Field Supervisors
Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
Ethiopia
Role description
The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs–Ethiopia (CCP/Ethiopia) is implementing the Community Service as Pathways to Work (CSPW) Project in 125 districts across the Amhara, Oromia, Southwest Ethiopia, and Central Ethiopia Regions, in collaboration with the Youth Network for Sustainable Development (YNSD) and with support from the Mastercard Foundation.The project aims to expand opportunities for young Ethiopians to access dignified and fulfilling work through community service while strengthening self-efficacy, leadership, and business development skills. CCP/Ethiopia will conduct the following assessments:
- Stakeholder mapping and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) in 15 towns
- Youth participant surveys
- Enterprise growth assessments
- Type: Short-term / need-based
- Duty Station: Selected field woredas/towns
- Reports to: Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, CCP/Ethiopia
- Field implementation plan
- Training/debriefing records
- Daily team progress reports
- Data quality and back-check records
- Respondent disposition report
- Field challenge/incident log
- Daily data submission monitoring
- Final consolidated fieldwork report
| Area | Field Supervisor |
| Primary role | Manage and assure quality of fieldwork |
| Interviews | Monitor interviews and provide field support |
| Sampling | Monitor and enforce sampling procedures |
| Consent & ethics | Ensure team compliance with ethical standards |
| Data quality | Conduct team-level quality checks and spot-checks |
| Back-checks | Plan, conduct, and monitor back-checks |
| Team management | Assign, coordinate, and support field teams |
| Troubleshooting | Provide first-level problem solving and escalate major issues |
| Daily reporting | Consolidate team progress and report to CCP/Ethiopia |
| Performance | Monitor team performance and productivity |
| Data integrity | Identify and address team-level data integrity risks |
| Final reporting | Prepare and submit consolidated fieldwork report |
Qualification Requirements
- Master’s degree in economics, Social Sciences, or related fields
- At least 3 years of field supervision experience
- Strong team coordination, quality assurance, and problem-solving skills
- Good understanding of research ethics and field data quality
Adaptability
Communication
Attention to detail
Problem solving