Field Enumerators, Department of Population Health at Aga Khan University (AKU)

This is a collaborative project between AKU-DPH and the University of Michigan on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among community health workers volunteers in Kaloleni-Rabai sub-counties of Kilifi. 

Reponsibilities:

• Coordinate with the supervisor on how to conduct the data collection and report the work done daily
• Check that the material necessary to carry out the survey is sufficient and appropriate
• Ask questions in a clear and kind manner, and ask all questions exactly as worded
• Probe to clarify unclear answers
• Enter the responses in an ordinate and clear way, recording responses accurately 
• Double check and revise the survey tool at the end of the session with a participant to correct mistakes and sign off on completed survey tools as verification of accuracy of the survey
• Ensure all interviews are successfully uploaded to the server at the end of each day’s work

Requirements

• At least KCSE qualification with a minimum of 1 year experience in collecting data using electronic questionnaire (e.g. ODK, KoBo)
• Tertiary education, preferably in a Health-related background is desired
• Training in Public Health, Epidemiology, Demography or related field is an added advantage
• Fluent in English and Swahili
• Use of electronic data capture in community based/healthcare workers survey in the recent past is a key requirement
• Experience working with healthcare workers
• Personable and able to build trusting relationships
• Able to use the recent technology objects- Tablets
• Good skills in ICT-Computer literate
• Able to remain impartial and maintain confidence 
• Able to elicit information without leading the interviewee