Duties & Responsibilities

The research assistants will undertake the following duties and responsibilities.

• Commit to attend all days of training and data collection.
• Obtain and document informed consent from the study participants before the interviews.
• Conduct and record all interviews held with respondents using digital recorders.
• Participate in daily debrief meetings.
• Be a custodian of the APHRC data collection equipment during field work.
• Observe safeguarding procedures throughout the data engagement.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Minimum Requirements

• Diploma / Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, Sociology, Education, or related disciplines within the social sciences.
• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate, with a minimum grade of C plain.
• Experience in electronic data capture methods like survey CTO and devices like electronic digital recorders.
• Attention to detail to ensure the correctness of all data entered.
• Resident of Turkana, Fluency in English and Swahili as well as local language written and spoken proficiency as an added advantage.
• Be available to work full-time on the project for the duration of the study

• Commit to attend all days of training and data collection.
• Obtain and document informed consent from the study participants before the interviews.
• Conduct and record all interviews held with respondents using digital recorders.
• Participate in daily debrief meetings.
• Be a custodian of the APHRC data collection equipment during field work.
• Observe safeguarding procedures throughout the data engagement.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

• Experience in electronic data capture methods like survey CTO and devices like electronic digital recorders.
• Attention to detail to ensure the correctness of all data entered.
• Fluency in English and Swahili as well as local language written and spoken proficiency as an added advantage.

• Diploma / Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, Sociology, Education, or related disciplines within the social sciences.
• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate, with a minimum grade of C plain.