JOB AT Laterite Rwanda : Senior Field Supervisor : ( Deadline : 13 August 2019 )

JOB AT Laterite Rwanda : Senior Field Supervisor : ( Deadline : 13 August 2019 )

Job Description: Senior Field Supervisor | Laterite Rwanda

Position Senior Field Supervisor

Experience 1 year of work experience leading field operations of medium-scale research projects

Languages English, Kinyarwanda (French is a plus)

This position is open for Rwandese Nationals Only

About Laterite

Laterite is a data, research, and technical advisory firm that helps clients understand and analyze complex development challenges. We provide three types of services to clients: i) comprehensive data collection and data processing solutions; ii) research services, from the design of large-scale research projects through to analysis; and iii) strategic and technical research advice. We work with internationally recognized universities, global think tanks, international NGOs, multilateral donor organizations, and government ministries and agencies.

At Laterite, we transform the way development research is done. Our mission is to deploy the most innovative research methods and the latest academic thinking to design effective responses to development issues. With every new challenge and opportunity, we try out new ideas and embrace new technologies, always with the objective of creating new and better ways of conducting research.

We believe that impact is a long-term endeavor that requires being embedded in the local context. Delivering high-quality research requires building local teams and data collection systems, understanding the context, establishing close working relationships with key players, and understanding their constraints and motivations.

Laterite’s growing network of offices currently includes the Netherlands, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and India. Our teams bring together more than 45 full time local and international staff, 500 enumerators across countries, in a dynamic and fun work environment. We are proud to be a culturally diverse organization.

You can find out more about Laterite on our website at www.laterite.com

Working with Laterite

Are you passionate about research in development?
Do you want to make a difference in relevant policy and development issues?
Do you care about professional development and learning?
If yes, then being a Senior Field Supervisor at Laterite might be a good fit for you. Laterite will provide you with the opportunity to build on your leadership and technical expertise to make a difference in priority development questions.

About the Position

The Senior Field Supervisor (SFS) assumes a key role in project implementation within the data team. The SFS supports in-office preparatory activities for projects and assumes in-field supervision and monitoring of surveys to ascertain that field research is implemented according to client’s requirement and adhere to the highest standards of quality. The SFS further ascertains that performance and expenses reporting is done with integrity:

Project-based responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Data Operations Associate, the SFS contributes to planning training activities including the production of training material such as field protocols, training presentations, and training manuals.
Assume responsibility for contacting and communicating to the field team assignments and timelines of projects
Manage admin tasks ascertaining that all required materials are printed, and packs are made.
Organize field team deployment ensuring that they have fulfilled all administrative requirements (attended training, obtained valid contracts and health insurance).
Implement field surveys:
Ensuring deployment is effectively done
Monitoring all surveying activities while based on the field with teams of enumerators
Engaging in physical audits of surveys by sitting-in surveys and providing feedback
Engages in daily debriefs with the field team
Ensures that teams’ days worked are logged on appropriate trackers.
Ensures that field supervisors provide appraisals on their respective teams and provides an appraisal for FSs.
Submit daily reports to the management team in Kigali, to inform of field activities progress and challenges.
Organize in collaboration with the Data Operations Associate mop-up activities and recommends a procedure for those.
Check field team expenses reports for accuracy and integrity.
Provide a record of the field team’s days worked as well as consolidate appraisals for the smooth processing of salaries.
Contribute to field reports
Provide key information to guide project debriefs from the field perspective and recommendation for further practice.
Data-team based responsibilities

Contribute to recruitment and the establishment of team processes and systems as advised by a line supervisor.
Assist in other admin, accounting and HR-related tasks pertaining to the smooth operations of the data team.

Minimum Qualifications

At least 1 year of work experience leading field operations of medium-scale research projects
Bachelor’s degree in any field
Excellent people management skills
Excellent oral and written communications in English and Kinyarwanda (French is a plus).
Must be Rwandese National

Compensation

Competitive with similar roles in other consulting and research organizations. Benefits include generous leave, health insurance, and individual/team bonuses.

Application Process

Please complete the following application by August 13th, 2019: https://form.myjotform.com/92104071303542. The application process will involve three steps: (i) an online application; (ii) written tests; and (iii) interviews.