Kenya
Contract
Part time
Employer: Village Enterprise
Industry: Nonprofit/International Development/Social Entrepreneurship
Job Title: Enumerator
Position Type: Part time (I month )
Reports to: Senior Enumerator
Location: Rongo Sub-County-Migori
Organization Overview: Village Enterprise’s mission is to end extreme poverty in rural Africa through entrepreneurship and innovation. Village Enterprise targets the poor, provides business training, seed capital/startup funds and mentoring to over 10,000 new entrepreneurs to start 3,000 enterprises each year. Since its inception in 1987, Village Enterprise has started over 40,000 micro-enterprises.
About the Job:
Village Enterprise seeks a full-time staff member to collect data in Rongo subcounty-Migori and contribute to the success of the organization. The Enumerator is a self-driven, self-sufficient staff member, who excels at data collection, while also critically analyzing all the surveys and providing feedback to M&E.
Responsibilities
Job Description Key Result Areas
1. Data collection on the core program and all studies as designed by the M&E Team
2. Business and BSG spot-checks
3. Monthly reports on key findings in the field
4. Attend all trainings as will be required by the M&E team.
5. Data entry as may be required by the M&E team.
6. Community liaison
7. Safeguarding
Data collection expectations:
∙ Supply accurate data collected from the field, at baseline, midline and end line as required by the M&E Team.
∙ Provide weekly reports on any challenges encountered during the process of data collection.
∙ Share best practices seen in the field for program improvement.
∙ Upload data immediately.
∙ Double-checking and synchronizing all collected data on a daily basis
Business and BSG Spot-check Expectation:
∙ Conduct BSG and Business spot-checks as allocated by the M&E Team.
Monthly reports Expectations:
∙ Supply accurate monthly reports to the M&E Team.
Data entry expectations:
∙ Enter accurate and reliable information. Falsified Information is means for immediate dismissal
∙ Submit and upload data in a timely manner
Community Liaison:
∙ Expected to represent the interest of the organization at all times in a professional manner
∙ Expected to explain to any Government official that they may meet what Village Enterprise does and what role they are playing in this specific community. Safeguarding:
"Safeguarding at VE is everyone’s responsibility"
∙ Continuously sensitize program participants about possible risks of child abuse, sexual/financial exploitation, 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
Qualifications
∙ Minimum of Diploma in any discipline with prior experience/exposure in research disciplines.
∙ Understanding of the elements of data quality.
Core competencies
∙ Flexibility to various work schedules
∙ Adoptability to changing work demands
∙ Ability to accurately operate mobile data collection technology
∙ Passion in working with illiterate/poor people
∙ Excessive movements within in rural settings
∙ Translating the survey content from English into the local Language
∙ Must be a resident of East, North or South Kamagambo
To Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates who meet the set criteria are invited to send their Cover Letter and CV (Maximum 3 pages) including 3 referees, on the online platform.
Affirmative Action:
Village Enterprise will provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. Employment decisions at Village Enterprise will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Village Enterprise does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or any other characteristic protected by the law. Village Enterprise will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in undue hardship to daily operations.
Village Enterprise is a corruption, solicitation or bribery free organization. We or any of our employees or associates do not charge money from job applicants before, during or after recruitment. Please report malpractices through our safeguarding Tollfree hotline 080072481
Benefits
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