Busara Center for Behavioral
Economics
Aspirations Project
Job Title: Field Officer
Application Deadline: 10th June 2015
Start Date: 15th June 2015
Eligibility: Open
to local Kenyan hires only, preferably from Homa Bay County
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: This is a study that seeks to identify the effect
of combination of psychological interventions alongside financial interventions
to alleviate poverty.
The psychological intervention is set
to boost poor people’s sense of self-efficacy and alter their understanding of
their opportunities, encouraging poor people to set and pursue their own goals
without directing their choices.
This study will examine if such
interventions can enhance the already-known benefits of cash transfers
General Field Officer Duties
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
- Excellent oral and written communication
skills in Dhuluo (must), English and Kiswahili
- Experience with qualitative data collection
through household surveys, in-depth-interviews
- Ability to recognize when questions are
difficult or unclear to subjects
- Excellent note taking ability during
interviews
- Experience in conducting qualitative research
is a plus
- Comfortable with conducting interviews with
Luo respondents
- Basic computer knowledge and skills
(mandatory)
Desired
- Bachelors’ degree or college diploma in social
sciences, economic, development studies and/or business administration
- Past experience in qualitative 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:
“Aspirations F.O: REF NO: BU-2015-05-26”.
Only online applications shall be
considered.
