Position title: Research Officer
Location: Nairobi
Salary: 60,000
Reporting to: Research Manager
Reporting to: Research Manager
Our client, a leading research company is seeking a well qualified individual to fill the position of Research Officer.
Job Summary: The Research Officer is responsible for ensuring that the whole research process is successfully executed and that the research objectives are met.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Participate in sourcing Research jobs from
potential clients
- Meet targets on developing new business with
new clients
- Responsible for the whole research process and
oversees the research team
- Responsible for preparing proposals and
tenders
- Prepare job costings
- Upon being awarded a job, plans field work and
selects a team
- Prepare tools guided by research methodology
- Assist Finance and admin in the preparation of
budgets for the field work
- Carries out team briefings
- Ensures contractual agreements are signed.
- Plans the logistical process
- Conducts dummy pilot interviews
- Dispatch team to fields with all the necessary
tools
- Continuously monitor team in the field
(quality control – done by supervisor, reviewing hard copy questionnaires,
keeping track of resources such as PDA, recorder)
- Guide and oversee data processing and coding
of verbatims and data capture
- Liaise with client in data quality checks
including data cleaning
- Leads data analysis statistics and ensures
data matrix is adequate
- Responsible for quality control including to
ensure tables make sense
- Compile reports and send top line report to
client as well as deal with questions from clients
- Submit final report to client which may
require presentation
- Ensure accounts team invoices client and
follows up collection
- Responsible for getting feedback from clients
- Ensure all the documentation and proof is well
maintained
- Manages and develops the research and office
team
Education & Experience
- A Bachelors in any Social Sciences Degree
- At least 3-5 years solid experience in
supervising research
Skills
- Strong Research Project Management skills
- Good management and leadership skills
- Strong planning skills
- A good understanding of data management
- Good interpersonal skills
Interested candidates to submit their
applications to the email jobs@fanisi.net by 18th September 2014.
Kindly ensure your application or email subject header reads “Research Officer”.
In your application, kindly indicate your current and expected salary.
Kindly ensure your application or email subject header reads “Research Officer”.
In your application, kindly indicate your current and expected salary.
Only those shortlisted will be
contacted.
