Collect the required data by reviewing relevant documentation and conducting phone-based or personal interviews with the persons whom your intervention supported to gain employment. If interviewing all of the people who gained employment is not feasible, use a representative sample.
RECOMMENDED SURVEY QUESTIONS (Q) AND POSSIBLE ANSWERS (A)
Introduction: I would like to ask you about your employment for [specify the employer or the type of work the person was supported to do]. I would like to know this information, so that my organization understands the results of the job creation support it provided.
Q1: From which date were you employed?
A1: ……... (record the date)
Q2: Do you still have this job or has it finished?
A2: _
1) yes, the respondent retained the job
2) no, the respondent did NOT retain the job
(ask the following question only if the previous answer was NO)
Q3: What was the last day you went to this job?
Q3: ……... (record the date)
As much as possible, verify the provided information by interviewing the respondent’s employer and colleagues and reviewing the supporting documentation, such as contract, payroll, and other evidence.
To calculate the indicator’s value:
- count the number of supported persons who gained a job and retained it for the pre-defined minimum period of time
- divide it by the total number of people who gained a job thanks to the project’s support
- multiply the result by 100 to convert it to a percentage
- the resulting number is the percentage of persons that gained new employment and retained it for the pre-defined minimum period of time