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Field enumerators and supervisors

Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Role description

1. Background & Position Overview

Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania

2. General Duties & Responsibilities

  • Training Participation: Attend and actively participate in all pre-deployment training sessions and pre-testing of survey instruments.
  • Data Collection: Administer surveys and conduct interviews with target participants according to project protocols and sampling guidelines.
  • Data Quality Control: Ensure completed questionnaires are accurate, complete, and uploaded/submitted daily according to supervisor instructions.
  • Field Logistics & Ethics: Coordinate closely with team leaders, adhere to field ethics, obtain informed consent from all participants, and ensure strict confidentiality of respondent data.
  • Community Engagement: Conduct interviews in the appropriate local languages while maintaining a respectful and cultural approach in target communities.

3. Country-Specific Requirements & Deployment Summary

Country Total Enumerator Days Mandatory Language Proficiency Focus Areas / Context Ethiopia 84 Days Afaan Oromo, Amharic, Hadiya, and Hammer Uganda 108 Days Luganda, Luo, and Japadhola/Lugisu/Lusamia OR Kiswahili Kenya 32 Days Kiswahili, Gabra, and Borana Tanzania 75 Days Kiswahili
Note: Total enumerator days cover all phases: mandatory training, travel between intervention sites, and active field data collection.

4. Qualifications & Key Skills

  • Education: Minimum of a Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Statistics, Public Health, or a related field.
  • Experience: Proven prior experience as a quantitative or qualitative field enumerator or data collector.
  • Technical Skills: Familiarity with mobile data collection tools (e.g., KoboToolbox, ODK, SurveyCTO, CSPro).
  • Language Skills: Mandatory fluency (speaking, reading, and writing) in the specified local language(s) for the respective country applied for.
  • Interpersonal Skills: Strong communication, active listening, and problem-solving abilities in field settings.