Field Data Collector Job Opportunities – Social Impact
Job Title: Field Data Collector
Organisation: Social Impact
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness.
Purpose of Proposal: The Rockefeller Foundation invests in measurement, evaluation and learning that helps it and its partners to learn and continuously adapt, holds us accountable – particularly to those we seek to serve – for results, and contributes to the global evidence base. The Foundation’s 10-year Power and Climate initiative goal is to enable upward economic mobility for 200 million people by accelerating access to and consumption of reliable electricity in underserved, low-income communities. To that end, SI is currently responding to the Foundation’s request for proposal that seeks to enable informed, data-driven decision-making, contribute to the global evidence-base for last-mile electrification, and hold the Power and Climate initiative accountable for measurable results on people’s lives by:
- Refining and maintaining a dynamic monitoring, evaluation, and learning system for the initiative;
- Designing fit-for-purpose independent evaluations to assess, among other things, the impact and/or influence of particular interventions;
- Collecting timely feedback, especially from customers/end-users; and
- Facilitating learning and knowledge sharing, internally with the initiative team, across the various geographies, and externally with the field.
Job Summary: The Uganda Field Data Collector Consultant will work closely with the MEL Team Lead to prepare for, coordinate, and conduct interviews with key stakeholders across Uganda and will be responsible for transcribing and cleaning completed interviews (verbatim and in standard English). The period of performance is expected to be 14 months beginning in October 2020 for Phase 1 of the project, with the possibility of extending for up to an additional four years for phase 2. At this time, in light of COVID-19 safety concerns, all data collection will be conducted remotely (e.g. via internet or phone).
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participate in onboarding and data collection training, including piloting to test and tailor data collection tools
- Prepare for, coordinate, and conduct qualitative interviews through remote platforms, including all local logistics for assigned data collection
- Collect and manage data files (interview and focus group transcripts and recordings, observation notes) as per SI policy; transcribe and clean interviews into standard English a timely manner
- Regularly communicate and coordinate with MEL Team Lead and rest of MEL team to ensure data collection progresses smoothly
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree with three to five data analytics and tech for development experience.
- Comfort conducting technology-enabled data collection (e.g., mobile polls) and analyses, particularly in developing country contexts.
- Strong writing, interviewing and data collection skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with individuals at all levels.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and any of the major local dialects such as (Luganda and, or Swahili).
NB: Position is only open to Ugandan Nationals
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.