Busara Center for Behavioral
Economics
Kickstart RCT Project
Job Title: Field Officer
Start Date: 7th May 2015
Job Title: Field Officer
Start Date: 7th May 2015
Eligibility: Position
open to local Kenyan hires only
Busara Center for Behavioral Economics is a research organization that seeks to improve the understanding of how people living in poverty make decisions and to leverage that knowledge to produce better social outcomes.
Busara Center for Behavioral Economics is a research organization that seeks to improve the understanding of how people living in poverty make decisions and to leverage that knowledge to produce better social outcomes.
It enables researchers to conduct
rigorous laboratory-based studies in behavioral economics in a developing
country and applying the outcomes of research to real-world problems.
About the Project: Busara is working with KickStart international and
ChildFund to conduct a randomized control study in Machakos, Kiambu, Kitui,
Murang’a, Tharaka-Nithi, Meru and Embu counties.
This study aims to test whether
providing smallholder farmers in Kenya with manual irrigation pumps improves
their livelihoods with regards to income, time use, consumption, wealth, as
well as female empowerment.
The study will run for a period of 4
weeks.
Description of Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities:
Description of Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities:
General Field Officer Duties
- Prompt arrival at work.
- Administer household surveys
- Completion of scheduled activities each day in
a timely manner.
- Successfully working in a team.
- Organizing data collected from the field.
- On non-field days: conscientious performance
of office work (such as matching IDs, translation of work, photocopying,
etc.)
- Assist in daily survey organization and
storage
- Ensure data integrity is maintained at all
times and minimize errors in data collection
- Maintaining high standard of professional
integrity in all activities.
- Providing the Project Lead with daily feedback
regarding surveying activities.
Key Requirements:
Required
Required
- Should be a Diploma or Degree holder in social
sciences
- A Kenyan citizen residing in either of the
following counties Machakos, Kitui, Kiambu, Murang'a, Tharaka- Nithi,Meru, Embu
- Should be very fluent in the local language
- Should be computer literate
- Should have experience in data collection in
the field
- Should have good communication skills both
written and verbal.
Desired
- Bachelors’ degree or college diploma in social
sciences, Past experience in data collection- show proof of this in
application
- Experience using computer assisted
interviewing or ODK is a plus
To apply, please submit your CV and
cover letter to jobs@busaracenter.org and ensure that the subject line reads:
“RCT Name of County”: REF NO: BU-2015-04-23”.
Only online applications shall be
considered.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline to Apply: 29th
April 2015