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Job Description

• Survey interviewers must have prior experience in large-scale, household-based surveys involving sensitive questions.
• S/he will participate in a structured training on fieldwork procedures before the pilot and survey implementation.
• Interviewers will be trained on the basics of HIV/AIDS, identification of sampled clusters, identifying eligible households and individuals, ethics and informed consent, use of objective interviewing techniques with adults and children, use of electronic data capture techniques, field logistics and conduct, map reading, and administration of questionnaires.
• The interviewers will request consent for the interview and conduct interviews.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identifies eligible households and individuals
• Ensures ethics are adhered to
• Locates the site assigned by the Team Lead for the interview
• Ensures informed consent are administered to survey participants/respondents
• Conducts interviews of eligible adults and children using electronic data capture techniques
• Ensures each question is well understood by the respondents
• Ensures each questionnaire is properly completed
• Ensures confidentiality of information provided by the respondent
• Reports any problem or concern to the Team Lead
• Ensures he/she returns to the site to interview respondents who were not available during the initial visits and callbacks (maximum of 3 recall visits are recommended)

Minimum Qualifications
Education/Experience:

• All candidates must be able to read, write, and do basic arithmetic
• A tertiary education is required
• Previous experience in HIV/AIDS programs/survey

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:

• Previous experience in HIV/AIDS programs/survey
• Excellent (fluent) English written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent (fluent) in a local language of the zone of work
• Ability to operate smart phones
• Candidate must be available throughout the duration of the survey (4 – 6 months)
• Candidate must be able to work during evenings and weekends
• Candidate must be willing to work in rural areas

Duration:

• Six with the possibility of renewal subject to the availability of funds

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Duration: Six Months with the possibility of renewal subject to the availability of funds

Duties and Responsibilities

• The HIV counsellor will ensure informed consent are administered as at when due.
• S/he will conduct pre- and post-test HIV counselling for all participants who consent to the survey.
• The counsellor will ensure ethics are adhered to on the field and confidentiality of survey participants is protected.
• Receives respondents’ consent to be tested and offers pre- and posttest counselling for all participants who consent to the survey
• Directs participants to lab technicians for testing
• Discloses result to respondents
• Assists in the referrals of HIV infected individuals to CBOs for linkage to treatment and care
• S/he will serve as an interviewer if need arises
• S/he will assist in the team lead in resolving conflicts and difficult disclosure scenarios on the field.

Minimum Qualifications
Education/Experience:

• A tertiary education is required
• Participation in the 10-day core training based on the Nigerian National Guideline on HIV counselling will be an added advantage
• Has had 3-month supervised service delivery and has been evaluated by a trained counsellor-tester supervisor.
• Additional training in home-based counseling is an added advantage
• An understanding of HIV/AIDS surveys in resource constrained settings.

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:

• Knowledge of and practical experience in HIV community-based research and ethical requirements. Previous participation in conducting surveys is an added advantage.
• Excellent (fluent) English written and verbal communication skills. Excellent (fluent) in a local language of the zone is essential. Knowledge of another local dialect will be an added advantage.
• Should have strong interpersonal skills (active listening, empathy, social awareness, emotional awareness) and the ability to resolve different disclosure scenarios during the survey.
• Should be knowledgeable in the culture of the zone of data collection
• Flexible, willing to travel to any part of zone and work weekends during the survey implementation period.