Field Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Medtronics

Job Title:

 Field

Officer
 

Deadline

to Apply:14th June 2016
 

Start

Date: 20th

June 2016
 

Eligibility: Position open to local Kenyan hires only

Busara Center for Behavioral Economics is a research organization that seeks to

improve the understanding of how people living in poverty make decisions and to

leverage that knowledge to produce better social outcomes.

It

enables researchers to conduct rigorous laboratory-based studies in behavioral

economics in a developing country and applying the outcomes of research to

real-world problems.

About the project: Busara

is working with Medtronic to understand the ability of people to afford a

subsidized pacemaker machine. 

The

study will be conducted in Kitengela, Kikuyu and Kibera and will run for THREE

weeks

Description of Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities: 

General Field Officer Duties

• Prompt
  
  arrival at work.


• Administer
  
  household surveys


• Completion
  
  of scheduled activities each day in a timely manner.


• Successfully
  
  working in a team.



• Organizing
  
  data collected from the field.


• On
  
  non-field days: conscientious performance of office work (such as matching
  
  IDs, translation of work, photocopying, etc.)


• Assist
  
  in daily survey organization and storage


• Ensure
  
  data integrity is maintained at all times and minimize errors in data
  
  collection


• Maintaining
  
  high standard of professional integrity in all activities.


• Providing
  
  the Project Lead with daily feedback regarding surveying activities.

Key

Requirements:

Required

• Should
  
  be a Diploma or Degree holder in social sciences


• Knowledge
  
  of the local language in the study areas will be an added advantage


• Should
  
  be computer literate


• Should
  
  have experience in data collection in the field


• Should
  
  have good communication skills both written and verbal.

• Bachelors’
  
  degree or college diploma in social sciences, Past experience in data
  
  collection- show proof of this in application


• Experience 
  
  using computer assisted interviewing or ODK is a plus

To

apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to jobs@busaracenter.org and

ensure that the subject line reads: “Field Officer”: REF NO:

BU-2016-06-09”. 

Only

online applications shall be considered.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.