Enumerator

Assignment

Under the supervision of the Area AME Manager/officer and DAC/area coordinators, the Surveyors is responsible for quality data collection on prescribed forms from the activity beneficiaries, as well responsible for conducting Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) to obtain information at village level and has reporting tasks in line with the quality criteria and strategy, and for developing open, mutually respectful, and accountable relationships with the target communities.

The ideal candidate shall have strong skills in conducting interviews, household and individual level surveys, FGDs and process monitoring of any ongoing activities especially cash disbursement and kits distribution, having strong observations and vigilant.

The candidate should have good interpersonal and reporting skills and critical thinking skills.

The candidate needs to be willing and able to travel regularly to various districts and villages for collection of data.

Functions

Responsibilities:

Objective 1 -  Data collection activities

• To ensure the data collection from HH/Individual/villages on the daily basis as per the designed tools.
• To ensure all the interviews planned for a day on the daily basis.
• Inquire about a variety of specific information given in the survey form.
• Gather information, record and encode correctly information from a survey
• To ensure the necessary items to carry out before starting the field work i.e. forms, pens, pencils, erasers, etc.
• Ensure quality of data in terms of neat and clean entries in the forms with no missing information.
• Recognize the problems in obtaining data and share with AME Manager/Officer and also proposed solution for them.
• Submit completed forms to the supervisor to discuss the daily progress.
• Review data gathered from survey to check its accuracy on daily basis.
• Keep the record and addresses of the HH for future consultation if needed.
• Ensure informed consent and respect confidentiality of information received.
• Ensure that respondents understand uniformly questions the way intended, as explained in training given to enumerators before carrying out the data-collection
• Support and cooperate with the supervisor in team building and better coordination.
• Male enumerators will have the additional responsibility to facilitate the female enumerators when they need their help during interview and the field movement/deployment.
• All the team members (surveyors) will cross check the filled forms of each other at the end of a day on daily basis.
• To monitor the ongoing project activities like cash disbursement and various kits distribution.
• Keenly and closely observe whole process taken for distribution and cash disbursement.
• Ensure to record beneficiaries concerns during distribution/other ongoing activities.
• Ensure to disseminate the CRM orientation during distribution/ongoing activities and disseminate CRM contact number.
• To keep record of the daily monitoring findings and report to AME manager/Officer on weekly basis.
• To report the hot issues and sensitive findings on time with his supervisor.
• Keep all the monitoring findings confidential.
• Should have skills and knowledge of process monitoring of any ongoing project activities especially cash disbursement and various kits distribution.
• Should have strong observations and be vigilant.

Objective 2 – Beneficiary accountability

• Ensure that all relations with the communities we work with are conducted in a respectful and consultative manner.
• Ensure that communities are adequately consulted and informed about purpose of the data-collection and ensure no false responses are given/recorded
• Orient community members about accountability mechanism and disseminate the telephone number

Objective 3 - General objectives

• Carry out all activities according to the objectives of the program and the beneficiary involvement strategy.
• Ensure on time completion of the tasks in line with the work plan.

Essential

• Bachlor/Master degree in social sciences or other related field with 1 years experience in M&E as field monitor/surveyor in an INGO/NGO.
• Experience in working on large scale household/individual survey’s data collection and monitoring of the ongoing prjects.
• Excellent in reading and understanding questionnaire in English and Urdu.
• Should have strong reporting skills
• Should have strong observations and critical thinking.

ACTED is commitment to zero tolerance to all forms of violence against children, beneficiaries and staff.

ACTED is equal opportunity employers.

Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Final selection will be based on the security clearance of the candidate.

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish good working relations with target communities