Quantitative Field Interviewers- Laikipia County at African Population And Health Research Center (APHRC)

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Understand the research objectives of the study fully.
• Participate in training for data collection activities.
• Conduct household listing and household surveys on all recruited study participants while adhering to guidelines as spelled out in the research protocols.
• Encouraging respondents to give comments on each question asked.
• Ensuring appropriate record of data.
• Report directly to the team leader/supervisor on challenges encountered in the field Follow ethical research practices and professionalism in the course of their duty.
• Meet the team leader regularly to submit progress updates.
• Responding to any queries from APHRC/CIFOR-ICRAF research team members—such as the Principal Investigator, Co-investigators, and Field Coordinator.
• Be responsible for the safekeeping and care of any assigned project assets.
• Maintain confidentiality of the information collected from respondents.
• Participate in training for data collection activities.
• Conduct Household Listing.
• Identify households and recruit participants who meet the eligibility criteria to participate in the study.
• Conduct quantitative data collection according to the assigned households while adhering to guidelines as spelled out in the research protocols.
• Collecting quantitative data in assigned households.
• Encouraging respondents to respond to all questions asked.
• Ensuring accurate recording of data provided by respondents.
• Taking anthropometric measurements of the primary caregiver and child/children below 5 years old in assigned households.
• Complete, edit, and submit all assigned interviews for cross-checking and verification by the team leader daily.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of KCSE “C” plain and or a degree or diploma in Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences, Health, Human Nutrition or related fields.
• Proven experience in quantitative data collectionand electronic data capture (use of tablets)
• Must be a resident of the study counties:  Laikipia County (specifically Laikipia West).
• Language fluency (verbal and written).
• Laikipia County (English, Kiswahili, Kikuyu, and Pokot).
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Availability to work full-time on the project for the duration of the study.
• Having worked with UON/CIFOR-ICRAFICRAF/APHRC research teams will be an added advantage.