Africa's Voices Foundation Research Assistant Jobs in Kenya

Africa's Voices Foundation Research Assistant Jobs in Kenya

Background

AVF is a fast-growing start-up, capitalizing on interactive media and digital communications to curate and spark engaging discussions that convene citizens’ voices as evidence and elevate them to the level of decision-making. We equip development, humanitarian and governance organisations with unique capabilities to listen intelligently to the citizens they serve.

Spun out of cutting-edge research at the University of Cambridge in 2015, we have an established presence in East Africa and beyond with a vibrant growing core team in Nairobi. Our clients include UNICEF, the European Union, ICRAF, Somalia Stability Fund, and the MasterCard Foundation.

Responsibilities:

Perform literature reviews to inform project design

Coding, tagging and analysing local-language data

Qualitative analysis of local-language data

Support overall programme and research design

Drafting reports as required.

Assist with other tasks as and when necessary, including survey and questionnaire design and translation

Selection Criteria:

Essential

Diploma or Undergraduate degree in a relevant social science discipline (such as sociology, political science, international development, public health, social psychology)

One year professional experience working as part of the design and implementation of research and analysis/monitoring and evaluation projects

Experience in qualitative research methods such as content analysis, thematic analysis and grounded theory.

Excellent Somali language skills in Maxaa- Tiri, with understanding of regional variations and dialects within Somalia highly desirable

The ability to transfer

style, tone and cultural elements accurately from Somali (Maxaa -Tiri) to English and English to Somali (Maxaa -Tiri) .

Extremely high attention to detail

Ability to learn quickly and actively, seeking to continuously improve skills and knowledge

Proven ability to perform tasks for tight deadlines and under pressure

Fluency in written and spoken; Somali (Maxaa -Tiri) and English language

Desirable

Knowledge/experience of working in social/behaviour change campaigning or public opinion research or humanitarian programming

Knowledge and experience of quantitative research methods

Experience designing and conducting field research, especially focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews

Experience in English-Somali translation for development programmes

Experience in survey/questionnaire design

How to Apply

You must submit the following documents as part of your application.

Degree Certificate (Completed and Graduated) / Diploma; verifiable from the respective university

Cover Letter

CV

You will be required to work from AVF’s Nairobi Office

To apply, please send the required documents to careers@africasvoices.org

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