Uganda Rural Water Maintenance Project - Research Field Manager Jobs in Uganda

Uganda Rural Water Maintenance Project - Research Field Manager Jobs in Uganda

The Research Field Manager will supervise data collection staff and manage day-to-day activities, logistics, and key interactions with local government and other stakeholders for a large, multi-year research project about drinking water supply in northern Uganda.

The project, which is being carried out in partnership with university researchers from the US, focuses on the EverFlow enterprise of the nonprofit International Lifeline Fund.

A successful project manager will effectively manage up to 20 data collectors (enumerators) so as to meet overall project objectives and ensure data quality. S/he will also deploy peop e, vehicles, and technical equipment strategically in a fast-paced environment, and effectively troubleshoot challenges that arise in the field. S/he should have excellent communications skills and enjoy interacting with many different kinds of people, including rural residents, local government officials, nonprofit staff, and university researchers.

S/he should be comfortable with data collection on tablet computers, as well as computing, information, and communications technology and software packages generally.

The research project will generate new knowledge about a promising solution to the widespread problem of rural water sources fal ing into disrepair.

To meet this objective, the project team will collect data from up to 150 community water committees, their water sources, and 1500 households in three rounds of data collection rounds starting in June 2019.

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