Interviewer

Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation Nigeria (MGIC) is a non-profit affiliate of UMB with a mission to administratively support international operations of UMB Principal Investigators. Our purpose is to provide the administrative infrastructure for sizable and sustained operations outside of the

We are recruiting to fill the position below: 

Job Title: Interviewer

Location: Nationwide

Duration: SIX Months with the possibility of renewal subject to the availability of funds.

Job Description

• Survey interviewers must have prior experience in large-scale, household-based surveys involving sensitive questions.
• S/he will participate in a structured training on fieldwork procedures before the pilot and survey implementation.
• Interviewers will be trained on the basics of HIV/AIDS, identification of sampled clusters, identifying eligible households and individuals, ethics and informed consent, use of objective interviewing techniques with adults and children, use of electronic data capture techniques, field logistics and conduct, map reading, and administration of the KADAIS questionnaires.
• The interviewers will request consent for the interview and conduct interviews.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identifies eligible households and individuals
• Ensures ethics are adhered to.
• Locates the site assigned by the Team Lead for the interview
• Ensures informed consent are administered to survey participants/respondents
• Conducts interviews of eligible adults and children using electronic data capture techniques
• Ensures each question is well understood by the respondents
• Ensures each questionnaire is properly completed
• Ensures confidentiality of information provided by the respondent
• Reports any problem or concern to the Team Lead
• Ensures he/she returns to the site to interview respondents who were not available during the initial visits and callbacks (maximum of 3 recall visits are recommended)

Minimum Qualifications
Education/Experience:

• All candidates must be able to read, write, and do basic arithmetic
• A tertiary education is required
• Previous experience in HIV/AIDS programs/survey

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:

• Previous experience in HIV/AIDS programs/survey
• Excellent (fluent) English written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent (fluent) in a local language of the zone of work
• Ability to operate smart phones
• Candidate must be available throughout the duration of the survey (4 – 6 months)
• Candidate must be able to work during evenings and weekends
• Candidate must be willing to work in rural areas

Application Closing Date
19th March, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Use link to apply online