Several No Experience Data Collection Jobs – Enumerator – ECD – Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)

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Job Title:   Enumerators – ECD (Several No Experience Data Collection Jobs)   

Organisation: Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

 

About US:

Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a private, not-for-profit, non-denominational international development agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). AKF works in collaboration with partners to develop and promote innovative solutions that help improve the quality of life of communities in areas we work. This is achieved through a systemic and Multi-Input Area Development programming approach that responds to the opportunities and priorities of a given area with long-term and synergised interventions. Specifically in Uganda, AKF currently supports programming in education, early childhood development (ECD) and strengthening civil society.

 

About Madrasa Early Childhood Programme Uganda (MECPU) Project:

The Madrasa Early Childhood Programme Uganda (MECPU) is a community based Early Childhood Development program of the Aga Khan Foundation Uganda (AKFU) that was established with the objective of helping communities establish and run their own Early Childhood Education (ECE) Programmes to prepare and enable children go to school, stay in school, and learn.

 

MECPU implements interventions that focus on a multi-sectoral ECD framework whose key components include education, health, nutrition, social protection, and child protection. It also focuses on enhancing the ability of ECD Caregivers, community leaders, community health workers/Village Health Team (VHTs) members and parents to support optimal child development from birth to the age of eight.

 

MECPU works with disadvantaged communities in Central and West Nile regions of Uganda.

 

Job Summary:  Reporting to the MERL Officer, the enumerators will be responsible for data collection and entry and below are key and specific duties and responsibilities.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Attend the planned trainings for Data Enumerators at MECPU Offices
  • Collect information following the assigned data collection methods
  • Travel to designated ECDs and conduct interviews as required
  • Organize the assessment tools, ensure their safety, and returned it to the MERL Officer.
  • Gather and accurately record responses on the data collection tools
  • Ensure that questionnaires have been thoroughly checked and completed before submission
  • Take utmost good care of the data collection tablet and other assets that may be provided during this engagement, and return the same at the end of the assignment
  • Recognize and give account of problems in obtaining data and provide useful feedback from field activities during the briefings
  • Participate in briefings as communicated and agreed on by the MERL Officer
  • Deliver agreed outputs on time and on budget





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The Candidates should at least have a Degree in Social work
  • Demonstrable knowledge and skills in collecting qualitative and quantitative data
  • Ability to gather information in an objective, appropriate and sensitive way by carefully observing, actively listening, paying full attention to the situation and the information of the various sources
  • Ability to effectively communicate in English and Local language (Luganda)
  • Ability to enter, transcribe, record, maintain data/information in written or electronic forms
  • Excellent and demonstrated understanding of ethical issues in research
  • Adherence to AKF’s values and safeguarding policy.
  • Ability to respond to comments and questions in a timely, & appropriate manner

 

Duration of the activity: The activity will take two weeks

 

How to Apply:

All qualified applicants interested in this unique opportunity with MECPU a programme of the Aga Khan Foundation should submit their applications via email to akf.uganda@akdn.org with “ENUMERATOR – ECD” in the subject line.

 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

 

“AKF is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is Committed to Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Expects all Staff and Partners to Share this Commitment.”

 

Deadline: 15th July 2022

 

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