Data Collector

Job Description

Title: Data Collector

Company Name: Room to Read

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: --

Experience:

Published: 2025-11-20

Application Deadline: 2025-12-20

Education:

• Bachelor/Honors
• Masters

• Graduation or Post-Graduation from a reputable college or university. Preference will be given to candidates with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Education, Education Research, Social Science, Statistics, Anthropology, etc.

Essential Qualifications:

• Experience in conducting qualitative and quantitative research.

• Proven experience working with students and teachers.

• Proficiency in using digital tools for data collection, particularly tablets and smartphones, with familiarity in relevant software or applications.

Other required skills

• Strong background in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, including data collection, analysis, and reporting.

• Experience in using SurveyCTO will be an asset.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders in educational settings.

• Willingness and capacity to travel extensively across districts, often on short notice, to support fieldwork and data collection activities.

• Prior experience working with Room to Read will be considered a strong advantage.

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality through education. We are achieving this goal by helping children in historically low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and by supporting girls as they build life skills to succeed in school and negotiate key life decisions. We collaborate with governments and other partner organizations to deliver positive outcomes for children at a scale. Room to Read has benefited more than 52 million children and has worked in 29 countries and provided additional support through remote solutions that facilitate learning beyond the classroom. In Bangladesh Room to Read registered with NGO Affairs Bureau (Prime Minister Office) as an International NGO and has been operating since 2009. Currently Room to Read Bangladesh is currently working in Cox’s Bazar, Dhaka, Natore, Moulvibazar, Jhalakathi, Narail and Habiganj. Learn more at www.roomtoread.org.

Our ‘Literacy Program’ transforms Primary schools to enable children to become independent readers and lifelong learners. We build capacity of teachers, create quality storybooks, and establish classroom libraries filled with diverse children’s books that can be enjoyed at school or home. We partner with local communities, government and the publishing industry to implement innovative models that help children succeed in school and develop a love of reading.

Our ‘Girls’ Education Program’ equips girls with the skills to succeed in Secondary school and make key life decisions. We prepare girls to make positive changes by providing life-skills education, psychosocial and peer support while engaging family and community. Our program supports young people to build knowledge and skills to cocreate a gender-equal world. We also support Government and donors to deliver similar programs through their education system.

We are currently seeking motivated and detail-oriented individuals to work as Data Collectors for our upcoming research projects.

Key Deliverables:

• Participation in Training: Attend and actively participate in all required training sessions and pre-field orientations specific to the study or assessment.
• Accurate Data Administration: Accurately administer all required data collection tools (e.g., surveys, interviews, tests) to the target respondents, including students, teachers, and government officials, as applicable.
• Daily Data Submission: Submit all completed data at the end of each working day. This includes:
  • Timely syncing and secure transfer of data collected via Android-based applications (e.g., SurveyCTO) to the central system for real-time monitoring.
  • Submitting hard copies of paper-based data collection tools to the assessment/study focal person from the Research, Monitoring & Evaluation (RM&E) team.
• Adherence to Plan and Debriefing: Strictly follow the daily and full assessment implementation plan. Attend all daily debriefing sessions as instructed by the study/assessment team leader or focal person.
• Compliance with Instructions: Execute any additional instructions provided by the study/assessment team leader or focal person promptly and accurately.
• Return of Logistics: Ensure the return of all project logistics (e.g., tablets, chargers, questionnaires, manuals, etc.) to the designated authority upon the successful completion of data collection activities.

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