Research Assistants- Turkana at Capture Associates

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Successful applicants will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Participate and successfully complete training for field data collection.
• Understand the activities and objectives of the baseline study.
• Locate key informants and administer Key Informant Interviews.
• Recruit participants for Focus Group Discussions.
• Facilitate focus group discussions with stakeholders such as parents, teachers, and civil society.
• Accurately capture and record data and information from KIIs and FGDs on physical papers and online data entry forms.
• Liaise with the experts where technical support is required and make daily progress reports.
• Follow clear standards set and comply with all the requirements for a successful interview.
• Ensure adherence to the Code of Conduct for data collection.
• Anticipate unusual situations and make quick and responsible decisions.
• Handle respondent queries and give appropriate responses and/or references.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

The assignment required research assistants with the following skills and experience:

• Possess at least a diploma or a bachelor’s degree.
• Previous experience undertaking KIIs, FGDs, and Learner Assessments preferred.
• Understanding of the education sector is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of mobile data collection is an added advantage.
• Proven ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be a resident of the counties covered by the study, i.e. Turkana and understand the local schools’ geography well. People living within Kakuma are encouraged to apply.
• Possess a smartphone with at least Android version 11.0. 
• Those with experience supervising data collection/facilitating FGDs will be considered for a coordinator/facilitator role.