SCORE ECD III Baseline – Field Enumerators Catholic Relief Services – Zambia Country Program

About Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identify is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as part of our staff and as partner’s people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and commitment to serving those in need. Since 2000 CRS Zambia has been implementing several programmes to support vulnerable communities in Zambian. Recent programming areas include: nutrition, agriculture, food security, HIV/AIDS, WASH, financial inclusion, and early child development.

About Field Enumerator

The field enumerators will be primarily responsible for collecting field data. They will have direct contact with respondents and have a great bearing on the quality of data collected and ultimately on the quality of data output.

The duties and responsibilities of the field enumerator are as follows:

Pre-Enumeration duties:

• Attend enumerators’ training workshop
• Receive enumeration materials and equipment from the principal investigator
• Develop an enumeration schedule/itinerary

Enumeration duties:

• Locate (or select) sample members
• Conduct interviews with respondents
• Record responses as instructed
• Comply with the requirements necessary for conducting a successful interview
• Inquire about a variety of specific information including a person’s name, age, religious preference, address and community
• Gather, record and encode information from a survey.
• Get in touch with individuals to be interviewed in their own home or office by mail, phone, or in person.
• Recognize and give an account of problems in obtaining data.
• Submit completed tasks to a supervisor and discuss developments daily.
• Review data gathered from an interview to check if they are complete and accurate.
• Help people in filling out the questionnaires.
• Find and record addresses and households.
• Registration of qualifying beneficiaries into Commcare

Post-Enumeration duties:

• Ensure that enumerator checking is complete
• Ensure that all questionnaires and equipment are accounted for
• Turn over all literature and materials used in the survey to the MEAL Team & Project Manager

Qualifications

• Qualifications and experience
  • Minimum of Tertiary education at least at Certificate level or higher in social sciences/Clinical sciences/Environmental Health/ Nursing/Nutrition/ Education and related disciplines. A degree in any of the above-mentioned disciplines will be an added advantage.
  • Fluency in speaking a local language (Bemba & Nyanja) is a must.
  • Candidates should have experience/knowledge in data collection using mobile devices under platforms such as ODK, Kobo Collect, Survey 2 go, Iform bulder, CommCare etc. (a must).
  • Knowledge of beneficiary data base verification and management an added advantage.
  • Experience having participated in a survey.
  • Candidate should be physically and mentally strong.
  • Able to walk long distances and relate very well with the community.
• Ability to work alone and as part of a large research team
• At least one year of related research experience preferred
• Excellent communication skills in verbal and written formats
• A keen eye for detail and organization
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including both days and nights performing research or data entry
• Desire to perform accurate and ethical research to achieve results for the study
• Ability to negotiate and openness to learning new ways of performing research

Personal Skills

• Good technical writing and presentation skills
• Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented
• Knowledge of local languages is an added advantage
• Capacity to deal with people of diverse cultures

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfil his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

• Trusting Relationships
• Professional Growth
• Partnership
• Accountability

CRS’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Disclaimer:  This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

CRS’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Note: By applying for this job, you understand and acknowledge that CRS requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Further, you understand that if you are a successful candidate, you will be subject to a comprehensive background check, and your personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate your behaviors related to the above safeguarding-related topics.