Consultant, Field Enumerator, LOSHAK, Population Health

Role Overview

As a field enumerator for the LOSHAK study, you will visit sampled households across Kakamega, Kirinyaga, Kisumu, Kitui, Mombasa, Nairobi, Nakuru, and Wajir to conduct interviews, assessments, and physical measurements. Your careful, respectful work will help the study team collect reliable information on health, household circumstances, cognition, and caregiving, while supporting the deployment and recovery of activity-tracking devices.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete study training, household mapping and listing, pilot activities, and certification before beginning fieldwork.
• Locate assigned households using the study’s sampling procedures, explain the research, establish rapport, and obtain informed consent before collecting information.
• Administer LOSHAK Core and HCAP questionnaires through the approved CAPI application, covering topics such as demographics, healthcare use, household finances, and family caregiving.
• Carry out cognitive assessments, including the Swahili Mental State Examination, word recall, and animal-naming tasks, following standard instructions and allowing participants adequate time.
• Use study guidelines to identify when a proxy informant is appropriate for a participant with substantial cognitive or physical limitations.
• Take blood pressure, hand-grip strength, height, weight, and waist and hip measurements using the supplied equipment and prescribed procedures.
• Issue and retrieve activity trackers for selected participants, monitor device condition, and promptly report faults or other operational concerns.
• Review entries for completeness and consistency, synchronize data daily to the secure study server, and respond to data-quality queries from the review team.
• Record household visits, follow-up attempts, absences, and refusals; submit daily progress updates; attend briefings and debriefings; and report field, safety, ethical, technical, or data concerns to the supervisor.
• Protect study equipment and records, follow research and organizational procedures, and complete other relevant field duties assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Diploma or higher qualification in Statistics, Public Health, Community Health, Social Sciences, Demography, Epidemiology, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Previous experience conducting household, community-based, or population surveys; experience on surveys led by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) is an advantage.
• Practical ability to use tablets, smartphones, and electronic data-collection tools such as CAPI or web-based CAWI platforms.
• Familiarity with basic clinical and measurement equipment, including digital blood pressure monitors, anthropometric tools, and hand-grip dynamometers.
• Ability to work responsibly with limited supervision and contribute effectively as part of a field team.
• Fluency in English, Kiswahili, and the local language or languages used in the assigned study area.
• Careful communication and a respectful approach to interviewing and assessing participants, including maintaining confidentiality and following study protocols.