Data Collector job at Raising The Village

About the Organization

Raising The Village works to end extreme poverty by eliminating immediate barriers of scarcity, nurturing income generation activities and building local capacity, while moving communities toward economic self-sufficiency. We partner with some of the most remote and impoverished communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. These “last mile” villages have limited access to basic services including health and water, operating outside of the economic pyramid. Partner villages survive on household incomes as low as $0.10/day. At these levels, families subsist without a safety net and are pushed back further into extreme poverty by circumstances and susceptible to the smallest of shocks including family illness, poor harvest or inflation.

Job Description

We are Raising The Village (RTV) – an international development organization and a registered charity – on a mission to end ultra-poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Raising The Village is a fast-growing organization on an accelerated growth path. We have 120+ national staff in Uganda and a team of 8+ people in North America working 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. Our programs are focused on removing scarcity barriers, increasing and diversifying incomes, and ensuring sustained outcomes through 24-month partnerships with last-mile villages and local governments.

Duties and Responsibilities

Attend training on 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, while ensuring 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 and computers entrusted to him/her during the data collection period;
Take part and perform any job-related duties assigned by the lead RTV personnel.

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Qualification, Experiences and Competencies

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 on very difficult terrains and for long hours to access respondents
Excellent command of English, Lusoga (Kaliro/Luuka), Acholi (Nwoya/Amuru), Runyankole/Rukiga (Kanungu, Buhweju, Kitagwenda, Rubanda & Mitooma) languages is a MUST.