Research Enumerators – (115 Positions in areas Adjumani:36 Lamwo:13 Obongi: 17 Yumbe:13 Terego: 36)

Title; Research Enumerators

Locations;

• Adjumani:36
• Lamwo:13
• Obongi: 17
• Yumbe:13
• Terego: 36

RCT Study-PlayMatters Uganda 2025 Qualitative and Quantitative Methods of Data Collection

Based in: Bidibidi, Palabek, Imvepi, Palorinya, and Adjumani refugee settlements and nearby hosting communities of Yumbe, Lamwo, Terego, Obongi and Adjumani.

Reports to: Research Coordinator/Senior Research Coordinator

Updated: November 2024

Tentative Start Dates: on 25th November 2024 for 10 to 17 working days during Term One and Term Three of the Primary School calendar year during the months of November, December 2024, February and March 2025

General

War Child Holland (WCH) is an independent and impartial international non-governmental organization, investing in a peaceful future for children and young people affected by armed conflict. We strive to empower children and young people while enabling adults to bring about positive and lasting change in the lives of conflict-affected children and young people.  PlayMatters - Sparking Lifelong Learning through Play is a 5-year project (1st September 2020 - 31st March 2026) aims to improve holistic learning and well-being outcomes for 350,000 pre-primary and primary school going children ages 3-12+ in refugee and host communities in Uganda. The PlayMatters initiative is implemented through a collaborative consortium led by the International Rescue Committee (IRC). The Consortium partners include Plan International, War Child Holland (WCH), Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), and the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) and is funded by LEGO Foundation. WCH is leading on PlayMatters research agenda in Uganda.

The objective of the position of Research Enumerator

The Research Enumerator’s main responsibility is to conduct high quality data collection based on a survey for children and teachers, observation forms, in-depth interview guides with children, tutors, teachers and headteachers and Focus group discussion guides with teachers.

The Research Enumerators will have to conduct multiple activities: to attain consent from all research participants and seek assent from children after getting permission from their parents/guardians to be able to collect quality data from the participants with accuracy, empathy, and always observing confidentiality. Data will be collected with both electronic tablets using the Commcare/Tangerine applications and paper based especially for qualitative data with support of recording devices. The Research Enumerator will make sure that the collected data is synchronized and properly stored (by the research coordinator). The Research Enumerator will comply with research ethics and will follow the research project’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Position in the organization and essential functional relations

The Research Enumerator reports to the Research Coordinator or Senior Research coordinator-Play Matters.

Other essential working relations include study investigators and other PlayMatters Consortium project field staff.

Roles and responsibilities for the position of Research Enumerator

• Attending training sessions organized by the research team to understand the objectives and methodologies of data collection and to gain the skills and knowledge necessary to carry out the data collection.
• Identify and approach Tutors/ToTs, Headteachers, Teachers, and pupils in the selected school, to request their participation in the study.
• Conduct observations, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions with teachers and children following the prescribed guidelines.
• Conduct surveys with the selected participants using the study tools on commcare and Tangerine.
• Record correctly and submit high-quality data.
• Collaborate with fellow enumerators and the research team to ensure smooth and efficient data collection.
• Respond to any feedback or follow-up from the research supervisors to ensure data quality is maintained.
• Record additional data from these conversations by taking notes.
• Complete the number of observations, interviews, and focus group discussions required per working day.
• Cooperate effectively within a team, maintaining a professional and ethical demeanor towards all research stakeholders, with a dedicated commitment to upholding child safeguarding principles.
• Fill in the timesheets detailing the level of effort per day worked and share with the supervisor.
• Ensure compliance with WCH performance standards, considerations for consent and privacy of the research participants, code of conduct, and safeguarding policy.
• Travel with other Research Enumerators to assigned data collection sites, ensuring all required participants (children, teachers, ToTs) are reached (transport is provided).
• Attend and participate in debriefing meetings both online and face to face when needed.
• Able to work over the weekend.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Research Supervisor to complete the tasks.

Required Qualifications, Experiences & Skills

• Should possess at least a Diploma / Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Education, Social sciences, Social Work and Administration, Community Psychology, Economics and Statistics, Development studies, or any other related fields.
• Background in working with refugees in Uganda especially conducting interviews with teachers or children will be of an added advantage.
• Should have experience and skills in conducting classroom observations, face to face interviews including in-depth interviews and focus group discussions.
• Experience using computers, tablets, and other mobile data collection apps like CommCare, Tangerine, Survey CTO, and Kobo Collect. 
• Should know MS Excel, and MS Word applications (if you have experience with mobile/online data collection tools, please indicate).
• Strong ability to learn fast, comprehend and interpret questions well to be able to conduct cognitive interviews.
• Should have skills (listening, writing, reading, speaking) in at least one or more of the following languages commonly used in Bidibidi, Palabek, Imvepi, Palorinya, and Adjumani refugee settlements and nearby hosting communities of Yumbe, Lamwo, Terego, Obongi and Adjumani, that is English, Bari, Lugbara, Aringa, Acholi, and Madi.
• Experience in data collection with children and teachers will be an added advantage.
• Experience in both quantitative and qualitative research and transcription of data is strongly desired.
• Previous working experience with an NGO in a similar role is desirable.