Position: Enumerator
About Union Aid
Union Aid (UA) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political humanitarian and development organization established by Dr. Toryalay Nassery (an Afghan scholar) in July 1979 in Peshawar, Pakistan. It was formed in response to the influx of refugees from Afghanistan and was the first/pioneer organization to serve the Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Union Aid implemented its activities mainly in refugee camps that later became villages, which was one of the biggest refugee camps in the world at that time. UA initiated its activities in Afghanistan in the 1981 and gradually expanded its services all over Afghanistan. UA started its activities with two doctors and two paramedical staff that gradually expanded to various programs, including:
Health Care & Nutrition: Establishment and management of hospitals and clinics, maternal and child health services, nutrition programs, family planning, as well as full sponsorship and specialized treatment of patients in European countries including Germany, Spain and Italy.
Food Security: Distribution of food items throughout the country.
Education: Literacy initiatives, school management, scholarships for students, and teacher training programs.
Livelihoods & Vocational Skills: Technical training, handicraft production, and employment generation activities to strengthen self-reliance.
WASH & Shelter: Provision of clean drinking water, sanitation facilities, hygiene promotion, and emergency shelters.
Emergency Response: Life-saving interventions including food and non-food distributions, winter relief packages, and rapid health responses during crises.
Agriculture & Environment: Tree plantation and afforestation initiatives to support sustainability and environmental resilience.
Protection: Women empowerment projects, orphanage centers, and demining project.
Cash Assistance: Continuous financial support for needy families and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Job Description:
Job Summary
The enumerators are responsible for interviewing individuals selected as per the sampling methodology. The enumerators will need to collect and record first-hand information and data from the community and have to make sure that the information is collected accurately, unbiased, and transparent.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Work according to the program’s needs
- Visit identified communities and conduct interviews by the methodology and tools;
- Ensure responses are recorded accurately;
- Enter data in devices/tablets;
- Ensure timely submission of data;
- Coordinate with the supervisor and report on daily work and problems or challenges encountered during fieldwork;
- Ask questions clearly and kindly, and ask all the questions exactly as worded;
- Probe to clarify unclear answers;
- Double-check and revise the survey at the end of the survey to correct mistakes;
- Revisit the site and repeat the interview/survey if your survey is rejected by the Union Aid team;
- Other duties assigned by the field supervisor;
TRAINING
Before fieldwork; attend and actively participate in training;
Study and understand all instructions included in the questionnaire;
Get familiar with the Survey
| Job Location: | Jawzjan |
|---|---|
| Nationality: | Afghan |
| Category: | Nonprofit-Social Services |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Salary: | As per scale |
| Vacancy Number: | UA-22/DAHW-F&S/2024/EMR |
| No. Of Jobs: | 4 |
| City: | Aqcha |
|---|---|
| Organization: | Union Aid |
| Years of Experience: | 1-2 years of relevant experience |
| Contract Duration: | Six months |
| Gender: | Male/Female |
| Education: | Minimum 12th-grade graduate |
| Close date: | 2024-03-13 |
Job Requirements:
Job Requirements
- Minimum 12th-grade graduate
- Good knowledge of research and conducting surveys
- 1-2 years of relevant experience
- Good understanding of the local situation and the community dynamics
- Be able to interact with people from a variety of backgrounds
- Be able to travel to other provinces and districts of Afghanistan if required
- Good at verbal communication and should speak politely to the respondent/people
- Be fluent in Dari and Pashto languages both written and verbal, familiarity with the English language will be an asset
Submission Guideline:
- Please write the Job title/Vacancy Number on the subject line of your email.
- Aplications received after the closing date will not be considered
- ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED
Submission Email:
hr@unionaid.org