CAP Youth Empowerment Institute Research Associates Jobs in Kenya

CAP Youth Empowerment Institute Kenya, is supported by MasterCard Foundation, was established to provide Basic Employability Skills Training (BEST) for disadvantaged youth in the society with particular focus on women to get equitable, qualitative learning and access to promising labour market oriented opportunities, savings and credit that support their pathways to safe and positive futures.

The key purpose of the organization is to assist 10,000 disadvantaged youth to make informed choices, develop labour-market oriented employability skills and access job placements, savings and enterprise development support. About the position

About the position

Successful candidates will be required to assist the organization to undertake a short term research in the month of July 2013. The research will take about two weeks. Successful candidates must have extensive experience in carrying out research and must be available during the month of July to undertake this exercise.
 To perform research on various CAP YEI Project activities.Conduct field research including informal and formal surveys.To carry our market scans as per project requirement.Prepare reports of market scans.Proven research and presentation skills.Skills to develop questionnaires and research tools.Strong methodological understandingExperience in conducting one to one interviews, group interviews and in-depth interviews. Ability to meet deadlines and handle diverse tasks simultaneously using prioritization. Strong interpersonal, leadership, and motivational skills. Excellent Presentation skills. Dynamism, creativity and flexibility. Must be flexible. Strong Research skills are essentials. Excellent Verbal and Written communication skills are must Two (2) years working experience as a researcher. Aged 26 - 33 years. Must be mature and with the right attitude. Relevant Degree/Diploma. Experience in primary data collection Strong scientific/ report writing skills. Practical experience conducting field surveys including both qualitative and quantitative dataAbility to speak and understand urban shengCan translate responses /questions from English to Swahili and vice versa Flexible in terms of time requirements Good communication skills Can work well in a team in data collection.To express interest in this opportunity, send your CV to hrcapyei@gmail.com by 12th June 2013. Cover letter should be put on the body of the email and not as an attachment.  Applicants are required to quote their current and expected daily wage.  Only short listed candidates will be contacted.