Field Enumerator for LOSHAK Population Health Study

About the role

The LOSHAK study seeks qualified consultants to conduct household interviews and deploy actigraphy devices for population health research. You will work in the field, collecting high‑quality data while ensuring ethical standards and participant confidentiality.

Key responsibilities

• Participate in enumerator training, household mapping, pilot testing and certification.
• Identify, locate and visit assigned households following sampling procedures.
• Introduce the study, obtain informed consent and administer questionnaires using a CAPI application.
• Conduct cognitive and neuro‑psychological assessments, including the Swahili Mental State Examination.
• Take clinical and anthropometric measurements (blood pressure, hand‑grip strength, height, weight, waist and hip circumference).
• Deploy, retrieve and monitor wearable activity trackers, reporting any device issues.
• Synchronize daily data with the secure central server and ensure data quality before submission.
• Maintain logs of field visits, callbacks, refusals and equipment status, reporting to the field supervisor.

Required profile

• At least a Diploma in Statistics, Public Health, Community Health, Social Sciences, Demography, Epidemiology, Computer Science or a related field.
• Previous experience conducting household or community‑based surveys, preferably national surveys led by KNBS.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
• Fluency in English, Kiswahili and the local language(s) of the study area.

Required skills

• Proficiency with Computer‑Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) applications on tablets or smartphones.
• Experience using electronic data capture platforms (CAWI) and syncing data to secure servers.
• Hands‑on ability with basic clinical instruments: digital blood pressure machines, anthropometry devices and hand‑grip dynamometers.
• Familiarity with wearable physical activity trackers and actigraphy equipment.