups**, depending on the assignment.
**Main Responsibilities**
Coordinate and supervise field data collection activities, including **surveys, Key Informant Interviews, Focus Group Discussions, site visits, field observations, and community consultations**.
Prepare fieldwork plans, daily team schedules, logistics arrangements, and access coordination with relevant local actors.
Supervise enumerators and field researchers, provide daily guidance, and ensure that data collection tools and instructions are followed correctly.
Support respondent identification and coordination with **local authorities, community leaders, NGOs, service providers, and other stakeholders**.
Review submitted data and field notes to ensure **accuracy, completeness, consistency, and reliability**.
Report daily progress, field challenges, access issues, and data quality concerns to the STOOS technical team.
Ensure that all field activities respect **informed consent, confidentiality, safeguarding, conflict sensitivity, and Do No Harm principles**.
**Key Skills and Qualifications**
Candidates should have previous experience in **field management, data collection supervision, research coordination, monitoring and evaluation, humanitarian assessments, or third-party monitoring** in Djibouti.
Good knowledge of the **Djiboutian context** is required, including local administrative structures, community dynamics, access considerations, and humanitarian/development actors.
Strong experience supervising **enumerators, facilitators, data collectors, or field researchers** is highly desirable.
Experience working on assignments related to **migration, displacement, livelihoods, protection, education, health, WASH, food security, resilience, or community development** is an asset.
Strong communication, coordination, problem-solving, and team management skills are required.
Experience using digital data collection tools such as **KoboToolbox, ODK, SurveyCTO, CommCare, or similar platforms** is preferred.
**Language Skills**
Fluency in **French** is strongly required for coordination, reporting, and communication with stakeholders.
Fluency in **Arabic** is highly desirable.
Knowledge of **Somali and/or Afar** is a strong advantage, especially for community-level data collection and field coordination.
Good working knowledge of **English** is an asset for communication with international teams and reviewing project documents.
**Application Process**
Interested candidates are invited to submit their **updated CV** through the application link below. The CV should clearly highlight relevant experience in **Djibouti**, field management roles, data collection supervision, language skills, availability, and experience with humanitarian or development organizations.
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