Enumerator at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

Job Description

• The Enumerators shall administer/conduct interviews with respondents and assist in HFC corrections.

Responsibilities

• Carry out community entry, advocacy, and mobilization in the communities assigned.
• Locate the eligible respondents and the community in the sample assigned to and administer surveys objectively and in a technically correct and friendly manner.
• Make re-visits to respondents who could not be located during previous visits due to various reasons.
• Ensure that the information given is correct by keeping the respondent focused on the questions.
• Inform the Field Supervisor of any problems or difficulties encountered during the administration of the survey and help identify appropriate solutions.
• Behave professionally when working, dress in a modest and culturally appropriate manner.
• Provide feedback on data collection progress during debriefs and any other task related to the project.
• Ensure confidentiality and quality of data collected by adhering to IPA’s data collection policies.
• Ensure safe storage and handling of all IPA equipment issued.

Required skills or Experience

• Must have a Higher National Diploma (HND), First Degree or its equivalent from a reputable institution with at least one year field/data collection experience.
• Should be familiar with Computer Assisted Interview (CAI) or keen to learn.
• Familiarity with administering interviews using Survey CTO is an added advantage.
• Must be fluent in English and Yoruba. Fluency in any other local language widely spoken in Lagos is an added advantage.
• Must be a resident of and familiar with transportation system in Lagos.
• Should be willing to travel and work in local government areas and communities within Lagos in which the project is working in.

Language requirement:

• Yoruba and English