Enumerators

Job description

Background and purpose

Beit CURE Children’s Hospital of Zambia seeks to engage short-term enumerators to support caregiver interviews in areas where the project is being implemented. The exercise will gather baseline information and feedback on the progress and results of project-supported activities. Data will be used by the hospital’s project and M&E teams to assess implementation, validate findings and inform programme improvements.

Key responsibilities Participate in a brief orientation on the questionnaires, study procedures, informed consent, safeguarding and Kobo Collect.

• Identify and interview eligible caregivers at assigned hospital or community data collection points, using approved digital questionnaires.
• Enter accurate, complete responses using Kobo Collect or other approved mobile data collection tools; follow questionnaire skips and validation checks.
• Explain the purpose of the survey, obtain voluntary informed consent and conduct respectful, private, disability-inclusive interviews.
• Synchronise submissions securely, review records for completeness and correct queries raised by the supervisor promptly.
• Submit a brief daily field update and participate in end-of-assignment data validation and debriefing.

Minimum qualifications and experience

• Diploma or degree in demography, statistics, social sciences, public health, monitoring and evaluation, development studies or a related field.
• Demonstrated previous experience conducting face-to-face surveys and collecting data using Kobo Collect/ KoboTool box; familiarity with ODK or similar tools is an advantage.
• Ability to use Android devices, follow electronic questionnaires and maintain high data quality under short deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to interview caregivers sensitively and maintain confidentiality.
• Fluency in English and relevant local languages used in the assigned communities; previous work involving disability inclusion or caregiver surveys is an advantage.
• Availability for the full five-day assignment and willingness to work at assigned project locations.

Deliverables and conduct Enumerators will provide accurately completed digital interviews, daily progress updates, resolution of supervisor queries and a brief final field debrief.