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Post-Distribution Monitoring Survey Support

UNHCRIndiaRemote
Category | Grade:Volunteer | UNVDeadline:20 Aug 2026 (10 days left)Job ID:1784888021271366Posted on:6 Aug 2026 (4 days ago)
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Job Description

Conducts remote post-distribution monitoring interviews with refugee and asylum-seeking households receiving UNHCR food or cash assistance in India. The volunteer obtains informed consent, records responses accurately, checks data quality and safeguards confidentiality while collecting feedback on assistance delivery.

Key Details

Department

UNHCR India Programme Team

Position details

Experience level

Early

Minimum experience

No minimum listed

Category

Volunteer

Employment type

Volunteer

Arrangement

Remote

Contract duration

21 days

Language Requirements

Required

English, Hindi

Summary of Responsibilities

  • Participate in mandatory UNHCR briefings and interviewer training
  • Explain the interview purpose and obtain informed consent from respondents
  • Conduct telephone interviews with sampled food or cash-assistance recipients
  • Verify the type, quantity, timing, accessibility and use of assistance
  • Collect feedback on satisfaction, timeliness, adequacy and appropriateness
  • Record responses accurately in designated digital data-collection tools
  • Perform data-quality checks and submit completed questionnaires on time
  • Maintain neutrality, confidentiality, safeguarding and data-protection standards

Role Requirements

  • Strong communication and interviewing skills, including neutral questioning, active listening and accurate recording
  • Ability to engage respectfully and patiently with refugee and asylum-seeking communities
  • Commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality, impartiality and ethical data collection

Desired Criteria

  • University studies or a degree in social sciences, development studies, humanitarian studies, statistics or a related field
  • Experience in surveys, assessments, community outreach, monitoring or humanitarian programmes
  • Familiarity with KoboToolbox, ODK or another mobile data-collection platform

Skills to Have

Tools Knowledge

Additional info

  • The assignment is fully remote and each online volunteer is expected to cover 65 households
  • All respondent information must be handled under UNHCR data-protection requirements

Source & verification

IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UNHCR Careers, on 6 Aug 2026.