Field Officers at Georgetown University's Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation (gui²de East Africa)

gui²de East Africa on innovation, development and Evaluation

Digital Financial Inclusion Projects

Deadline To Apply: November 25th, 2018

Start Date: To be Determined

We are seeking Field Officers (FO) to help on the different areas of project activities including but not limited to: conducting in person interviews with small scale retailers in the catchment areas, help organize, plan and facilitate Focus Group Discussions, help refine and test survey instruments both for flow and appropriateness of the language use and ability to capture relevant data organizing, and, translating survey instruments to different languages.

The Field Officers will be based in Nairobi City and its environments and will be required to travel within the mentioned areas. Field Officers will work closely with fellow Field Officers, Project Manager (PM) and Field Managers (FM). The FO will spend approximately 90% of his/her time in the field and 10% of his/her time in the office.

Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities:

General

• Prompt arrival to work
• Completion of scheduled activities each day in a timely manner
• Interact with business community and the general community with the highest level of integrity and understanding.
• On non-field days, conscientious performance of office work for instance translations, per training/learning
• Assist in daily survey organization and storage
• Ensure data integrity is maintained at all times and minimize errors in data collection
• Visit the small scale retailers (kiosks) and administer surveys
• Networking with the different components of the project and reporting appropriately
• Help organize/invite participants to FGDs
• Help facilitate at Focus Group Discussions and or help in translations during such discussions

Qualifications:

Required

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili.
• Experience in urban data collection through surveys, academic tests, focus groups or observations
• Ability to recognize when questions are difficult or unclear to subjects
• Excellent note taking ability during interviews and focus groups
• Willingness to travel within the regions we are working in
• Comfortable with interviewing individuals within their premises.
• Basic computer knowledge and skills (mandatory)
• Ability to comfortably work with groups and within groups

Desired

• Bachelors’ degree or college diploma in Business Administration, Social sciences or any other related courses.
• Past experience in data collection in urban areas
• Experience with pilot studies, especially related to improving data collection tools