Research Assistants at Investing in Children and their Societies (ICS-SP)

ICS- SP is an innovative African NGO that works in rural areas of Africa together with families, communities, and other stakeholders to create safe and nurturing environments for children to reach their full potential.

Requirements

Academic Qualifications:

• University degree in Social Science or any relevant degree

Required Knowledge, Experience, and Skills:

• At least one-year experience in conducting qualitative and quantitative research,


• Experience working with children, youths, parents/caregivers, teachers and community members in rural settings.


• Good written and oral communication in English and Kiswahili, proficiency in local languages will be an added advantage


• Knowledge of basic computer skills (Ms. Office and others)


• Understanding of quantitative and qualitative research tools/ methods


• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision, adhere to set priorities standards and deadlines.

Duties and Responsibilities (Job Description):

• Participate in quantitative and qualitative data collection data cleaning and reporting,


• Write field visit reports and share with the research supervisor,


• Ensure proper utilization of the project resources and properties,


• Attend the training workshop for research assistants


• Pre-test / piloting of the data collection tools


• Upload data collected to the server at the end of each day


• Ensure all data collection tools are complete, and kept secure at all times


• Protect all project equipment and ensure that they are all safe and accounted for


• Participate in de-brief meetings after data collection


• Perform any other duties assigned by research supervisor.

Terms of Employment: Successful candidates will be engaged in short term contract during baseline survey.

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