Within the framework of the PES activities, the National Coordinators of the 4th GPHC and GCAL hereby launch the recruitment of one hundred (100) Matching Agents.
Type of Contract:
Fixed-Term Contract (FTC).
Duty Station:
Throughout the national territory.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Working under the supervision of the National Coordinators of the 4th GPHC and the GCAL, and under the guidance of the Technical Supervisor (TS), the Matching Agent is responsible for:
- Working with the other team members on the recognition, identification and numbering of units and households;
- Ensuring that the equipment and matching tools made available to them function properly;
- Receiving from the Team Leader, each day through transfers into their laptop, the data collected in a Sample Enumeration Area (EA) by the Enumerators;
- Logging in regularly and extracting the matching data for each operation (Enumeration and PES) from the interface of the matching system;
- Carrying out the matching by cross-referencing the PES data with the enumeration data, EA by EA, household per household, individual per individual;
- Detecting anomalies (duplicates, inconsistent age, household not found, etc.) and reporting them to the Team Leader for follow-up in the field, correction or explanation;
- Using all other external means (visits to households, telephone calls, consultation with Enumerators) to clarify unresolved cases based on the information from the matching system;
- Verifying that all households and individuals have a valid final matching status for each operation (Enumeration and PES);
- Preparing summary tables of matching cases for the Technical Supervisor;
- Implementing the guidance of the Technical Supervisor.
Candidate Profile:
Candidates must:
- Be a Cameroonian;
- Be aged between 21 and 45;
- Must have taken part in the joint data collection exercise of the 4th General Population and Housing Census (4th GPHC) main enumeration and the General Census of Agriculture and Livestock (GCAL) core module between April and September 2026;
- Be a holder of at least the GCE Advance Level/ Baccalauréat or any other equivalent diploma;
- Master the use of the Smartphone;
- Speak one of the main local language of the chosen region;
- Be of very good physical and mental health;
- Be available throughout the operation period.
NB: Having performed very well and shown proof of resilience, endurance, good team work aptitude and remarkable discipline during the joint data-collection exercise is an added advantage.
Compilation candidature file:
The preselected candidates shall be authorized to attend a training exercise, and shall thus have to submit a file consisting of the following documents:
- A stamped application addressed to the 4th GPHC and GCAL National Coordinators;
- A Curriculum Vitae;
- A photocopy of a valid National Identity Card;
- A photocopy of the highest diploma;
- A medical certificate of less than three months, issued by an authorized medical doctor and attesting to the good health of the candidate as well as his physical ability for field work;
- Two passport-size photographs;
- Photocopies of documents attesting to the professional experience of the candidate in statistical data collection (Attestation of Service, Work certificate, Work Contract, badge, admission list signed by the competent authority…).
Deadline and mode of submission of candidatures:
The submission of candidature files shall exclusively be online to the https://census-cameroon.com/ae website, latest 14 November 2026 at 11 : 59 pm.
N.B.:
- Choose only one work region.
- Only preselected candidates shall submit the complete file at the start of the training exercise.