SENIOR ENUMERATOR, KISUMU (INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT)

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

Directly Manage Enumerator Data Collection: 60%

• Supervise enumerators in the field and provide feedback to the MEL coordinator

• Train enumerators on best practices for data collection, android-based data collection, data collection software, and data collection assignments

• Create enumerator data collection assignments and planned expenses

• Monitor data collection progress, tracking progress at both the enumerator and data-collection activity level

• Collect feedback from enumerators on behalf of the MEL team

• Conduct data quality assessments as assigned by supervisor

• Directly collect data if needed

Reporting and Communication: 25%

• Submit field activity schedule to supervisor for approval

• Submit weekly enumerator feedback report to supervisor detailing any feedback collected from enumerators during the week

• Submit regular field activity reports to supervisor, including findings from time spent supervising enumerators (i.e., enumerator audits), any inventory needs of enumerators (e.g., rain jackets, helmets, etc.) and other relevant details

• Submit data quality review reports to supervisor if/when tasked with data quality review

• Host weekly meeting with enumerators

• Participate in weekly meeting with direct supervisor

• Participate in quarterly meeting with F&A where the travel stipend tracker is reviewed and updated if needed

• Periodically participate in MEL Team Meetings as requested

• Periodically participate in field staff meetings as requested

• Participate in additional meetings and functions as requested

Support for MEL Team and Operations: 15%

• Support MEL team trainings for non-enumerator staff

• Assist with data entry including core program data, special research and report data, and attendance data

• Assist with the collection of field-level monitoring data as well as other data collection as and when required

• Support field usage of Taro Works on android devices, including installing or re-installing the

application on phones and troubleshooting issues as needed

• Other MEL tasks as assigned

• Provide support to management team as requested

• Other operations tasks as assigned

Safeguarding • Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility at VE, and it begins with me

• Continuously sensitize program participants on safeguarding.

• Ensure compliance with VE’s safeguarding policies

• Report any incident of safeguarding in program operations for appropriate action/follow up.

Core Competencies:

Possess necessary critical thinking and technical knowledge and skills, including

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word

• Proficiency with Google Documents, Gmail, and Android applications

• Understand the elements of data quality: consistent, complete, accurate, timely, verifiable, valid

• Critical thinker: able to plan dynamic, budget-optimizing enumerator assignments taking into account data collection needs across program cycles, geography, and language skills of enumerators

Demonstrate ability to supervise data collection and teams of field workers

Possess Training and Communication Skills

• Demonstrate ability to communicate key concepts to people with less than Level / Standard 5 education

• Ability to orally communicate issues, problems, and key information

• Ability to write clear, concise memos highlighting issues, problems, and key information

• Experience working as part of a diverse team with the ability to work via email, phone, Skype, and other virtual communications

Work independently and as part of a team

• Ability to work effectively in a highly independent capacity – self-managing, taking ownership of goals, and developing work plans

To be communicated