Field Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya - Busara Center for Behavioral Economics

Job Title: Field Officer
 

Deadline to Apply: 14th June 2016
 

Start Date: 20th June 2016
 

Location: Nairobi
 

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 a healthcare provider to understand the ability of

people to raise funds for certain healthcare treatments

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.

Desired 

• 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.