Job Title: Field Officer
Deadline to Apply:22nd
September, 2016
Start Date: 27th September, 2016
Location: Kenya
Eligibility: Open to Kenyan Citizens 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.
Key Requirements:
Required
- Excellent oral
and written communication skills in Kiswahili 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
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
- Experience in
administering phone surveys (mandatory)
- Excellent
command of English language
- Have the
following qualities: are diligent and organized, have a positive attitude,
are active and respectful listeners and have strong interpersonal skills
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 about 1
month with a possibility of extension.
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-2016-09-20”.
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-2016-09-20”.
Only online applications
shall be considered.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.