Institute (AfrII),Socioeconomic Technicians/Enumerators Jobs Vacancies in Uganda

ians/Enumerators will primarily gather socioeconomic data
from households by doing interviews and taking farm soil samples and crop yield
samples from households within specified locations in-country. The enumerators
will gather information regarding household characteristics, agricultural
management practice, crop productivity and various aspects of poverty and
development, and occasionally help the biophysical team in data collection.

• Contact individuals to be interviewed at home,
  place of business or field location by telephone or in person after
  conducting households sampling;
• Explain survey objectives and procedures to
  interviewees, interpret survey questions, and conduct household surveys
  and farm measurements with the sampled households;
• Intuitively review, compile, record, and code
  collected data from interviews or survey books to tablets before
  transmitting the data into Vital Signs server after the approval by
  supervisor;
• Responsible for developing and submitting weekly
  plans and reports, and discuss with supervisor on regular basis about
  progress. Identify and report any challenge encountered when obtaining
  valid data to the supervisor;
• Support the Biophysical team in data collection
  when socioeconomic surveys are completed within a landscape.

• The ideal candidates for the Socioeconomic
  Technicians/Enumerators (2 Data Collections Jobs) should hold Diplomas in
  Economics, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or related fields. A BSc
  degree in similar fields is preferred.
• At least two years of experience in conducting
  fields and socioeconomic surveys
• High degree of flexibility and ability to learn
  new skills
• The applicants should be skilled in the use of
  tools like questionnaires, farm field mapping, anthropometric measurements
  and GPS
• Possess interpersonal skills to maintain
  cooperation with the field team
• Ability to work under pressure with minimal
  supervision
• Ability to work outside normal business hours and
  spending a lot of time in remote areas as may be required in the field
• Ability to travel long distances to access study
  points with equipment and samples