Field Enumerators at Aquaya

Specific duties of the field enumerators include:

1. Travel to the study areas and locate sites for data collection (households and/or water points) according to the study protocol.
2. Determine respondent eligibility and collect written informed consent.
3. Perform household survey and record data on mobile phone.
4. Perform water physical-chemical testing on-site. This may include measurements of pH, electrical conductivity, turbidity, and free chlorine residual.
5. Collect and transport water samples from households and communities to the field lab for microbial analysis.
6. Conduct qualitative interviews with local government officials, water system operators and managers, and/or community leaders. This may include taking notes, submiting report summaries, and transcribing the interviews into English.
7. Assist with calibrating field equipment, as needed.
8. Participate in data quality assurance procedures.
9. Perform other tasks related to the fieldwork that may be assigned by the Research Officer.

Requirements

1. Fluency in at least one of the following languages: Kikuyu, Luhya and Kalenjin.
2. Fluency in English and Swahili.
3. Previous experience using a phone-based data collection platform.
4. Ability to conduct household surveys and key informant interviews
5. Experience working on previous sanitation research will be an added advantage