Qualitative Field Interviewers at African Population And Health Research Center (APHRC)

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Recruit participants who meet the eligibility criteria to participate in the study.
• Conduct individual and group discussion interviews with all recruited study participants.
• Write and submit comprehensive notes of the interviews and audio files daily.
• Maintain daily progress reports, timesheets and keep updated records and databases of assigned work.
• Participating in team meetings and debriefing sessions.
• Assist the research team in other data collection-related activities.
• Participate in training for data collection activities.
• Conduct qualitative interviews while adhering to guidelines as spelled out in the research protocols.
• Ensuring they interview the appropriate respondents that meet the criteria of the study recruitment.
• Asking appropriate questions and facilitating discussions.
• Ensuring appropriate recording and labeling of the interviews.
• Report directly to team leaders/supervisors on challenges encountered.
• Follow ethical research practices and professionalism in the course of their duty.
• Responding to any queries from research team members—such as the Principal Investigator, Co-Investigators, and/or Field Coordinators.
• Be responsible for the safekeeping and care of any assigned project assets.
• Maintain confidentiality of the information collected from the respondents.

Minimum requirements:

• A degree or diploma in Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Health, Human nutrition or related fields.
• Proven experience in conducting qualitative interviews.
• Ability to use audio recorders to collect data.
• Language fluency (verbal and written):
• Laikipia County (English, Kiswahili, Kikuyu, and Pokot).
• Must be a resident of the study counties: Laikipia County (specifically Laikipia West Sub County).
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Availability to work full-time for the duration of the study.
• Experience in visual methodologies such as photovoice will be an added advantage.
• Previous experience with UoN/ICRAF/APHRC research teams will be an added advantage.

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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.

go to method of application »

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Recruit participants who meet the eligibility criteria to participate in the study.
• Conduct individual and group discussion interviews with all recruited study participants.
• Write and submit comprehensive notes of the interviews and audio files daily.
• Maintain daily progress reports, timesheets and keep updated records and databases of assigned work.
• Participating in team meetings and debriefing sessions.
• Assist the research team in other data collection-related activities.
• Participate in training for data collection activities.
• Conduct qualitative interviews while adhering to guidelines as spelled out in the research protocols.
• Ensuring they interview the appropriate respondents that meet the criteria of the study recruitment.
• Asking appropriate questions and facilitating discussions.
• Ensuring appropriate recording and labeling of the interviews.
• Report directly to team leaders/supervisors on challenges encountered.
• Follow ethical research practices and professionalism in the course of their duty.
• Responding to any queries from research team members—such as the Principal Investigator, Co-Investigators, and/or Field Coordinators.
• Be responsible for the safekeeping and care of any assigned project assets.
• Maintain confidentiality of the information collected from the respondents.

Minimum requirements:

• A degree or diploma in Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Health, Human nutrition or related fields.
• Proven experience in conducting qualitative interviews.
• Ability to use audio recorders to collect data.
• Language fluency (verbal and written):
• Samburu County (English, Kiswahili and Samburu).
• Must be a resident of the study counties: Samburu County (specifically Samburu Central).
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Availability to work full-time for the duration of the study.
• Experience in visual methodologies such as photovoice will be an added advantage.
• Previous experience with UoN/ICRAF/APHRC research teams will be an added advantage.

go to method of application »

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Recruit participants who meet the eligibility criteria to participate in the study.
• Conduct individual and group discussion interviews with all recruited study participants.
• Write and submit comprehensive notes of the interviews and audio files daily.
• Maintain daily progress reports, timesheets and keep updated records and databases of assigned work.
• Participating in team meetings and debriefing sessions.
• Assist the research team in other data collection-related activities.
• Participate in training for data collection activities.
• Conduct qualitative interviews while adhering to guidelines as spelled out in the research protocols.
• Ensuring they interview the appropriate respondents that meet the criteria of the study recruitment.
• Asking appropriate questions and facilitating discussions.
• Ensuring appropriate recording and labeling of the interviews.
• Report directly to team leaders/supervisors on challenges encountered.
• Follow ethical research practices and professionalism in the course of their duty.
• Responding to any queries from research team members—such as the Principal Investigator, Co-Investigators, and/or Field Coordinators.
• Be responsible for the safekeeping and care of any assigned project assets.
• Maintain confidentiality of the information collected from the respondents.

Minimum requirements:

• A degree or diploma in Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Health, Human nutrition or related fields.
• Proven experience in conducting qualitative interviews.
• Ability to use audio recorders to collect data.
• Language fluency (verbal and written):
• Turkana County (English, Kiswahili and Turkana).
• Must be a resident of the study counties: Turkana County (specifically Turkana North and Kibish Sub Counties)
• Availability to work full-time for the duration of the study.
• Experience in visual methodologies such as photovoice will be an added advantage.
• Previous experience with UoN/ICRAF/APHRC research teams will be an added advantage.

go to method of application »

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: Samburu County (specifically Samburu Central).
• Language fluency (verbal and written).
• Samburu County (English, Kiswahili and Samburu).
• 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.

go to method of application »

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:  Turkana County (specifically Turkana North and Kibish Sub County)
• Turkana County (English, Kiswahili and Turkana).
• 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.