Hophine Emaseh is a Senior Survey Manager at Hermon Research Limited, with over ten years of experience in managing and supporting large-scale survey operations across diverse geographic regions, including extensive fieldwork in South Sudan. His core responsibilities include providing both remote and on-site support for qualitative and quantitative data collection, ensuring the smooth execution of survey activities across counties and countries.
Hophine is involved in all stages of the survey life cycle, including:
- Survey planning, budgeting, and training plan development
- Sample design implementation, questionnaire design, and pre-testing
- Enumerator training, field logistics coordination, and fieldwork supervision
- Conducting and overseeing Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)
- Supervising data quality assurance processes, including data entry, cleaning, and recoding programs
- Performing fundamental data analysis, documentation of the survey process, and report writing
- Providing technical assistance in implementing survey design and methodology (sampling schemes, listing, household selection, etc.)
- Making technical recommendations based on field observations to improve survey plans, logistics, and data quality procedures
- Reviewing preliminary and final reports, and ensuring efficient and effective use of survey resources and budgets
He brings significant expertise in research operations and has held prior roles, including Survey Associate at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Associate Consultant at Kimetrica LLC, among others.
Hophine holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Masinde Muliro University. He has also successfully completed a range of professional certifications, including:
- NIH Web-Based Training on Protecting Human Research Participants
- Basic Security in the Field II
- Training and Resources in Research Ethics Education (TRREE) – Introduction to Research Ethics
- Monitoring and Evaluation Fundamentals Course
Known for his technical acumen, field coordination expertise, and commitment to ethical research practices, Hophine plays a pivotal role in ensuring high-quality data collection and the delivery of impactful research.

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