Job Title: Enumerators
Job Ref:RSS/11/18/KENYA/CFC/001
Job Ref:RSS/11/18/KENYA/CFC/001
Research Support Services Ltd (RSS
Group) is an independent employee-owned research consulting and institutional
strengthening firm established to conduct health, policy, social, agricultural,
environmental and development research through innovation, partnership and
capacity building, with the aim of promoting evidence based decision making
processes.
RSS is currently looking for short term enumerators to assist in data collection for one of its potential
agricultural survey projects in Kenya.
We are seeking qualified and self motivated individuals with the
following key qualifications;
·
Degree in Agricultural Economics,
Agribusiness Management, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Community
Development, Statistics or any relevant discipline from a recognized
institution. Undergraduates still studying but are in their advanced stages of
study shall also be considered;
·
Experience in conducting interviews
on sensitive topics for research purposes preferably in the key sub-sectors of
agriculture: agribusiness management, rural finance, rural markets, gender and
economic empowerment;
·
Past experience in conducting
agribusiness studies and household surveys especially within poor and rural
communities; agribusiness project evaluations and agribusiness value chains;
and among youth and women;
·
Experience in farm household income
estimation and assessing working and living conditions in rural areas;
·
Excellent written and verbal skills
in English a MUST; as well as a respective local language;
·
Experience in qualitative &
quantitative data collection and a demonstration of good interviewing &
data entry;
·
Extensive experience in qualitative
data recording and a demonstration of skilled interviewing, expert note-taking,
high quality transcription and translation; especially from a Local Language to
English;
·
Good working knowledge of office
computer applications preferably Word and Excel. Additional knowledge of any
quantitative and qualitative statistical package will be an added advantage
(e.g. SPSS and Nvivo);
·
Experience in use of mobile phones
for data collection; familiarity with the use of digital voice recorders and
GPS equipment and PDAs/Android Tablets for data collection, photography and
recording.
The data collection work shall be
conducted within the Republic of Kenya (Kwale) and is expected to be around
First Quarter of 2019.
We shall select researchers who
emanate from and have knowledge of the local communities in Kenya (Kwale).
Job Title: Field Manager
Job
Ref:RSS/11/18/KENYA/ATAF/002
Research Support Services Ltd. (RSS
Group) is an independent employee-owned research consulting and institutional
strengthening firm established to conduct health, policy, social, agricultural,
environmental and development research through innovation, partnership and
capacity building, with the aim of promoting evidence based decision making
processes.
RSS is currently looking for a short term field manager to assist in planning and managing data collection
activities and logistics for one of its potential agricultural survey projects
in Kenya.
We
are seeking qualified and self motivated individuals with the following key
qualifications;
·
Advanced Degree in Agricultural
Economics, Agribusiness Management, Development Studies, Development
Econometrics, Social Sciences or Statistics; with consulting experience in
agribusiness development, impact evaluations, microeconomics and econometrics;
·
Past experience in developing,
conducting and managing data collections for agribusiness studies and household
surveys within poor and rural communities; MAINLY agribusiness project
evaluations and agribusiness value chains; and among youth and women;
·
Good knowledge of the Agribusiness
sub- sector in Kenya;
·
Experience in farm household income
estimation and assessing working and living conditions in rural areas;
Excellent skills in microeconomics, agribusiness development models,
econometrics and impact evaluations;
·
Solid knowledge of rapid appraisal
techniques and methods; more so in rural Kenya;
·
Excellent written and verbal skills
in English a MUST; as well as a respective local language; Good interpersonal,
translation and negotiating skills;
·
Extensive experience in qualitative
data recording and a demonstration of skilled interviewing, expert note-taking,
high quality transcription and translation; especially from a Local Language to
English;
·
Experience in coordinating research
and managing field teams with strong supervision and organizational skills;
·
In-depth understanding of Kenya
socio-cultural context, rural and poor communities, ability to access remote
and volatile regions; Strong demonstration of links and understanding of the
Government and the local administration and ability to obtain necessary permits
and clearances from National Government and relevant local authorities;
·
Proven record of ethical conduct,
knowledge of local formalities, team player and attention to detail;
·
Good working knowledge of office
computer applications; Familiarity with the use of PDAs/Android Tablets for
data collection, photography, recording and digital voice recording (electronic
data collection);
·
Experience in analyzing quantitative
and qualitative datasets; ability to write high quality, clear and concise
reports; excellent presentation skills and track-record for delivering highly
successful project results;
The data collection work shall be
conducted within the Republic of Kenya (Kwale) and is expected to be within
First Quarter of 2019.
We shall select researchers who
emanate from and have knowledge of the local communities in Kenya (Kwale).
How
to Apply
If you feel you are the right person
we are looking for, send a cover letter, CV and copies of academic certificates/transcripts
to;
recruitment@rssgroup.co.ke
Ensure you state the vacancy
reference in the subject line.
Applications MUST be received on or
before 29th November 2018.
Research
Support Services Ltd.
East, Central & Southern Africa
Head Office: Trance Towers, 5th Floor, Office 2,
Tsavo Road, Off Mombasa Road.
P.O. Box, 48340-00100,
Nairobi, Kenya
East, Central & Southern Africa
Head Office: Trance Towers, 5th Floor, Office 2,
Tsavo Road, Off Mombasa Road.
P.O. Box, 48340-00100,
Nairobi, Kenya
Office:
+254-20-2010005 / +254-20-2102222,
Cell-International:
:+254-721-206497/+254-721-561222
Email:
coyuma@rssgroup.co.ke , info@rssgroup.co.ke
Website: www.rssgroup.co.ke
/ www.rss.co.rw