Field Coordinator

Duty Station: Iraq

Type: Consultancy (Daily-rate based)

Application Deadline: July 31, 2025

About Ektimisi

Ektimisi is a research and development consulting firm supporting humanitarian, development, and governance programming across the MENA and Eastern Europe regions. We deliver third-party monitoring (TPM), research, evaluations, and capacity building in complex environments including Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Ukraine.

Position Summary

The Field Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating data collection activities, supervising field teams, ensuring quality assurance, and supporting operational logistics in Iraq. This includes field-based support, remote coordination, and contribution to data analysis and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruit, train, and supervise field enumerators.
• Maintain a reserve list of trained enumerators to ensure continuity.
• Assign enumerators based on local language/dialect and geographic location.
• Plan and coordinate transportation, venue access, and other logistics for fieldwork.
• Liaise with Mukhtars and local authorities to facilitate safe and effective data collection.
• Support the pre-testing, adaptation, and rollout of data collection tools.
• Ensure enumerators understand ethical protocols, informed consent, and data protection.
• Coordinate communication with beneficiaries using multiple channels (phone, messaging apps, in-person).
• Ensure timely access to accurate and complete beneficiary lists.
• Monitor daily data collection activities for timeliness and quality.
• Review and verify data submissions for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Provide direct feedback and technical support to enumerators.
• Conduct data analysis using Excel (e.g., summary tables, outlier detection).
• Draft short, clear field visit reports highlighting issues, findings, and recommendations.
• Act as the security focal point for field missions, ensuring adherence to protocols.
• Report incidents or operational risks promptly to the project manager.
• Participate in coordination calls with Ektimisi technical and project teams.
• Perform additional coordination tasks as needed based on the nature of assignments.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of field coordination experience in humanitarian or development settings.
• Proven ability to manage field teams and coordinate data collection at governorate level.
• Fluency in Arabic (required); English at intermediate level or above.
• Strong skills in using Excel and digital data collection platforms (e.g., KoboToolbox).
• Experience working with beneficiaries and local authorities in Iraq.
• University degree in social sciences, development studies, or related field.
• Familiarity with Kurdish or Turkmen dialects (desired).
• Basic skills in data visualization (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) are an asset.

Remuneration

This is a consultancy position with a daily rate agreed upon based on experience and assignment scope. Approved travel and fieldwork-related costs will be covered by Ektimisi.

How to apply

How to Apply

Interested candidates should complete the application form and upload their CV at the following link:
https://forms.gle/mUdEb1yfj4xNW9Z66

Applications through emails will not be accepted.

The recruitment will be on a rolling basis.