Field Enumerator

About the Role

NASDA is seeking a detail-oriented part-time Field Enumerator to support our organization. This position offers flexible hours and the opportunity to work for an agriculture nonprofit that cares about its community and employees.

Responsibilities

• Serve agricultural producers by providing reliable, accurate, and objective statistics and information that farmers, ranchers, and rural communities depend on
• Actively interview farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural businesses in person or on the phone
• Travel to designated fields to perform crop counts
• Maintain and deliver detailed and legible records of interviews, crop counts, mileage, expenditures, and hours worked
• Conduct enumerator work from a residence with an operable telephone free from distractions
• Maintain a personal vehicle and be ready to travel to perform field enumerator duties

Qualifications

• Experience multitasking in an energetic, deadline-oriented work environment
• Ability to positively represent NASDA and the benefits of enumerators in all survey actions
• Ability to make crop counts in designated fields
• Ability to maintain a reliable personal vehicle
• Ability to conduct interviews in person or by telephone with farm operators and other individuals
• Knowledge about computers or iPads
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated good time management in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Organized
• Ability to maintain a positive and friendly attitude

Pay

$19.52/hour, plus mileage, with opportunities for promotion based on hours worked and performance ratings.

Schedule

This part-time field service position has a flexible schedule that may include evenings, weekends, and holidays. Weather, seasonal farm responsibilities, and community functions may affect work hours.

Location: Byron, Illinois (61010)