Field Supervisor Full Time

Field Supervisors are responsible for:

• Supervising and supporting a team of field staff who will conduct in-person data collection
• Recruiting, hiring, and retaining field staff
• Preparing work assignments to ensure cost-effective field implementation, as necessary ensuring adherence to project schedules and attainment of established performance requirements
• Reviewing production, time, and expense reports to ensure timely, accurate, and reasonable project charges
• Providing feedback to field employees on their performance, noting areas of strength and areas requiring improvement
• Working with staff to proactively identify challenges and recommend possible solutions
• Meeting performance expectations in areas of efficiency, quality, screening and interviewing completion rates while maintaining confidentiality
• Participating in virtual weekly individual and group conference calls with a project supervisor and other members of the project team
• Conducting  virtual weekly individual and group conference calls with your assigned staff
• Participating in training
• Serving as liaison between RTI project management and the field team, including providing immediate feedback and on-going training when required
• Using a project-provided laptop computer to obtain reports, make case assignments, and email with project staff
• Utilizing a secure RTI email account for all communication regarding the project and accessing this account regulary
• Maintaining good communication with and be accessible to your staff to provide support and answer questions that may arise outside of the weekly conference calls
• Submitting timely and accurate Time & Expense reports
• Being available for overnight travel, as required
• Make travel arrangement for field interviewer training and data collection trips

Qualifications Minimum Required Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years old at time of employment
• High School Diploma or GED
• Possess effective communication skills through speech and listening
• Fluency in English through reading, writing, and speaking
• Available for entire training and data collection period
• Able to successfully complete training
• Must have a valid driver's license and reliable personal automobile transportation available for business use
• Comfortable using RTI issued tablet, laptop, and other associated equipment
• Access to password protected WiFi connection for data transmission and administrative responsibilities
• Able to keep project information confidential
• Effective time, schedule, and workload management skills to meet set deadlines

• In order to travel by air, federal law requires individuals have REAL ID or an acceptable alternative. This position may require the successful candidate to travel by air for business reasons. Accordingly, successful candidates must have, or be willing to obtain, a REAL ID, or TSA approved alternative

  Preferred Qualifications for Ideal Candidates

• Associate's degree preferred
• Previous RTI field supervisory experience
• Previous field supervisory experience and knowledge working on data collection projects
• Spanish fluency preferred
• Demonstrated ability to recruit and work with field staff in a role requiring schedule maintenance, problem resolution, quality control, implementation, performance monitoring, and evaluation
• Success directly or indirectly related to experience in field studies
• Successful experience with field data collection activities
• Must possess advanced leadership and team management skills
• Effective interpersonal skills for interactions with project management, the field team, and respondents
• Positive, self-motivated, curious, and enjoy interacting with people from culturally-diverse backgrounds
• Effective time, schedule, and workload management skills to meet set deadlines
• Computer skills, namely email and internet proficiency