Job
Title: Field
Officer
Location: Tanzania
Location: Tanzania
Eligibility: Open to local Tanzanian
hires only, from Dar es Salaam
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.
About
the project: Our
client seeks to have in-depth understanding of the factors that hinder product
uptake, continuous usage and continued loyalty.
This
study will thus entail conducting interviews with the product's consumers and
non-consumers to get their perceptions regarding our client’s products
Key Requirements:
Required
Key Requirements:
Required
- Excellent
oral and written communication skills in Kiswahili (must), and
English
- Basic
computer knowledge and skills (mandatory)
- Excellent
communication, individual and group-based exercise facilitation, and
interpersonal skills
- Ability
to recognize when questions are difficult or unclear to subjects
- Excellent
note taking ability during interviews
- Experience
in conducting qualitative research
Desired
- Bachelors’
degree or college diploma in social sciences, economic, development studies
and/or business administration
- Past
experience in qualitative data collection and/or counselling- show proof
of this in application
- Experience
using computer assisted interviewing or ODK is a plus
- Have
the following qualities: are diligent and organized, have the ability to
motivate and counsel others, have a positive attitude, are active and
respectful listeners, have strong interpersonal skills, and have passion
for community-based social work
General
Field Officer Duties
- Administer
surveys appropriately
- Facilitating
individual and group-based exercises
- Providing
daily reports to supervisor
- Ability
to build rapport with respondents
- Coordinating
with team members on field activities
Duration: Successful candidates
shall be hired for a duration of 12 Days.
Start
Date: 13th
July, 2016
To
apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to jobs@busaracenter.org and
ensure that the subject line reads: “Field Officer: REF NO:
BU-2016-07-04”.
Only
online applications shall be considered.
