Job Title: Assistant Venn Officer – Data Collection & Integrity
Organisation: Raising The Village
Duty Station: Mbarara, Uganda
About Organisation:
Raising The Village International (RTV) is a Canadian non-profit organization focused on ending extreme poverty by eliminating immediate barriers of scarcity, nurturing income-generation activities and building local capacity, while moving communities toward economic self-sufficiency. Raising The Village is a fast-growing organization on an accelerated growth path. Our East Africa and North American teams work together to lift communities out of ultra-poverty in last-mile villages. We operate at the intersection of direct implementation and advanced data analytics to inform progress, decision-making, and impact.
Job Summary: The Venn department is the data and technology backbone of our organization, connecting advanced analytics and custom software tools with field implementation to ensure data-informed decision-making at every level.
The Venn Assistant for Data Collection & Integrity (DCI) strengthens the organization’s data foundation by supporting the DCI team in Venn. This role focuses on enhancing the quality and integrity of data collection through;
- Day-to-day supervision of the data collection process
- Technological innovation and integration to optimise the collection process
- Collaborative efforts to promote best practices across all data collection activities.
- He/she will be responsible for maintaining the annual evaluation calendar, leading the field data collection activities while ensuring quality data collected, and assisting in the development and execution of survey resource plans, ensuring resource optimization and cost efficiency.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Data Quality Assurance and Improvement:
- Proactively support refining and enhancing data collection instruments.
- Conduct internal pre-rollout testing of data collection tools.
- Monitor field data collection activities to ensure quality and integrity.
- Promote best practices in data collection across the organization.
Technical Support for Field Teams:
- Support the training of field enumerators for various field data collection activities
- Provide technical assistance and support to field data collection teams.
- Troubleshoot technical issues related to data collection instruments and processes.
Project Resource Planning and Optimization:
- Assist in the development and execution of survey resource plans for evaluations.
- Workplan management for enumerator allocation and start and end dates of surveys.
- Ensure optimal resource allocation and utilization for third-party contractors.
- Be a focal person for inventory management at the unit level.
Technological Innovation and Implementation:
- Leverage technological solutions to improve data collection processes.
- Contribute to the innovation of data collection techniques.
- Support the DCI team in implementing new technological solutions.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Monitoring & Evaluation and related subjects.
- Proven experience in monitoring and evaluation, preferably in the context of development projects or non-profit organizations.
- Understanding of mobile data collection platforms such as SurveyCTO, CommCare, Survey123, ODK, or SurveySolutions.
- Proficiency in statistical packages such as Stata, and SPSS and excellent spreadsheet skills
- Excellent written, communication, and facilitation skills to effectively present
- findings and recommendations to non-technical project stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Detail-oriented and well-organized to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
How to Apply:
All Qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
NB: Raising The Village is committed to Equity and Inclusion in the workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: no experience required