Background

ACT, in partnership with WFP, is conducting a Food Security, Livelihood, and Agriculture (FSLA) Assessment across 12 districts of Punjab: Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Jhang, Khanewal, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Rahim Yar Khan, Lodhran, Vehari, Bahawalnagar, Rajanpur, and Layyah. The assessment aims to generate reliable, evidence-based data on household food security, income sources, coping mechanisms, and agricultural practices to inform humanitarian and development programming.

Data will be collected from 3000 households (approx. 250 households per district) over a 15-day fieldwork period, using Android-based ODK tools. Enumerators will form an integral part of the district teams responsible for high-quality, ethical, and timely data collection.

Objectives of the Assignment

• To collect high-quality household-level data on food security, livelihoods, coping strategies, agriculture, and flood impacts using structured digital questionnaires (ODK).
• To ensure accurate, complete, and ethically compliant data submission to ACT.
• To support ACT in producing a comprehensive and evidence-based FSLA dataset for further analysis and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Pre-Field Preparation

• Attend all enumerator training sessions on assessment tools, ODK usage, data collection ethics, PSEA, informed consent, and security protocols.
• Review and understand all survey instruments, definitions, and sampling procedures.
• Ensure functionality of Android devices, power banks, and ODK forms prior to field deployment.

Household Data Collection

• Visit selected villages and communities assigned for data collection.
• Ensure informed consent, transparency of purpose, voluntary participation, and confidentiality at every interview.
• Engage respectfully with respondents, maintaining sensitivity to local norms, gender dynamics, and cultural practices.
• Conduct face-to-face interviews with respondents using structured ODK questionnaires.
• Capture accurate, complete, and unbiased responses without influencing the respondent.
• Record additional qualitative notes when necessary to contextualize quantitative findings.

Data Upload and Documentation

• Upload collected data to ACT servers immediately upon returning from the field.
• Report any technical and accessibility issues (device malfunction, ODK errors, GPS issues, transportation) to the District Supervisor.
• Submit concise field notes highlighting challenges, observations, or contextual insights, when required.

Quality Assurance and Compliance

• Ensure all entries meet ACT’s data quality standards (completeness, accuracy, logical consistency).
• Address feedback or correction requests from the QA Officer promptly.
• Follow ACT’s ethical guidelines, safeguarding principles, and security instructions.
• Ensure the safety, dignity, and confidentiality of all respondents.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in social sciences, agriculture, development studies, economics, or related disciplines.
• Prior experience in household surveys, food security, livelihood, or agriculture-related assessments strongly preferred.
• Proven experience using digital data collection tools (ODK, Kobo, CommCare, SurveyCTO).
• Familiarity with local geography and languages especially Saraiki, customs, and social norms of South Punjab.
• Ability to travel extensively within assigned districts.
• Good communication, interviewing, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and strict quality-control procedures.

Inclusion and Cultural Considerations

• A gender-balanced team of male and female enumerators will be engaged to ensure access to respondents of all genders.
• Enumerators should demonstrate cultural sensitivity, especially while engaging with women, elders, PWDs, adolescent girls, and marginalized communities.

Code of Conduct and Ethics

Enumerators must adhere to:

• ACT’s and WFP’s Code of Conduct
• Data protection and confidentiality standards
• Do No Harm, safeguarding, and ethical research principles
• Strict prohibition on collecting personal identifiers or exerting any pressure on respondents
• Zero tolerance for data manipulation, and negligence.

Deliverables

• Successfully completed and uploaded household interviews using ODK, in line with daily targets.
• Daily submission of clean, quality-assured data.
• Timely communication of any field challenges or incidents.
• Contribution to an accurate, complete dataset for analysis and reporting

Core Values & Safeguarding
ACT International is committed to integrity, accountability, inclusion, safeguarding, and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA). The post holder is expected to uphold ACT’s Code of Conduct, Safeguarding Policy, PSEA standards, and all relevant ethical and professional standards at all times, ensuring a safe, respectful, and dignified environment for all stakeholders.

Note: Due to the emergency nature of this hiring, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. ACT International reserves the right to fill the position before the closing date; therefore, interested candidates are encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity