Technical and Vocational Education
and Training (TVET) Study
Job Vacancies: Quantitative and Qualitative Field Interviewers
APHRC invites applications for
quantitative and qualitative field interviewers, in its TVET study, to be conducted
in Nine (9) counties of Garissa, Kakamega, Kisumu, Meru, Mombasa, Nairobi,
Nyeri, Turkana, and Uasin Gishu.
Job Vacancies: Quantitative and Qualitative Field Interviewers
The African Population and Health
Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental
organization that undertakes policy relevant research on education, health,
population, and development issues facing sub-Saharan Africa, and headquartered
in Nairobi, Kenya.
The main objective of this research
project is to determine the extent to which technical, academic/cognitive, life
skills, values and social emotional skills are exhibited by youth who are going
through training in Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) with
the aim of improving the understanding on the skill levels among youth in TVET.
Minimum requirements: Quantitative
Field Interviewer:
1. Must have a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
certificate, with a minimum of C+;
2. Proven experience in quantitative research data collection;
3. Previous or current experience in undertaking quantitative
research data collection in academic institutions or among youths will be an
added advantage;
4. Strong command of both written and spoken English and Kiswahili
languages;
5. Familiarity and proficiency in using smart phones and/electronic
gadgets for quantitative data collection, particularly use of Survey CTO or
Open Data Kit (ODK);
6. Be familiar with other computer applications like MS Excel and
MS Word;
7. Have strong interpersonal and communication skills.
The successful candidates will be
expected to:
1. Administer interviews on all students/study participants
assigned to them;
2. Keep updated records and databases of assigned work;
3. Complete collection of data, edit and submit all interviews for
cross-checking and verification by the supervisor;
4. Any other related assignment(s), assigned by the supervisor and
project manager.
Minimum requirements: Qualitative
Field Interviewer;
1. A first degree in Education or other Social Science field;
2. Strong command of both written and spoken English and Kiswahili
languages;
3. Have proven experience and skills in qualitative research work;
4. Ability to facilitate interviews and group discussions in
English and Swahili;
5. Have strong communication and interpersonal skills;
6. Have experience in note taking during qualitative discussions;
7. Experience in conducting interviews among youths in institutions
of learning.
The successful candidates will be
expected to:
1. Take notes and compile comprehensive qualitative interview
debriefing reports/notes;
2. Moderate/facilitate qualitative interviews with students in
selected TVET institutions;
3. Prepare data collection progress reports and updates;
4. Other task assigned by the supervisor and project manager.
In addition, priority will be given
to candidates who:
1. Are residents or residing in the counties, in which they have
applied to work in
2. Are ready and willing to work full-time on the project for the
duration of data collection
3. Are flexible and available to work odd hours (when necessary),
under minimum supervision.
All candidates who meet the
qualifications are encouraged to apply.
The successful candidates should be
available for training and field work from September to November 2018 for a
period of about 3 weeks and 4 weeks for qualitative and quantitative surveys
respectively.
Interested candidates are invited to
submit their electronic application including a cover letter and CV
with contacts of three referees, by 31st August 2018, to: cvs@flexi-personnel.com.
Please indicate on the subject line
of the email. ‘Quantitative Field Interviewer TVET PROJECT’ if
applying for the quantitative position or ‘Qualitative Field
Interviewer TVET PROJECT’ if applying for the qualitative position and
the County of Residence.
PLEASE NOTE APPLICANTS
ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY PAYMENTS DURING ANY STAGE OF THE
RECRUITMENT PROCESS.
(APHRC) is an equal opportunity employer
and is committed to the protection of children.