Surveillance Supervisor

Job Description

Title: Surveillance Supervisor

Company Name: Action Contre la Faim (ACF)

Vacancy: 2

Age: At least 18 years

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Tk. 81400 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 3 years

• Bachelor degree in any relevant discipline with proven experience in surveillance.

• At least 3 years

• Age At least 18 years

• Minimum 3 yrs of work experience in surveillance and at least 2 years of experience in supervising SMART/ SENS/ SQUEAC/ IYCF/Link NCA in the field of nutrition.
• Working experience with ACF Nutrition and Health interventions will be an added value
• Strong understanding and field level experience of survey planning, information system, monitoring and evaluation.
• Strong understanding and field level experience on Community based Management of Acute Malnutrition
• Proven experience in management (team management, supervision, activity planning)

Objective 1: Survey Planning and Coordination:

• Plan and coordinate the collection of available demography data district, upazila, union and village level for SMART survey sampling
• Oversee the household mapping process and clustering to identify areas households for survey data collection.
• Assign teams to specific survey areas and provide clear instructions on their responsibilities, procedure and survey objectives of integrated SMART survey.
• Coordinate the procurement and distribution of anthropometric supplies, such as measuring tapes and weighing scales, to the survey teams.

Objective 2: Capacity Building of Survey Team:

• Facilitate training to survey team for SMART survey procedure and data collection.
• Conduct standardization tests to ensure uniformity and consistency among survey team members in data collection methodologies.
• Organize field tests to assess the proficiency of the survey teams in conducting interviews, anthropometric measurements, and assessments.

Objective 3:Data Documentation and Quality Assurance:

• Implement measures to prevent data duplication, ensuring each household and individual is recorded only once in the survey data.
• Conduct thorough checks for missing data and follow up with survey teams to complete any gaps in the collected information.
• Perform digit preference checks to identify and address any potential bias in data recording.
• Conduct outlier data checks to identify extreme values that may require further verification or correction.
• Ensure daily basis data upload in the system and organize feedback session

Objective 4:Resource Management:

• Supervise the entire survey team for effective data collection.
• Assist in managing survey resources, including ensuring an adequate supply of data collection tools and anthropometric equipment.
• Monitor and track the utilization of resources to optimize their efficient use during the survey period.

Objective 5: Data Analysis, Report Writing, and Dissemination Workshop:

• Work closely with the data analysis team to ensure accurate and timely data processing and interpretation.
• Contribute to the preparation of comprehensive survey reports, highlighting key findings and recommendations for intervention strategies.
• Participate in dissemination workshops to present survey results to relevant stakeholders, fostering dialogue and collaboration for evidence-based decision-making.

Objective 6: Plausibility Check:

• Conduct a plausibility check on all collected data, examining its validity and consistency.
• Verify data accuracy by cross-referencing with other relevant data sources or conducting additional verification where necessary.
• Ensure daily data entry by the team and organize feedback session

Objective 7: External Coordination:

• Representation of Action Contre La Faim independently at District, Upazila level and different nutrition and health thematic groups as needed.
• Support team leaders for community consultation with local leaders, local level authority and community stakeholders
• Objective 8: Proactively support ACFs commitments to gender equality, child protection and disability sensitivity
• Read and ensure a full understanding of ACFs Gender Minimum Standards & Child Protection Policies, asking questions and/or for support when necessary
• Be strongly committed to Gender Equality and the Humanitarian Principals;
• Promote Gender Equality within the humanitarian and/or development work.

• Your monthly Salary will be BDT 81,400/-.

• You will not be eligible for any other benefits except food allowance BDT 1100/- monthly and life insurance coverage.

• Tax will be deducted as per govt policy.