Field Interviewers Jobs in Kenya

Vacancy
Announcement: Quantitative
and Qualitative Field Interviewers

The African Population and
Health Research Center (APHRC) is a leading Africa-based, African-led,
international research institution headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with a
regional office in Dakar, Senegal.

Our researchers are
contributing to the body of evidence about the critical issues in population
health and wellbeing impeding Africa’s development in order to provide strong
direction and recommendations to policy- and decision-makers at all levels.

Our priority research areas are
Human Development, Health and Well-Being, Data Science and Evaluation, and
Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa.

In addition to the research
component, APHRC has other programmatic areas in Research and Related Capacity
Strengthening, Policy Engagement and Communications and International programs.

The APHRC invites applications
for Quantitative and Qualitative Field Interviewers in its Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDD)
study.

The study aims to map and
document current nurturing care practices for children with NDD in Siaya County.

It also aims to establish the
needs of caregivers of children with NDDs and examine key determinants and
drivers of the quality of nurturing care provided to children with NDDs.

Quantitative Field Interviewers

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct interviews with all recruited study participants.


• Complete, edit, and submit all assigned interviews for
  cross-checking and verification by the supervisor on a daily basis.


• Review the collected data to ensure all questions are
  completed prior to online submission.


• Follow-up with participants for missing responses or correct
  any inaccurate responses.


• Regularly file reports on project activities.


• Ensure the safety of all assigned study tools and equipment.


• Any other related activity assigned by the supervisor,
  project manager and principal investigator.

 

Minimum Qualifications

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate,
  with a minimum grade of C Plain.


• Fluency in English, Luo and Swahili languages, both oral and
  written.


• Experience in electronic data capture methods like survey CTO
  or Open Data Kit (ODK) and devices like electronic digital recorders.


• Must be a current resident of Siaya County.

Qualitative Field Interviewers

Duties and Responsibilities

• Moderate/facilitate qualitative interviews with all recruited
  study respondents.


• Take notes and compile comprehensive qualitative interview
  debriefing reports/notes.


• Prepare data collection progress report and updates.


• Other related tasks assigned by the supervisor, project
  manager and principal investigator.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Special Needs Education, Disability
  Studies , Early Childhood Development, Nutrition or any other health related
  course from a recognized university.


• Have proven experience in qualitative data collection and
  facilitation of group discussions.


• Be familiar with computer applications, including MS Excel,
  MS Word, and MS PowerPoint.


• Must be a current resident of Siaya County.


• Be fluent in English, Luo, and Swahili languages, both oral
  and written.


• Be prepared to work full-time on the project for the duration
  of the study.

 

Application documents should include:

1. Cover letter


2. CV with contact details of three referees


3. Copy of National ID


4. Copies of your academic certificates and relevant
   testimonials.

 Interested
candidates are invited to submit the above documents via email to cvs@flexi-personnel.com 
by 7th July 2023.
Please indicate on the subject line of the email “Qualitative
Field Interviewer – NDD project” if applying for the
qualitative position or “Quantitative
Field Interviewer- NDD project”  if applying for
quantitative position. In the cover letter, indicate your area of residence. We
regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY
PAYMENTS TO ANYONE DURING ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.

APHRC and Flexi Personnel are equal opportunity
employers and are committed to the protection of vulnerable persons