Kenya: Qualitative Researcher for Baseline Survey Team Sought for Somalia

Qualitative Researcher for Baseline Survey Team Sought for Somalia

Description

International Business and Technical Consultants Incorporated (IBTCI) is recruiting a Qualitative Researcher for a baseline survey team to help execute a Task Order issued by the USAID/East Africa /Somalia Office. As the holder of the Somalia Program Support Services (SPSS) contract, IBTCI will be conducting a baseline survey to support a program engaged in formal and informal education activities in Somalia. The purpose of the baseline study is to establish pre-intervention (baseline) measurements that can be tracked during the upcoming phase of the program activity, and used to compare end-line measurements via a performance evaluation.

This position is based in Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travel to Somalia, and is full-time, beginning in April 2015 to approximately July 31.

The assignment includes the following tasks:

• Help organize focus groups and key informant interviews; including organization of training sessions for interviewers according to SPSS requirements
• Help develop quality control procedures, manuals and codebooks
• Assure that protocols and supporting processes include informed consent, a voluntary participation statement, assure respondent confidentiality, and include secure data exchange/storage procedures
• Help conduct and document pre-tests
• Develop survey related documentation, including training materials in English and Somali
• Provide qualitative data resulting from pre-pilot and pilot-testing with corresponding metadata documentation
• Provide oversight of qualitative data collection, including review by regional supervisors
• Follow international quality control standards and quality assurance procedures
• Adhere to standard USAID requirements for qualitative data

The Qualitative Researcher should meet minimum qualification requirements:

• Experience in designing guides to collect qualitative data (attitudes/behaviors/perceptions) among ministry representatives, students, parents, clan elders and religious leaders;
• Experience in evaluating international education projects
• Experience in facilitation/moderation of focus group discussions and conducting face-to-face interviews with key informants, processing and analyzing of qualitative data;
• Professional knowledge of qualitative data processing software (Atlas) and MS Office applications;
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) in Somali and English.
• Only finalists will be contacted.

To Apply please submit CV, Cover Letter, and 2-3 References to:

Diana Otieno, Dotieno@ibtci.com, Project Assistant

USAID Somalia Program Support Services (SPSS)

28 School Lane - Whitefields Place Suite A1, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya

Please submit your application by March 7, 2015