Labour and Human Rights Field Consultant – Worker Interviewer

About the role

Impactt, a human rights consultancy founded in 1997, is looking for a worker interviewer fluent in Haitian Creole and Spanish to support a human rights assessment at an industrial site near Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in late November 2026. The interviewer will work alongside an experienced Impactt assessment team, conducting confidential interviews with Haitian workers to understand their experiences and working conditions. The assignment is expected to involve about 1-2 days of on-site work, plus a short briefing and debrief.

Key responsibilities

• Attend a briefing with the Impactt assessment team before the site visit.
• Conduct confidential worker interviews in Haitian Creole and Spanish, communicating with the wider team in Spanish and/or English.
• Build trust and rapport with workers so they feel able to speak openly.
• Work closely with the Lead Assessor throughout the assessment.
• Take part in team debriefs to share key observations.
• Document interview information accurately while keeping worker confidentiality.

Required profile

• Fluent in Haitian Creole and Spanish.
• Based in the Dominican Republic, ideally within travelling distance of Santo Domingo.
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills, able to build rapport with people from different backgrounds.
• Able to handle sensitive information professionally and confidentially.
• Reliable, independent and comfortable working in an international project team.
• Available for about 1-2 days of fieldwork in late November 2026, plus preparation and debriefing.

Desirable: experience interviewing workers or vulnerable groups, worker or community engagement, labour or human rights research, workplace assessments or investigations, knowledge of labour conditions and migrant-worker issues in the Dominican Republic, and previous social auditing. The successful candidate may be considered for future assignments in the Dominican Republic and wider region.