Vacancies: Quantitative Field Interviewers for the
Saving Brains Research Project in Kenya
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization that carries out policy relevant research on population, health, education and development issues facing sub-Saharan Africa.
The main aim of the project is to
assess the feasibility of the use of mobile phone technology for optimizing,
tracking and responding to children’s developmental progress in urban poor
settings.
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization that carries out policy relevant research on population, health, education and development issues facing sub-Saharan Africa.
APHRC invites applications for
quantitative field Interviewers, in its Saving Brains research project, to be
conducted in Nairobi County Kenya (Korogocho).
Minimum
Qualifications:
Quantitative
Field Interviewer
·
Should have completed secondary
education and possess a minimum grade C+ in KCSE.
·
Have proven experience in quantitative
data collection and electronic data capture will be an added advantage.
·
Fluent in English and Kiswahili
(verbal and written).
·
Excellent communication and
interpersonal and report writing skills.
·
Be prepared to work full time on the
project for the duration of the study.
·
Be a resident of Korogocho/Viwandani
·
Previous engagement with APHRC will
be an added advantage
The successful
candidates will be expected to:
·
Recruit participants who meet the
eligibility criteria
·
Conduct interviews on all recruited
study participants
·
Complete, edit and submit all
assigned interviews for cross-checking and verification by the supervisor on a
daily basis.
·
Keep updated records and databases of
assigned work.
·
Regularly file reports on project
activities.
·
Review the collected data to ensure
all questions are completed prior to online submission.
·
Data collection progress report
writing.
·
Meeting the team leader on regular
basis to submit progress updates.
·
Following-up with participants for
missing responses or to correct any inaccurate responses.
Female applicants who meet the
qualifications are encouraged to apply.
The successful candidates will be
engaged for a period of about 3 weeks.
Interested candidates are invited to
submit their electronic application including a cover letter and CV with
contacts of three referees, by March 10th, 2019, to: cvs@flexi-personnel.com
Please indicate on the subject line
of the email.
Quantitative Field Interviewer
‘SAVING BRAINS PROJECT’ when applying.
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.