Part-Time Enumerator
Rwanda
Contract
Part time
Employer: Village Enterprise
Industry: Nonprofit/International Development/Social Entrepreneurship
Function: Monitoring, Evidence and Learning
Position Type: Part-time
Reports to: Senior Enumerator.
Locations: Gicumbi District
Available positions: 15
ABOUT THE VILLAGE ENTERPRISE:
Village Enterprise is an innovative and dynamic social enterprise development organization committed to ending extreme poverty in rural Africa through entrepreneurship, innovation, and collective action. We empower individuals by providing business training, seed capital, and mentorship to help them create sustainable businesses that create jobs and improve livelihoods. Since our founding, Village Enterprise has equipped 321,932 entrepreneurs with the skills and resources they need to launch 100,035 businesses, positively impacting the lives of 2,031,825 individuals. Join us in driving positive change in rural Africa. Visit www.villageenterprise.org to learn more and explore career opportunities.
About the job:
Village Enterprise is seeking part-time enumerators to support data collection activities in Gicumbi District. The ideal candidate is self-driven and able to work independently, demonstrating strong data collection skills while also critically reviewing completed surveys and providing timely feedback to the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) team.
Responsibilities
- Correctly identify and map community-based sampled respondents for interviews or surveys.
- Conduct interviews and surveys with identified households/respondents and record data using electronic devices.
- Accurately record GPS coordinates and all observations related to the survey.
- Introduce the survey and survey team, where applicable, to participants.
- Administer informed consent to respondents.
- Translate survey content from English into the local language when required.
- Double-check and synchronize all collected data daily.
- Promote teamwork in fulfilling organizational roles and responsibilities.
- Maintain privacy and confidentiality of all information collected.
- Provide verbal and written progress reports on activities, processes, and challenges.
- Respond to any clarifications or questions related to the surveys.
- Ensure the safety and proper handling of all data collection equipment and devices.
Safeguarding: "Safeguarding at VE is everyone’s responsibility"
- Continuously sensitize program participants about possible risks of child abuse.
- sexual/financial exploitation, and prevention and response mechanisms.
- Ensure compliance with VE’s safeguarding policies and Code of Conduct in all programs, operations, and practices.
- Report any incident of child or adult safeguarding in program operations for appropriate action and follow-up.
Requirements
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree in any discipline with prior experience/exposure in research disciplines and data collection.
- Good understanding of the elements of data quality.
- Prior experience in data collection using electronic mobile devices would be an added advantage
Benefits
- A chance to contribute to lifting communities out of extreme poverty.
- Opportunities to build meaningful relationships with grassroots communities.
- Recognition as a key contributor to a high-impact international poverty alleviation program.
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