In the framework of an impact evaluation of a programme supporting refugees, Development Expertise Lab (DEL) is implementing a large-scale phone survey with Venezuelan refugees living in Mexico and Venezuelan and Colombian refugees living in Ecuador. All interviews will be conducted remotely by phone and WhatsApp, using computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) with SurveyCTO.
Applicants may be based in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador or Venezuela, and must be fluent in Spanish and English
. As the survey is conducted entirely by phone, no travel is required. The Field Coordinator will supervise a small team of enumerators.
Contract Duration:
short-term consultancy, paid at a daily rate, covering preparation, training, pilot, and data collection between early August and late September 2026
Main Responsibilities
The Field Coordinator will be in charge of:
- Supporting the DEL project team in obtaining the necessary local authorisations to conduct data collection, if and where required
- Supporting the recruitment and selection of enumerators, for approval by the research team
- Contributing to the survey implementation plan, the survey manual, and the enumerator training programme, in coordination with the DEL project team
- Co-facilitating the three-day enumerator training and the one-day pilot
- Supervising the day-to-day work of the enumerator team, monitoring daily productivity, and managing call scheduling
- Implementing routine data quality assurance, including follow-up on high-frequency check flags raised by the central data team
- Ensuring that all call attempts and their outcomes are recorded accurately, and that discrepancies and anomalies in the data are reconciled and corrected in communication with the DEL project team
- Ensuring adherence to survey procedures, ethical standards, informed consent protocols, and da