Survey Administrator

External Description
Survey Administrators are responsible for:

Traveling frequently to selected locations to administer survey or assessments to study participants
Making in-person contact with selected respondents to discuss the study, answer questions, and obtain participation
and/or assessments
Prompting school staff by email and phone for missing data collection information (such as ensuring teachers administer surveys directly to students, scheduling make-up sessions, resolving data collection discrepancies)
Hosting meetings with school staff to assess preparedness of scheduled survey dates, ensuring survey day logistics are completed
Communicating with school staff to track parental consent returns and student eligibility to ensure only students allowed to participate, participate on the scheduled survey date
Independently managing administrative duties, including participating in conference calls and completing online trainings
Assuming full and legal responsibility for use and care of project issued equipment
Safeguarding any issued equipment or project materials against damage, loss, or theft
Submitting timely and accurate Time and Expense reports
Attending virtually scheduled meetings with other members of the project team
This position involves standing, walking and climbing stairs, and transporting equipment and materials such as laptop computers and notebooks weighing 15 pounds or more

Qualifications
Minimum Required Qualifications
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 US driver’s license and reliable personal automobile 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
Willingness to work in various types of weather conditions and after dark
Ability and willingness to drive up to three hours from home to assigned sampled schools
Ability and willingness to drive more than three hours from home to assigned sampled schools requiring an overnight stay
Ability to uphold project-specific standard operating procedures and guidelines.
Ability to work early morning weekday hours when survey dates take place.

Preferred Qualifications for Ideal Candidates
Positive, self-motivated, curious, and enjoy interacting with people from a variety of backgrounds
Effective time, schedule, and workload management skills to meet set deadlines
Computer skills, namely email and internet proficiency
Experience conducting data collection in a school/classroom setting
Ability to manage work tasks independently and as part of a team
Experience effectively managing classrooms to avoid potential disruptions during a proctored survey/assessment or in a similar environment.
Experience with survey data collections which collect sensitive health and behavior risk information
Experience with fostering a safe environment in which sample members feel comfortable responding to sensitive health and behavior risk survey questions
Ability to troubleshoot technology issues independently
Experience with data entry tasks within a control system

Work Schedule
The data collection period is expected to be 11/16/2026 through 06/30/2027
On average, you will be needed approximately 20 hours per week when work is available.
On average, you should be available to work in the field 3 days each week.
The majority of this work is anticipated during weekdays during daytime hours, with possible overnight travel
Each of your trips to the field are expected to be at least 8 hours long
Training Details

Survey Administrator Training Requirements:

Must attend all trainings and successfully complete required courses
Must complete a certification after training to ensure readiness to work on the project