Quantitative Field Interviewer, DaYTA Project – Kirinyaga at Flexi-Personnel

Duties and responsibilities:

• Identify the selected enumeration areas.
• Locate household structures in study enumeration areas and performing a household listing.
• Obtain and document informed consent from study participants prior to data collection.
• Conduct all study surveys.
• Edit and submit data for completed interviews for daily cross-checking and verification by the designated team leader.
• Attend all scheduled training sessions and progress meetings.
• Ensure that data integrity is always maintained while minimizing errors in data gathering and transmission.
• Ensure the safety and responsible handling of all study tools and equipment provided for the interviews.
• Communicate promptly challenges and issues arising from the field to the team leaders and research team.
• Timely completion of scheduled daily activities filing reports of work done.
• Assist the research team in other project-related activities.

Minimum qualifications

• Must have a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate, with a minimum grade of C Plain.
• Fluency in Kiswahili and English, both written and oral.
• Experience in data collection using electronic data collection platforms such as survey CTO or Open Data Kit (ODK).
• Strong interpersonal and communication (spoken and written) skills.
• Proven past working experience on quantitative research projects including nation-wide household surveys.
• Must be a current resident of one of the selected 16 counties.
• Ability to adhere to protocols and guidelines for data collection.
• Be available to work full time on the project for the duration of the study.

The candidates should be:

• Residents of the counties listed above: Kilifi, Mombasa, Garissa, Marsabit, Meru, Kitui, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Turkana, Trans-Nzoia, Nandi, Laikipia, Busia, Migori, Nyamira and Nairobi. (County of residence should be clearly indicated on the cover letter).
• Prepared to work full time on the project for the duration of the data collection.
• Flexible and available to work odd hours (when necessary), under minimal supervision.