Vacancies: Field
Interviewers for a Research Project
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) invites applications for field interviewers for the iMlango (GEC-T) Evaluation Project midline.
The project will be evaluated against
three high-level outcomes: Learning, Transition and Sustainability. It is being
implemented by Avanti Communications and its partners, along with the Ministry
of Education (MoE), and evaluated by APHRC.
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) invites applications for field interviewers for the iMlango (GEC-T) Evaluation Project midline.
iMlango (GEC-T) is a
technology-driven intervention that aims to ensure girls have a successful
progression through primary and secondary schools and a transition to adult
occupations in the 4 Counties of Uasin Gishu, Kajiado, Makueni and Kilifi.
Quantitative Field Interviewers’
Minimum qualifications:
·
Must have a Kenya Certificate of
Secondary Education certificate, with a minimum of C Plain.
·
Have strong interpersonal and English
and Swahili communication (written and oral) skills.
·
Familiarity and proficiency in using
smart phones, tablets and/electronic gadgets for quantitative data collection,
particularly use of Survey CTO or Open Data Kit (ODK).
·
Experience in conducting interviews
with adolescents and households.
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Be familiar with and proficient in
computer applications including use of MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
·
Be a resident of one of the four
counties: Kilifi, Makueni, Kajiado or Uasin Gishu County.
·
Must be available full time for
training and during the entire data collection period
·
Any other related assignment(s),
assigned by the supervisor, project manager and the principal investigator
(PI).
·
Good knowledge of child protection
policy.
·
MUST have a valid Certificate of Good
Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
Qualitative Field Interviewers’
Minimum qualifications:
·
Must have first degree in Education
or in other Social Science field.
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Have proven experience and skills in
qualitative research work.
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Ability to facilitate interviews and
group discussions in English and Swahili.
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Experience in conducting interviews
among students/learners/adolescents/households in Kenya is an added advantage.
·
Experienced in using electronic data
collection devices like electronic digital recorders and Survey CTO or Open
Data Kit (ODK).
·
Be familiar with and proficient in
computer applications including use of MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
·
Have proven experience in research
work (quantitative and/or qualitative data collection), including learning
assessments and surveys.
·
Be a resident of one of the four
counties: Kilifi, Makueni, Kajiado or Uasin Gishu County.
·
Possess strong interpersonal,
communication (written and oral) and facilitation skills.
·
Have experience in note taking during
qualitative discussions.
·
Must be available full time for
training and during the entire data collection period.
·
Good knowledge of child protection
policy.
·
MUST have a valid Certificate of Good
Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
How to Apply
Interested candidates are invited to
submit a Cover Letter, Certificate of Good Conduct together with a CV with
contacts of three referees. Indicate on the cover letter both your county of
origin and county in which you currently live.
Also indicate whether you are
applying for qualitative or quantitative data collection.
Applications should reach us by close
of business on 20 March 2019.
All applications should be submitted
via e-mail as ATTACHMENTS to applications@flexi-personnel.com
Please indicate ‘FIELD INTERVIEWER
–QUANTITATIVE OR FIELD INTERVIEWER QUALITATIVE iMLANGO EVALUATION’ on the email
subject.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
PLEASE NOTE: APPLICANTS ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY PAYMENTS TO ANYONE DURING ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT
PROCESS.
APHRC and Flexi Personnel are equal
opportunity employers and are committed to the protection of children.