Field Interviewers for a Research Project at African Population and Health Research Center

Job Details

The DQA will be implemented on one side, at an IP’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) unit and intermediate reporting levels using a routine data quality assessment tool, and, on another side at the field level (beneficiary households) using a Community Trace and Verify tool. APHRC will work in close coordination with Palladium team to implement the DQA.

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants should meet the following requirements.

• Should have completed at least secondary education with a minimum of grade C+ (Plus) in KCSE.
• Be familiar with and proficient in computer applications including use of MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
• Have proven experience in conducting household surveys.
• Knowledgeable in both quantitative and/or qualitative data collection.
• Has an appreciation for quality data in a survey context.
• Experience in electronic data collection.
• Be a current resident of / originates from any of the following counties: Bungoma, Busia, Homa Bay, Kilifi, Kajiado, Laikipia, Meru, Mombasa, Nakuru and Uasin Gishu.
• Be fluent in English, Kiswahili and any other local language mostly spoken in any of the project counties.
• Possess strong people skills – listening, communication, and ability to resolve problems while relating well with colleagues and study community.
• Post-secondary school education will be an added advantage.
• Must be fully available for training and during the entire data quality assessment period (July/August, 2018).

Job Description (responsibilities):

• Conducting desk review of secondary data previously collected for and maintained by the various OVC Projects and Local Implementing Partners (LIPs).
• Identifying study participants as defined in the study.
• Consenting study participants.
• Conducting face-to-face interviews with participants sampled for the study.
• Complete, edit and submit all assigned interviews for cross-checking and verification by the Supervisor;
• Documenting any data inconsistencies detected from the secondary data as well as from the verification interviews.
• Reviewing all completed data quality assessment interviews for completeness and internal consistency.
• Electronically transmitting all complete and approved quality assessment interviews
• Ensuring that all sampled study participants assigned to him/her are fully accounted for as at close of data collection.
• Reporting all project related issues to the Supervisor for quick and effective troubleshooting.
• Ensuring safety of survey tools and equipment as may be assigned.