15 Data Collector Job Vacancies at RTI Tanzania

Position: Data Collector (15 Posts)

Organization: RTI Tanzania

Location: Mwanza (field-based)

Contract: 6 months (renewable)

Deadline: December 2, 2025

Key Requirement: Degree in ECD, Social Sciences, Health, or related field + research experience

General Overview

The Real Transformation Initiative (RTI) – Tanzania is a nonprofit, non-governmental Organization (NGO) dedicated to providing research and programme implementation services to local partners, government agencies, and international organizations for health impact. Headquartered in Mwanza, RTI-Tanzania works nationwide to improve the lives of marginalized communities. Known for its expertise across sectors, the NGO is committed to advancing social, economic, and health outcomes for children, youth, and women. Through high-quality research, RTI-Tanzania delivers real, evidence-based solutions that promote sustainable and transformative change to individuals and communities.

Project Context

RTI-Tanzania is embarking on the second phase of the “Caring Schools Project”, which will collect data to validate measurements on how school environments influence youth mental health trajectories in Mwanza, Tanzania. The organisation has also secured funding for a new project, “Parenting for Early Years Project”, which focuses on Parenting for children aged 0–3 years.

Key Responsibilities

  • Data collection in the field.
  • Conduct qualitative and quantitative data collection.
  • Transcription and translation of data and study materials.
  • Participate in the analysis of qualitative data e.g. coding of data.
  • Write field reports.

Qualifications & Competencies

  • A degree in Early Child Development, Education Psychology, Social Sciences, Health Sciences, or a related field
  • Experience conducting field research and preferably qualitative research
  • Report-writing skills.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in Swahili and English.
  • Commitment to working as part of a multidisciplinary research team.
  • Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
  • Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Desirable Criteria

  • Experience working in rural and communities with low illiteracy.
  • Ability to communicate in Kiswahili.

Terms of Service

Six-month contract with the possibility of renewal based on performance and funding availability.

Duty Station

The successful candidate will report to the RTI-Tanzania offices in Mwanza but will spend their time in the data collection sites.

Equal Opportunity Statement

RTI-Tanzania is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. We prohibit workplace bias, discrimination, and harassment, including during recruitment. All employment decisions are based solely on job requirements and individual qualifications, and the labor laws of Tanzania govern our recruitment process. RTI-Tanzania is an equal opportunity employer.

How to Apply

All candidates who meet the requirements for any of the above job openings should send their application letters and detailed curriculum vitae (CVs) showing contact addresses, including email and telephone/cell phone numbers, and copies of academic and professional certificates to the email address: recruitment@rtitz.org.

Please also provide the contact details of two referees.

Deadline: December 2, 2025. All e-mail application subject lines should include the position you are applying for. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview.

Note

RTI-Tanzania does not require applicants to make any payments at any stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not engaged any agents for recruitment purposes. While RTI-Tanzania may utilize various job platforms to reach a wider audience, all open positions are posted on our website’s Vacancies page and our official LinkedIn account. Please be aware that official emails from RTI-Tanzania will be sent from recruitment@rtitz.org.