Deadline to Apply: October 24th, 2016
Start Date: November 1st, 2016
Location: Ndaragwa, Nyandarua
Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities: General
Prompt arrival to work
Completion of scheduled activities each day in a timely manner
Interact with community members and facility staff 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 facility surveys and household 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
Experience with data collection through facility and household surveys, academic tests, exit interviews, 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 and /or business administration
Past experience in data collection
Past experience conducting household surveys
Experience with pilot studies, especially related to improving data collection tools