Enumerator at Research Support Services Ltd

Ref: RSS/2020/08/002/AFA

Research Support Services Ltd (RSS Group) is an independent employee-owned research consulting and institutional strengthening firm established to conduct health, policy, social, agricultural, environmental and development research through innovation, partnership and capacity building, with the aim of promoting evidence-based decision-making processes.

RSS is currently looking for short term enumerators to assist in data collection activities for one of its anticipated agricultural household survey projects in Kenya.

We are seeking qualified and self-motivated individuals with the following key qualifications;

• Degree or Advanced Diploma level in Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management, Social Sciences, Community Development, Statistics, Population Studies or any relevant discipline from a recognized institution. Undergraduates still studying but are in their advanced stages of study shall also be considered;
• Experience in conducting interviews on sensitive topics for research purposes preferably in the key sectors of agriculture, food processing, agribusiness management, rural finance, rural markets, environment, gender and economic empowerment;
• Past experience in conducting household studies and studies especially within poor and rural communities;
• Good written and verbal skills in English and Kiswahili; Good interpersonal and negotiating skills;
• Extensive experience in qualitative data recording and a demonstration of skilled interviewing, expert note-taking, high quality transcription and translation; especially in local dialects to English;
• Experience in qualitative & quantitative data collection and a demonstration of good interviewing, data entry and data quality supervision; Familiarity with the use of digital voice recorders for data collection, GPS equipment and PDAs/Android Tablets for data collection, photography and recording.
• Good working knowledge of office computer applications preferably Word and Excel. Additional knowledge of any quantitative and qualitative statistical package will be an added advantage (e.g. SPSS and Nvivo),
• Previous knowledge and experience in electronic data collection;

The assignment shall be conducted within the Republic of Kenya between October 2020 and January 2021.

Due to prevailing circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, preference shall be given to qualified persons who emanate from and have local knowledge of the areas around Mt. Kenya, the Aberdares, and the Nyambene hills in Central Kenya, the Mau escarpment, Kericho Highlands, Nandi, Kisii Highlands and Cherangani Hills.