Trocaire General Background

Trócaire works in partnership with local and church organisations, supporting communities in over 16 developing countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East to bring about lasting change. Trócaire envisages a just and peaceful world where; people’s dignity is ensured, and rights are respected; basic needs are met, and resources are shared equitably; people have control over their own lives; and those in power act for the common good.

As the official overseas development agency of the Irish Catholic Church, Trócaire started to work in Rwanda since 1994.

For the period 2023-2027, Trócaire Rwanda works in 6 Districts with several national partners. In Trócaire Rwanda’s new strategic plan (2021-2025) the ambition has been set out to become a key player in capacity strengthening for local organizations in the country. This is in line with Trócaire’s global partnership and localization strategy (20212025.

In addition, Trócaire Rwanda’s work has been focusing on two core pillars of work: Resource

Rights (referred to as Trócaire’s Global Goal 2 work), which embeds Climate Change, Agriculture, Access to Markets and Livelihoods work. This pillar of work also includes resilience building of communities in order to better withstand and recover from natural and/or climate change related disasters (such as flooding, droughts, etc).

The second core pillar of work is Women’s Empowerment (referred to as Trócaire’s Global Goal 3 work), which embeds prevention of Sexual and Gender Based Violence, positive Social Norm change, women’s economic empowerment and increasing women’s voice and influence (power within).

Currently, Trócaire plans to assess the progress and effectiveness of its programs by conducting a mid-term review. In light of this, Trócaire Rwanda is hiring professional and qualified data enumerators to support the process.

ENUMERATORS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in data collection training to develop sufficient comprehension understanding of the programs, research protocol, ethical requirements, the study population and the study tools.
• Ensure data confidentiality, security, and ethical handling of all information collected
• Ensure informed consent and child safeguarding protocols are strictly followed before any interview.
• Work with program teams to mobilize communities and program participants for interviews and discussions.
• Collect data by using structured interviews using pre-developed questionnaires
• Record data accurately and submit completed forms on a daily basis, as guided by the MEAL Team Lead
• Maintain effective teamwork and excellent communication with both the MEAL team leader and all other data enumerators during fieldwork.
• Handle and care for data collection equipment responsibly, respectfully and report any technical issues promptly.
• Maintain effective communication with key staff to provide an update on the progress and challenges in the field and seek guidance on the way forward.
• Participate in data quality check exercises soon after data collection and have a close look at missing and error reported data.
• Ensuring that the on-going daily reporting on data collection progress for the research are kept up to date.
• Conduct data collection using data collection software on tablets and/or smartphones (Kobo Collect, ODK, SurveyCTO, CommCare, etc.)
• Facilitate qualitative interviews – Key informant Interviews (KIIs) and Focus Group Discussion (FGDs).
• Ensure completeness of forms for accuracy and consistency after the data collection
• Ensure proper and accurate transcription of information gathered through interviews and Focus Group Discussion (FGDs).
• Ensure to collect accurate and the quality data by reviewing and editing the collected data by checking of all intentional and unintentional errors daily.
• Travel extensively to assigned communities and remain flexible to adjust to field realities during data collection
• Uphold the Trocaire’s values, on safeguarding, professional ethics, and accountability standards during all interactions with communities including children, youth, adults, elderly and people with disabilities.
• Travel extensively to the assigned communities/ districts and remain flexible to adjust to field realities during data collection.
• Be responsible for maintaining good relations with Trocaire, its employees, partner organizations, and programs participants
• Maintain professional boundaries and avoid any behaviour that could be misinterpreted or put children at risk
• Comply with data collection and research professional ethics and standards
• Perform any other related duties assigned by the supervisor in line with project needs.

Person Specification – Essential Requirements  

(E) Qualification

At least bachelor’s degree in social sciences, environmental science, climate change, agriculture, statistics, development studies, monitoring and evaluation or other related fields.

(E) Experience

•   Experience in conducting field research work using participatory approaches in different locations in the country is an advantage.

•   Experience in data collection for monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment purposes

•   Prior experience in interviewing and facilitating FGDs (Focus Group Discussions) and in-depth interviews and key informant interviews

•   Familiarity with digital data collection tools (CommCare, Kobo Collect, ODK, SurveyCTO, etc) and using tablets/smartphones for surveys.

•   Hands-on knowledge and or experience with Climate Change, Agriculture, Access to Markets and Livelihoods, Women’s Empowerment, and Women’s Voice and Influence would be an added value

•   Hands-on experience in conducting surveys and research for development projects and programs

•   Fluency in Kinyarwanda and English, spoken and written.

•   Ability to work in rural and hard-to-reach areas with minimal supervision.

•   Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage communities respectfully.

•   Attention to detail, high level of accuracy, and organizational skills

(F) Deliverables

·        Daily completed and verified digital data sets.

·        Transcripts or summaries of qualitative interviews and FGDs, where applicable.

·        Brief field notes highlighting contextual observations.

·        End-of-assignment debrief with MTR Team Lead and Trocaire MILA