Georgetown University
Initiative
gui2de East Africa
on Innovation, Development and Evaluation
Digital Financial Inclusion Projects
gui2de East Africa
on Innovation, Development and Evaluation
Digital Financial Inclusion Projects
Position: Field Officers
Deadline to Apply: October 24th, 2016
Start Date: November 1st, 2016
About gui2de: Georgetown University, founded in 1789 in Washington DC in the
USA, is a Jesuit university committed to both teaching and research at the
highest levels.
Consistent with these
traditions and its commitment to global development, the university established
the Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation,
gui2de, which conducts empirical field-based research to assess the impact and
effectiveness of interventions and policies aimed at empowering individuals to
improve their lives.
Major research themes include
governance and accountability, the promotion of agency in the delivery of
health, education, and other public services, the role of mobile technology in
development, and financial development and integration.
We are seeking Field Officers
(FO) to help on the different areas of project activities including but not
limited to: conducting in person interviews with households in the catchment
areas, help organize, plan and facilitate Focus Group Discussions, help refine
and test survey instruments both for flow and appropriateness of the language
use and ability to capture relevant data organizing, and, translating survey
instruments to different languages.
The Field Officers will be based
Ndaragwa and will require travel in Nyandarua County.
He/she will work closely with
fellow Field Officers, Project Manager (PM) and Senior Project Assistants.
The FO will spend
approximately 90% of his/her time in the field and 10% of his/her time in the
office
Tasks, Duties, and
Responsibilities:
General
- Prompt arrival
to work
- Completion of
scheduled activities each day in a timely manner
- Interact with
community members and facility staff with the highest level of integrity
and understanding
- On non-field
days, conscientious performance of office work for instance translations,
per training/learning
- Assist in daily
survey organization and storage
- Ensure data
integrity is maintained at all times and minimize errors in data
collection and transport
- Administer
facility surveys and household surveys
- Visit
households
- Networking with
the different components of the project and reporting appropriately
- Help
organize/invite participants to FGDs
- Help facilitate
at Focus Group Discussions and or help in translations during such
discussions
Qualifications:
Required
- Excellent oral
and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili
- Experience with
data collection through facility and household surveys, academic tests,
exit interviews, focus groups or observations
- Ability to
recognize when questions are difficult or unclear to subjects
- Excellent note
taking ability during interviews and focus groups
- Willingness to
travel within the regions we are working in
- Comfortable
with interviewing individuals within their homes
- Basic computer
knowledge and skills (mandatory)
- Ability to
comfortably work with groups and within groups
Desired
- Bachelors’
degree or college diploma in agriculture, social sciences and /or business
administration
- Past experience
in data collection
- Past experience
conducting household surveys
- Experience with
pilot studies, especially related to improving data collection tools
How to Apply:
To apply: Please send a cover
letter and detailed CV, 2 references, daytime phone number(s), and email
address.
Your CV should include your
scores or grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about
any relevant work experience and languages spoken fluently to this email
gui2dedfi@gmail.com
Disclaimer: The
above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the
work being performed by the Field Officer. The statements are not intended to
be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and responsibilities.
Management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet
organizational needs as necessary. Please note that gui2de will never request
any form of payment from an applicant. Please direct all questions using
gui2dedfi@gmail.com