Georgetown University
Initiative
gui²de East Africa
on Innovation, Development and Evaluation
Digital Financial Inclusion Projects
Position: Field Officers
gui²de East Africa
on Innovation, Development and Evaluation
Digital Financial Inclusion Projects
Position: Field Officers
Deadline to Apply: July 4th, 2017
About gui²de: Georgetown University, founded in 1789 in Washington DC in the
USA, is a Jesuit university committed to both teaching and research at the
highest levels.
Consistent with these
traditions and its commitment to global development, the university established
the Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation,
gui²de, which conducts empirical field-based research to assess the impact and
effectiveness of interventions and policies aimed at empowering individuals to
improve their lives.
Major research themes include
governance and accountability, the promotion of agency in the delivery of
health, education, and other public services, the role of mobile technology in
development, and financial development and integration.
We are seeking Field Officers
(FO) to help on the different areas of project activities including but not
limited to:
- conducting in
person interviews with households in the catchment areas,
- help organize,
plan and facilitate Focus Group Discussions,
- help refine
and test survey instruments both for flow and appropriateness of the
language use and ability to capture relevant data organizing, and,
- translating
survey instruments to different languages.
The Field Officers will be
based in Engineer and will require travel within the area in Nyandarua
County.
He/she will work closely with
fellow Field Officers, Project Manager (PM) and Senior Project Assistants.
The FO will spend
approximately 90% of his/her time in the field and 10% of his/her time in the
office
Tasks, Duties, and
Responsibilities:
General
- Prompt arrival
to work
- Completion of
scheduled activities each day in a timely manner
- Interact with
community members and local chiefs/village elders with the highest level
of integrity and understanding
- On non-field
days, conscientious performance of office work for instance translations,
per training/learning
- Assist in
daily survey organization and storage
- Ensure data
integrity is maintained at all times and minimize errors in data
collection and transport
- Administer
household and at times Agrovet surveys
- Visit
households
- Networking
with the different components of the project and reporting appropriately
- Help
organize/invite participants to FGDs
- Help
facilitate at Focus Group Discussions and or help in translations during
such discussions
Qualifications:
Required
- Excellent oral
and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili. Local
language might be an advantage
- Experience
with data collection through household surveys, academic tests, focus
groups or observations
- Ability to
recognize when questions are difficult or unclear to subjects
- Excellent note
taking ability during interviews and focus groups
- Willingness to
travel within the regions we are working in
- Comfortable
with interviewing individuals within their homes
- Basic computer
knowledge and skills (mandatory)
- Ability to
comfortably work with groups and within groups
Desired
- Bachelors’
degree or college diploma in Agriculture, social sciences, health and /or
business administration
- Past
experience in data collection
- Past
experience working with health facilities in accounts, procurement and or
stock management
- Experience
with pilot studies, especially related to improving data collection tools
How to Apply:
To apply, please send a cover
letter and detailed CV, 2 references, daytime phone number(s), and email
address.
Your CV should include your
scores or grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about
any relevant work experience and languages spoken fluently to this email gui2dedfi@gmail.com
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature
and level of the work being performed by the Field Officer. The statements are
not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and
responsibilities.
Management reserves the right
to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
Please note that gui²de will never request any form of payment from an
applicant.
