Part-time Data Entry Personnel at Interpeace: (Deadline 3 April 2023)

DATA ENTRY ON REINFORCING COMMUNITY CAPACITY FOR SOCIAL COHESION THROUGH SOCIETAL TRAUMA HEALING IN NYAMAGABE, NYABIHU, NYAGATARE, NGOMA, AND MUSANZE DISTRICTS.  

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR DATA ENTRY PERSONNEL

Title: Part-time Data Entry Personnel

Duration: 3 months (May – July 2023)

Reports to: DMEL Officer, Interpeace

Duty Station: Nyabihu, Nyamagabe, Nyagatare, Ngoma and Musanze Districts 

About Interpeace

Interpeace is an international organization for peacebuilding, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It aims to strengthen the capacities of societies to manage conflict in non-violent, non-coercive ways by assisting national actors in their efforts to develop social and political cohesion. Interpeace also strives to assist the international community (and in particular the UN) to play a more effective role in supporting peacebuilding efforts around the world through better understanding and response to the challenges of creating local capacities that enhance social and political cohesion. For more information about Interpeace, please visit www.interpeace.org

The background and context

Interpeace, in consortium with Prison Fellowship Rwanda (PFR), Haguruka, Dignity in Detention (DIDE), has been implementing a program entitled “Reinforcing community capacity for social cohesion and reconciliation through Societal Trauma Healing” in five Districts, namely: Nyagatare, Ngoma, Musanze, Nyabihu, and Nyamagabe. The four years program funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), uses a holistic and innovative approach aimed at simultaneously providing mental health services, advancing social cohesion, and promoting sustainable livelihoods among the targeted beneficiaries.

Through the program, different interventional protocols were developed. To measure the effectiveness of the developed protocols and validate them, a Randomized Controlled trial (RCT) is being in the 25 sectors of the 5 districts mentioned above, on the two protocols:  Resilience-Oriented Therapy (ROT), and Multifamily Healing Spaces (MFHS) protocols.

Purpose of the data entry

Currently, Interpeace is looking for qualified and highly motivated candidates of high moral character and professional integrity who are based in our Districts of intervention to support in data entry of collected data. Their services will be required for three months from May-July 2023.

Key Responsibilities

The data entry personnel will be responsible for collecting the forms completed by interventions groups participants and entering the data into the Kobo Toolbox.

Scope of Work:

• Collecting from the sites, forms completed by intervention group participants.
• Follow data entry guidelines provided by the DMEL Officer to enter data from the paper-based forms into the Kobo Toolbox.
• Check data entries for completeness and correctness.
• Ensuring data quality by cross-checking entered data against original forms.
• Notify the DMEL Officer of any errors or inconsistencies in the data.
• Participate in regular team meetings and provide regular updates to the supervisor, on data entry progress.
• Adhering to strict confidentiality protocols when handling participant data.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the DMEL Officer

Essential skills and qualifications

The desired candidates should meet the following requirements:

• Holding a bachelor’s degree in any social sciences field;
• Proven experience in data entry, preferably in research in social sciences or health-related setting
• Proficiency in using computers and data entry software (i.e. Microsoft Excel, Kobo Toolbox, etc.)
• Prior experience with tablets and smartphones, and familiarity with the Kobo Toolbox, is an asset;
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda.
• Ability to maintain anonymity/confidentiality and trust with people.
• A positive working attitude: avoid causing conflicts and troubles with other team members during the fieldwork.

How to apply

Interested candidates should submit an application letter (max. 1 page) to

[email protected] and copy [email protected]  no later than 3^rd May 2023, and attaching the following:

• Degree and ID;
• CV (maximum 2 pages);
• Three recommendations of previous relevant work.
• Please include ‘’Data Entry’’ and mention your preferred duty station, in the subject line of the application e-mail (i.e., “Data Entry – Nyamagabe”).

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Compensation:

Successful candidates will receive a monthly stipend of Frw 200,000 (taxes inclusive), based on the number of hours worked per week.