Busara Center for Behavioral
Economics
Job Title: Field Officer
Job Title: Field Officer
Start Date: 12th June-29th June, 2017
Location: Ndaragua
Eligibility: Open to Kenyan Citizens Residing in
Ndaragua
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.
General Field Officer Duties
- Administer
surveys appropriately
- Facilitating
individual and group-based exercises
- Organizing
data collected from the field.
- Ensure data
integrity is maintained at all times and minimize errors in data
collection
- On non-field
days: conscientious performance of office work (such as matching IDs,
translation of work, photocopying, etc.)
- Completion of
scheduled activities each day in a timely manner.
- Providing
daily reports to supervisor
- Ability to
build rapport with respondents
- Coordinating
with team members on field activities
Key Requirements:
Required
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
- Applicants
with fluency in Kikuyu are highly encouraged to apply
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 a positive attitude,
are active and respectful listeners and have strong interpersonal skills
Duration: Successful candidates
will be hired for a duration of about 1 month.
How to Apply
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your
CV and cover letter tojobs@busaracenter.org and ensure that the subject line
reads: “NDARAGUA REF NO: BU-2017-06-05”.