Job Vacancy: Temporary
Field Coordinator in Kakamega
The African Population and Health
Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental
organization that carries out policy relevant research on population, health,
education and development issues facing sub-Saharan Africa.
APHRC invites applications for a
Field Coordinator position to provide day-to-day support for the collection of
financial and health diaries in Kisumu in its project: Enhancing UHC in Kenya
through Digital Innovations: A Financial and Health Diaries evaluation study of
the i-Push program.
The aim of the study is to understand
the healthcare utilization in particular related to maternal and child health
and healthcare spending of the populations in Kakamega.
Minimum requirements:
·
Bachelor’s degree from a recognized
university in public health or related field
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Be fluent in English and Kiswahili.
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Demonstrable experience in
quantitative and/or qualitative data collection, analysis and report writing.
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Previous experience working as a
field coordinator/ team leader
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Resident of Kakamega County
The successful candidate will be
expected to:
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Assist in the day to day coordination
and supervision of project activities
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Supervision of field team – oversee
performance of field staff and ensure collection of quality data.
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Liaise with project teams to enhance
the quality of data by resolving inconsistencies
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Produce fieldwork reports
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Coordinate qualitative and
quantitative data collection and management
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Provide a daily report to the
research team on the progress.
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Participate in field worker training
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Timely reporting of project related
issues for quick and effective troubleshooting.
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Handling any other field logistics
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Any other project related activities
as the project team may deem necessary
The successful candidates will be
engaged for a period of 1 year.
Interested candidates are invited to
submit their application letter and CV with contacts of three referees, via
email to applications@flexi-personnel.com, by close of business July 12th,
2019.
Please indicate the job title on the
subject of your email. Application documents should include:
1. Cover letter
2. CV highlighting education background, work experience and contact details for two referees.
3. Copy of National ID
4. Copies of your academic certificates and relevant testimonials.
2. CV highlighting education background, work experience and contact details for two referees.
3. Copy of National ID
4. Copies of your academic certificates and relevant testimonials.
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.