Vacancies: Field
Interviewers for a Research Project
The African Population and
Health Research Center (APHRC) invites applications for field
interviewers for one of their research projects titled Dietary
Transitions in African Cities: Leveraging Evidence for Interventions and Policy
to Prevent Diet-Related Non-Communicable Diseases (Food Choices project).
Duration
- 4 days
training (July 18th to 21st, 2017)
- 2 days
re-training (August 31st to September 1st, 2017)
- 40 days of
data collection (September 4th to October 16th, 2017)
Roles and Responsibilities
The successful candidates
will be involved in the following activities:
- Recruitment of
eligible participants at household level
- Conducting
qualitative and quantitative interviews with the eligible participants
- Reviewing the
data collected to determine that all questions are completed prior to
submission
- Data
collection progress report writing
- Meeting their
team leader(s) on a weekly basis to submit progress updates
- Following-up
with participants for missing responses or to correct any inaccurate
responses
- Any other
project related activity assigned by the project manager during the
contract period
Qualifications
- Minimum of
bachelor’s degree in nutrition or a related degree from a recognized university
- Have proven
experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection
- Proficient in
English and Kiswahili (verbal and written)
- Excellent
communication and interpersonal and report writing skills
- Available for
the entire training and data collection period as indicated above
- Priority will
be given to residents of Jericho or Makadara and Embakasi sub county
- Previous
engagement with APHRC will be an added advantage
How to Apply
Interested candidates are
invited to submit their application letter and CV (as one document) with
contacts of three referees and indicating their area of residence, via email
to tessie@flexi-personnel.com by close of
business 12th July 2017.
Indicate on the cover letter
and the email subject “Food choices project”.
We regret that 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.