Research Assistant- Taita Taveta at African Institute for Health and Development

The overall duty of the RA/enumerator is to collect data at the household level under the supervision of MOH/AIHD supervisors. Specifically, s/he will be required to perform the following services:

• Attend the 2-day training on the data collection tool.
• Conduct field data collection and management activities, including obtaining consent and ensuring confidentiality.
• Participate in a daily debrief meeting
• Submit quality data to the ona.io server
• Secure storage of all collected data according to outlined procedures
• Meet deadlines by completing assigned interviews in a timely manner.
• Familiarize themselves with research ethics.
• Report to the immediate supervisor as required and communicate any challenges encountered.
• Maintain confidentiality of data gathered.
• Execute any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements:

The candidature for this position is expected to have the following qualifications:

• At least a first degree in Social Sciences from a recognized university.
• Fluent in English, Swahili, and the local language.
• Must have a functional smartphone for data collection purposes.
• Vast experience in data collection, especially quantitative - experience in electronic data collection using ODK/Kobo Toolbox is important.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to follow study-specific procedures and guidelines reliably; and
• Good verbal and written communication skills