Project Field Officers Jobs in Kenya

Job

Title: Field

Officer
 

Deadline

to Apply:16th June 2016
 

Start

Date: 23th

June 2016
 

Location: Different Counties
 

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 financial institution to understand and solve challenges

faced by drawing from our extensive knowledge on behavioral insights and impact

evaluation. 

Data

collection will be in done in Nairobi, Kikuyu and Machakos.   

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


• A
  
  Kenyan citizen residing in either of the following counties Nairobi,
  
  Machakos and Kiambu.


• Should
  
  be very fluent in the local language


• 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: “Name of County”: REF NO:

BU-2016-06-09”. 

Only

online applications shall be considered.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.