Mary’s Meals Kenya (MMK) operates a
Primary School Feeding and Early Childhood Development programme in Kenya.
Applications are invited from
suitably qualified and experienced candidates for the following post:
ECD Research Enumerators –
Turkana County
Reporting to the Mary’s Meals Kenya
MEAL Officer, the enumerators will carry out participatory research activities
with children, surveys with teachers at schools and ECD centres around Turkana
Central and Loima districts, and with community members in the surrounding
areas.
They may also be called on to support
with interpreting conversations in local languages.
This is an exciting opportunity to
participate in child-centred research with a growing NGO in Turkana county.
Key Deliverables
·
Conducting and recording surveys with
programme stakeholders and beneficiaries using digital device (Tablets).
·
Facilitating participatory research
activities with pre-school children.
·
Review the collected data with the
field supervisor at the end of every day before uploading to the server.
·
Participate in process review
meetings from time to time as advised by the Study Supervisor during data
collection.
Key Relationships
Reports to: MMK MEAL Officer
External Relationships: Schools, communities & children
Internal Relationships: Mary’s Meals Kenya Team
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications, skills and experience
Essential
·
Fluent written and spoken English and
Kiswahili
·
Excellent communication skills
·
Able to conduct themselves
professionally and manage workload independently and within a team
·
Willingness to travel to the field
daily
·
Fluency in one or more local
languages spoken in Turkana county especially Ng’aturkana language
·
Understanding of child protection
issues
·
Experience working with or listening
to (preferably young) children (Skills in effective adult child interaction)
·
Willingness to learn new skills and
open-minded
Desirable
·
Able to adapt and respond to changing
demands in a fast-paced environment.
·
Experience working in field-based
research
·
Experience using Android based
tablets or Smartphones (past use of mobile based data collection applications
will be an added advantage)
How to Apply
Applications stating expected salary
and CV (including contacts for three professional referees) should be e-mailed
to jobs.kenya@marysmeals.org indicating the position title and applicant’s name
in the subject line.
All attached files should be saved
under the applicant’s name.
Deadline for receipt of applications
is Friday, 1st February 2020 at 16:30 hours.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted via official Mary’s Meals email address.
Mary’s Meals never asks candidates to
pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process.
We are committed to equal employment
opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual
orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or
expression.
We are proud to be an equal
opportunity employer.