Enumerator at Monitor Consulting Group Ltd: (Deadline 4 January 2025)

Job Title: Enumerator

Location: Kigali and nationwide field sites (All 30 Districts)

Type of job: Part-time paid (45 days with possibility of renewable)

Application deadline: 4^th January 2025

About Monitor Consulting Group Ltd

Who we are:

Monitor Consulting Group Ltd was legally registered as a private company in 2015 by the Rwanda Development Board (RDB). The company specialises in consulting services across a diverse range of sectors, offering expertise in management consultancy for development projects spanning Agriculture, Environment, social protection, health, education, ICT, and social studies such as gender and others social aspects. Additionally, MCG Ltd provides services in the development of strategies, organizational strategic planning, and social and economic policies. With solid dedication to integrity, excellence, accountability, collaboration, and passion, Monitor Consulting Group aims to establish itself as the most trusted and respected professional services firm, delivering top-tier solutions to clients while actively contributing to the community.

Applying for this position of enumerator is completely free. If you are asked to pay any fees, please note that this is not associated with Monitor Consulting Group Ltd.

About the role

Monitor Consulting Group Ltd is looking for motivated and detail-oriented enumerators to join our data collection team. In this role, you will be essential in gathering accurate and reliable data through Coffee Trees Census through conducting interviews and mapping coffee farms. The responsibilities of enumerator will include attending training, conducting fieldwork, administering questionnaires, and ensuring the quality and integrity of the data collected, all while upholding ethics and discipline in the field.

Duties and responsibilities

The Enumerator will work closely with the Monitor Consulting Group Ltd research team, and field supervisors to perform a variety of tasks including, but not limited to:

• Attending training of enumerators at respective training centers locate at nearest location of his/her district of residence ( Rusizi TC, Karongi TC, Huye TC, Musanze TC,and Kayonza TC);
• Through training, develop sufficient comprehension of the Coffee Census Context, methodologies of data collection techniques, tools, ethical requirements, and other related.;
• Work closely with Coffee Trees census teams (CAPI, Mapping field assistants, Zone supervisors; and selected Coffee Washing Stations managers) to discuss about workplan, data quality assurance, reporting and other duties assigned to her/him;
• Conducting structured interviews with coffee farmer using closed ended questions digitalised into CSpro Version 7.5;
• Counting coffee trees at farm, and taking diagonal of farm using ArcGIS with high precision to ensure accurate mapping of coffee farm;
• With field assistants, zone supervisor and enumerator will confirm data collected, and being flexible to receive feedback to correct errors before submission of data to the server;
• Respect of timeline and schedule of the work in terms of working hours, completeness of assigned tasks, among other things;
• Document and communicate to the field supervisor issues encountered during data collection;
• Maintain effective teamwork and excellent communication with both the team leader and all other data collectors during fieldwork;
• Maintain effective communication with field supervisors to provide an update on the progress and challenges in the field and seek guidance on the way forward;
• Ensuring that the on-going daily reporting on data collection progress are kept up-to-date;
• Hand in assignments as instructed to the supervisor and any other notes on observations made during the interviews;
• Report all the problems encountered to the supervisor and during the debriefing sessions.

Skills and Qualifications for Enumerator

The desired candidates should meet the following requirements:

• University degree in Applied Statistics, Agriculture related sciences, GIS, Land Survey, Geography, Mathematics, Information & Communication Technology, Environmental related sciences, or similar subjects.
• Experience in data collection, notably in conducting at least one National census (Establishment Census; Population census) and National surveys (Agriculture household survey, Seasonal Agriculture Survey; Integrated Business Enterprise Survey, Population Registry profiling, Land registry, and other wide range of large surveys organised by recognized institutions.
• Having an experience in use and knowledge on mobile data collection applications especially CSPro,
• Having an experience and knowledge on field mapping tools, taking farm diagonal using ArcGis application or GPS;
• Prior experience in interviewing and facilitating discussions, especially in conducting in-depth interviews
• Displays exemplary positive behaviors for consistency, predictability and reliability at work to complete assignments and meet deadlines.
• Being fluent in high command of speaking, reading and writing Kinyarwanda, knowledge of English and French is an advantage;
• Ability to maintain the anonymity/confidentiality and trust with people.
• Being physically fit; having good health, and able to travel in remote area especially in coffee farms located in hillsides of high slope.

How to apply: Interested candidates should fill the required information through the link below:

https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/jJOSkwDg, for any problem to fill the form, may contact our staff, through this number: Telephone: 0788260733 or 0788290269.

Deadline of submission:  later than 4^th January 2025 at 10AM, Rwandan time.

LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED DUE TO THE VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS.ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.