Field Supervisor
Job Description
| WE ARE RECRUITING Field Supervisor National Trust and Data Privacy Barometer Survey · 2 Positions · 14-Day Assignment Location: Nationwide, Sierra Leone (training in Freetown) Deadline: 13 November 2026 |
Our client, CIPHER (Centre for Information Privacy, Human-Centered Technology and Ethics Research), is an independent, non-partisan research institution in Freetown building the evidence on how personal data is collected, held and used in Sierra Leone. CIPHER is conducting the National Trust Data Privacy Barometer study to understand public awareness, attitude and practices regarding data privacy in Sierra Leone. The nationally representative survey will cover across five regions and 18 districts. CIPHER is seeking an experienced and organized Field Supervisors to coordinate field teams, monitor data collection and ensure that survey activities meet the required quality and ethical. Standards. Enumerators to interview sampled households on mobile devices. All field staff receive two days of training in Freetown before deployment.
Key Responsibilities
- Attend two days of training in Freetown and pass the competence check.
- Coordinate and monitor the daily field activities of assigned Enumerators.
- Lead a team of five enumerators and manage daily field movements.
- Review every completed interview daily for completeness and consistency.
- Accompany each enumerator in the field at least twice a week.
- Make sure sampling, consent, confidentiality and safeguarding procedures are followed.
- Resolve field problems and escalate serious issues promptly.
- Submit a daily progress report to the Programs & Research Department and Research Committee.
Qualifications
- Diploma or higher qualification in a relevant discipline.
- Prior survey supervision experience.
- Experience in mobile data collection.
- Good understanding of survey procedures, sampling and informal consent.
- Strong leadership, communication, organization and reporting skills.
- Available for the full 14 days (2 days of training and piloting, following by 12 days of fieldwork.
- Willingness to travel and work in urban and rural communities.
Performance Indicators
- All completed interviews reviewed within 24 hours.
- Each enumerator accompanied at least twice a week.
- Team on track against the fieldwork schedule.
- Data-quality issues flagged and corrected promptly.
- Daily progress report submitted on time.
- Safeguarding concerns escalated the same day.
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