Several Fresher Data Collector Job Opportunities – Raising The Village (RTV)

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Job Title:   Data Collectors (Several Fresher NGO Job Opportunities)

Organisation: Raising The Village (RTV)

Duty Station:  Rukiga, Kyenjojo, Kagadi, Kibaale, Rubirizi and Rubanda, Uganda

 

About US:

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.

 

Job Summary:  Raising The Village now seeks to recruit DATA COLLECTORS to support the Planning, Evaluation, and Learning department by conducting Household Income Survey in Rukiga, Kyenjojo, Kagadi, Kibaale, Rubirizi and Rubanda districts. The exercise will run for 1 month with a possible extension for another one month.

 

With the support and supervision of the RTV Planning Evaluation and Learning team, and following Raising The Village guidelines and ethical procedures, the Data Collectors will support the data collection exercise and ensure that accurate data is collected and disseminated.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Attend training in evaluation procedures and tools
  • Pretest the data collection tools
  • Conduct informed consent processes with relevant local leadership structures and potential households before collecting the data;
  • Implement the scheduled work plan.
  • Ensure daily targets are hit but ensure quality.
  • Arrange and conduct interviews in accordance with predetermined interview guidelines, data collection procedures, tools, and documentation procedures;
  • Code and verify data collected;
  • Ensure the data collected is accurate, cleaned, complete, properly handled, and stored in accordance with the principles of confidentiality;
  • Take responsibility for the data collection tools such as Tablets, computers entrusted to him/her during the data collection period;
  • Take part and perform in any job-related duties as assigned by the lead RTV personnel.


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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Business Or Commerce, Social Sciences or any other related field
  • Previous experience in data collection is a MUST
  • Excellent probing skills in the execution of duties of data collection
  • Work under minimum supervision to deliver results in the stipulated time.
  • Prior demonstrable experience in research methods is an added advantage
  • Excellent knowledge and use of Excel, and digital data collection tools especially Survey CTO and Survey 123
  • Ability to understand and apply specified field data collection procedures and protocols
  • Ability to work in a team (good team player) and independently
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to maintain data ethics
  • Able to work and travel in remote and hard to reach areas for long hours
  • Ability to demonstrate moral values that are acceptable within the rural setting across communities
  • Ability to uphold the reputation and credibility of the organization within partner communities during the period of the survey
  • Ability to walk in very difficult terrains and for long hours to access respondents
  • Excellent command of English, Runyankole/Rukiga (Rubanda, Rukiga & Rubirizi) languages is a MUST.

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should address their TYPED application letter, a copy of their CV, copies of academic qualifications, a letter from the LC 1 Chairperson of where you currently reside, a copy of your National Identity Card or Valid identification to;

 

The Human Resource Manager,

Raising The Village,

Kampala

 

Applications can be hand delivered at the Rukungiri, Kyenjojo, Kagadi Rubanda, Rubirizi and Mbarara Peal Rtv Offices. Please Ensure That You Sign The “Receipt Of Application Acknowledgement Form” Provided Or Click On Link Below To Complete Your Online Application.

 

Click Here

 

Please indicate the district of preference in the Subject Line; e.g; “Application for Data Collector Position – Kanungu”.

 

NB: Raising The Village is an equal opportunity employer and does not receive/ accept any money from any candidate wishing to join the organization.

 

Deadline: 6th January 2023

 

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