Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, March 16 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Aga Khan Foundation is implementing interventions in the districts of Arua, Yumbe, Moyo, Obongi in West Nile region and in Kampala district in the central region to improve quality of life of people in the marginalized Areas. During these interventions, AKF will conduct several assessments to collect data for planning purposes and will need a group of enumerators to support the process of data collection.

Job Summary:
The field enumerators will be primarily responsible for collecting field data. They will have direct contact with respondents and a great bearing on the quality of data collected and ultimately on the quality of data output. Reporting to MERL Assistants, the key duties and responsibilities of the field enumerator are as follows:

Pre-Enumeration duties:
• Attending enumerators’ training workshop.
• Receive enumeration materials and equipment from the MERL Coordinator
• Develop an enumeration schedule/itinerary.

Enumeration duties:
• Locate sample members.
• Conduct interviews/ administer questionnaires with respondents.
• Record responses as instructed.
• Capture data using digital data entry technology provided.
• Comply with the requirements necessary for conducting a successful interview.
• Ensure anonymity of respondents and develop relationship of trust and safe space during data collection exercise with respondents.
• Identify and report any challenges faced that could affect the quality of the data.
• Safeguard and deliver data to supervisors daily.
• Provide feedback to the principal investigator during the daily debrief.

Post-Enumeration duties:
• Ensure that enumerator checklist complete.
• Ensure that all questionnaires are submitted or auto synchronized to the server with complete responses.
• Ensure that all equipment is accounted for by the MERL Coordinator
• Turn over all literature and materials used in any study/survey to the MERL Coordinator.
• Ensure that the enumerator checklist is complete.

Qualifications & skills:
• A bachelor’s degree in Education//Development Studies/Social Work and Social Administration or related field.
• Knowledge of one of the following languages is a MUST; Juba Arabic, Kuku, Bari, Madi, Gimara, Aringati, Lugbarati, and Luganda.
• Previous experience working with the community.
• Ability to work independently and confidently.
• Computer literacy to be able to work on smart phone-based data collection applications.
• Demonstrated experience in household surveys (baseline/evaluations).
• Good communication skills and experience in participatory research methodology.
• Innovative, motivated, and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Willing to accomplish each day’s work with the supervisor by the end of each day.

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Please email all required documents (CV) with "Field Enumerator" in the subject line to ugandaoperations@akdn.org . Submissions must be received by AKF no later than 29th March 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
AKF is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is Committed to Climate Resilience, Safeguarding & Gender Awareness while Promoting the Welfare of Children/Vulnerable Adults and Expects all Staff and Partners to Share this Commitment.
The Aga Khan Foundation is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network ( www.akdn.org 

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