What are the responsibilities and job description for the Survey Administrator – Part Time position at RTI International?
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
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
Req Benefits: RTI International Field Employees receive: competitive compensation, flexible work schedule (offering great work/life balance!), access to an employee discount program, and reimbursable travel time & mileage.
Compensation: $20 / hr
Additional Details : Anticipated Close Date: Nov 20, 2026
Benefits:
Health Insurance, Vacation & Paid Time Off, 401K PlanSalary : $20