The Kenya National Bureau of
Statistics (KNBS) is a corporate body established under the Statistics Act
(2006).
It is the principal Government agency
responsible for the collection, compilation, analysis, publication and
dissemination of official statistical information and its custody.
KNBS intends to conduct the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey (KIHBS) which will be a source of data to update the country’s poverty profile, consumer price index weights, National Accounts data and other socioeconomic indicators.
The Bureau therefore invites
applications from suitably qualified individuals with excellent credentials to
fill the following temporary positions:-
Job Title: Field Supervisor
Job Title: Field Supervisor
Ref: KNBS/ FS/1/2015
No. of Posts: 4 (To be distributed in the following counties;
Turkana: 1, Wajir: 1, Garissa: 1, Marsabit: 1)
Reporting to the Field Coordinator, the Field Supervisor is expected to supervise Field Interviewers and ensure the following:
Reporting to the Field Coordinator, the Field Supervisor is expected to supervise Field Interviewers and ensure the following:
- That data collected is of high quality;
- Field data collection activities are conducted
efficiently, within established cost and time frame parameters;
- All fieldwork is performed in a professional
manner.
Roles and Responsibilities
i. Fieldwork preparation activities
- Preparing Field Interviewer assignments so
that work can be completed in the most efficient manner.
- Contacting local authorities through the
County Statistical Officer to inform them about the survey and gain their
support and cooperation
- Obtaining all necessary supplies to support
fieldwork for your assigned team
- Mastering the contents of the
questionnaires/forms, the training manuals, control forms and any other
relevant materials.
ii. Fieldwork activities
- Providing supervision and support for the team
- Ensuring that sampled households are
identified and enumerated
- Monitoring the quality of the data collected
- Providing assistance to interviews when
challenges are encountered, including converting refusals, whenever they
occur.
- Providing constructive feedback on errors to
improve performance.
- Assisting in the editing of completed
questionnaires
- Ensuring data entry is captured accurately in
the field
- Administering the community and market
questionnaire in each cluster
- Ensuring that control records of the work are
properly filled
- Preparing weekly briefs and monthly reports to
the coordinator
- Transferring captured data to the headquarters
iii. Administrative activities
- Reviewing Field Interviewer reports to ensure
they are timely, accurate, and contain reasonable information.
- Controlling the use of the vehicle(s) assigned
to the team
- Responsible for all accessories and other
office equipment for the survey;
- Ensuring the packaging and delivery of
completed questionnaires to the headquarter is as per set guidelines
- Ensuring that all completed work is
transmitted to the Central Office on schedule and in the manner specified.
- Maintaining regular communication with the
Central Office on field progress and problems.
- Following all field administrative procedures.
- Addressing current and potential problems
proactively.
- Providing leadership and inculcating team
spirit
Requirements for Appointment
- Must be a Kenyan citizen
- Should have completed at least secondary level
of education, with a minimum of C+ (plus) or its equivalent.
- Must have scored a minimum of C+ (plus) in
Mathematics and English in KCSE
- Supervision experience in data collection in
national level Surveys is an added advantage
- Should possess good communication skills
- Must be computer literate
- Have good interpersonal skills and strong
capacity for teamwork
- Ready to work for long hours including
weekends
- Must be available for a period of an
uninterrupted 8 months
Applicants should submit
handwritten application letters accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae using
the given format (CLICK HERE to
download), full names and contacts of three (3) referees, daytime contacts, and
certified copies of academic and professional certificates, transcripts,
testimonials, National ID/passport and fill the Bio data form (CLICK HERE to
download).
The reference number for the post
applied should be clearly marked on the envelope and addressed to:-
The Director General
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
P. O. Box 30266 – 00100
Nairobi
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
P. O. Box 30266 – 00100
Nairobi
Applications must be sent to the Bureau County Offices, where you expect to be posted and received not later than 12th June 2015.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics is an equal opportunity employer