Job Descriptions
for Personnel Involved in
PAT Implementation
Materials Developed by
The IRIS Center, University of Maryland
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Personnel
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Project Manager
Field Supervisors
Interviewers
Sampling and Survey Tracking Coordinator
Data Processing Coordinator
Data Processors
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The following slides describe important
activities to be done during the
implementation process. The IRIS Center
recommends that the people involved in
implementation be assigned specific job
titles and are required to complete
specific tasks. However, the divisions of
work recommended are not required as
part of the implementation process.
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Project Manager
• In-charge of the overall implementation of the
field survey
• Assigns tasks to staff or hire outside assistance
• Develops implementation plan
• Ensures that the team is on schedule
• Oversees the translation of the questionnaire
• Able to troubleshoot and devise back-up plan
• Reports to MRR or oversees reporting to MRR
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Ideal Qualifications for Project
Manager:
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Experience in project management
Experience in monitoring and evaluation
Experience in managing staff
Experience in budgeting
Knowledge of local language
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Skills
• Good communicator
• Motivator
• Good writing skills
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Field Supervisor
• Manages interviewers
• Assists the project manager during
training
• Coordinates daily activities of the
interviewers
• Conducts first round of quality control
on questionnaires
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Ideal Qualifications for a Field
Supervisor:
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Experience in conducting surveys
Experience in training
Experience in managing teams
Problem solver
Strong leadership skills
Attention to details
Good at time management
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Interviewers
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Arrange to meet the respondents for interview
Conduct interview in the local language
Introduce survey properly
Build trust with the respondent
Record the responses accurately
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Ideal Qualifications for Interviewers:
• Research experience
• Good interviewing techniques – being polite,
thorough, probing well, completing surveys
• Knowledge of local language
• Problem solving skills
• Good communications skills
• Able to work for long hours but maintain
quality
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Sampling and Survey Tracking
Coordinator
• Track progress of the survey implementation
and maintain the sampling plan
• Participate in sampling selection
• Oversee quality control of survey forms
• Confirm that all surveys have been handed in
and are complete
• Maintain sampling proportions if completed
surveys must be eliminated
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Ideal Qualifications of Sampling and
Survey Tracking Coordinator:
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Research experience
Ability to make quick decisions
Attention to detail
Time management
Familiarity with respondent population
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Data Processing Coordinator
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Oversees the data processing
Installs the software
Leads training on EPI Info
Supervises data input and cleaning
Ensures that all survey data have been
entered
• Analyze data
• Save the survey records often and securely
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Ideal Qualifications for Data
Processing Coordinator:
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Background in statistics
Experience in data analysis
Experience with computers
Leadership capabilities
Ability to ensure confidentiality
Good communication skills
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Data Processors
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Learn EPI Info
Enter the data
Ensure that data is correctly entered
Report any problems found on surveys
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Ideal Qualifications for Data Entry
Processors:
• Experience in data entry
• Knowledge and familiarity of basic computer
programs
• Attention to detail
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Any Questions?
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