Data Enumerators

Job Description

Background/IRC Summary:

The International Rescue Committee Urban resilience project “Enhancing The Resilience Of Urban Refugees And Vulnerable Host Communities In Kampala Through An Integrated Protection And Livelihoods Approach” aims to enable the most vulnerable refugees and host community in Kampala to be more resilient and empowered through evidence-based, protection and livelihood strategies, that strengthen existing local structures and services to promote long–term sustainability and protection of community members. The project is being implemented through a consortium of five partners (IRC as the lead partner, Mercy Corps, Cohere, UGANET and WIPC and its 3rd year of implementation is coming to an end hence a need to conduct end line assessment and measure the milestones achieved. It is on this basis that there is a need to recruit data enumerators who are going to participate in the exercise.

Job roles and responsibilities:

As Enumerator, your tasks, duties, and responsibilities will be:

- Participate in the training in data collection methodologies and tools. - Carryout pretesting of tools and gathering feedback. - Make calls to clients to book appointments, register and conduct interviews. - Take notes/transcribe interviews conducted and prepare summaries. - To collect and update relevant data that meets the intended purpose and quality using the recommended data collection tools/methods and platforms. - To ensure compliance to organizational performance standards, code of conduct and safeguarding policy. - Fill in and submit to supervisor timesheets detailing level of effort per day worked. - To adhere to confidentiality procedures and policies when collecting, storing, and sharing data. - Safeguard gargets provided including but not limited to tablets. - To perform other duties as assigned and agreed upon with your supervisor.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

Deadline for receiving applications is May 26th,2022

Qualifications

- You should have a diploma or higher in any of the following fields: statistics, social sciences, business administration or any other relevant field.

- You should be experience in use of mobile data collection apps, MS Excel, and MS Word applications (if you have experience with mobile/online data collection tools, please indicate) - Experience in data or records management will be an added advantage. - Previous work with an NGO on similar programs is desirable. - Previous experience using an audio recorder, Comcare will be an added advantage.

Functional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

- Remains productive when under pressure. - Ability to enhance good interpersonal relationships. - Good communication skills.

Excellent organizational skills

- Works collaboratively with team members to achieve results. - Relates and works well with people of different cultures, gender, and backgrounds. - Flexibility and prepared to work additional hours. - Ability to multi-task - Ability to work both independently and as part of a team. - Able to respond rapidly to changing environments yet remain productive and focused. - Strong and fast computer skills (primarily Word, Excel, Power Point, and outlook). - Time management skills