Research Assistant

Requisition ID:  req51672

Job Title:  Research Assistant

Sector:  Monitoring & Evaluation

Employment Category:  Fixed Term

Employment Type:  Full-Time

Open to Expatriates:  Not Applicable

Location:  Lodwar, Kenya

Work Arrangement:

Job Description

The International Rescue Committee(IRC) is one of the world's leading crisis response agencies, providinglife-saving assistance and supporting recovery and reconstruction for peopleaffected by war and natural disasters. Active in public health, education,livelihoods, women's empowerment, youth development, and protection andpromotion of rights, IRC assists people from harm to home.

The International Rescue Committee(IRC) is one of the leading humanitarian relief and development organizations.Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC responds to theworld’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people survive, recover, andrebuild their lives. In partnership with the GFFO, the IRC will be leading ananticipatory action project in Lodwar targeting clients living along theriverine areas of the River Turkwel with intervention in Economic Recovery,Protection and Nutrition.

Scope of Work

The Research Assistant isresponsible for ensuring that data collection with the clients is well collected,complete, accurate, and uploaded to the main server.

Under the supervision of the MEALOfficers, the Research assistants will:

Support the daily collection ofdata from all Anticipatory Action Clients included in the client survey. Conduct In-depth interviews withclients and transcribe the interviews verbatim.

Roles and Responsibilities

Participate in the training onAnticipatory Action methodologies Client mobilization, registration,and recruitment. Client info sessions, onboarding,and monitoring. Maintain communication withclients including attending to their inquiries. Data collection, data analysis anddrafting of reports and share for review before dissemination. Participate in onsite visits, spotchecks, client’s registration, and validation in collaboration with ERD andother stakeholders Business verification and spotchecks. Ensure compliance withorganizational performance standards, code of conduct, and safeguarding policy. Adhere to confidentialityprocedures and policies when collecting, storing, and sharing data. Report writing. Keep the supervisor appraised ofall outputs, feedback and issues arising from the project activities conducted. Train the survey teams usingstandard materials and survey protocols, participate in field data collection,supervise the survey team to ensure quality of data collected. Interaction with the MEAL teams onLearning and accountability aspects of the project Translation and transcription ofsurvey tools as required by the research team. To perform other duties asassigned and agreed upon with the supervisor particularly in Health.

Technical Oversight

Collaborate with MEAL and non-MEALstaff to ensure that data is collected, compiled, checked for its quality andcompleteness in compliance with IRC and donors’ standards for data quality. Undertake regular analysis ofmonitoring data and work closely with program officers and managers tofacilitate decision-making for real-time program adaptation. Produce quality reports and updatedashboards with key findings that foster learning and decision-making and sharein project cycle management meetings and team meetings. Identify, document, and shareclient feedback to improve services and results for our clients. Support deployment of surveys suchas baseline, midline and end line, and the commission of evaluations incoordination with colleagues and partners. Support in Development of forms onKobo or CommCare - Training of data collectors Conduct of data collection -Basic analysis and report writing.

Reporting .

Compile activity, monthly andquarterly report with key results. Compile reports for allassessment, beneficiary targeting, verification and share with ERD and MEALteam.

Data Quality and Assurance

Undertake data quality checksencompassing project data collected in target locations. Conduct data audits and onsiteverification including post enumeration follow-up as needed. Review and pre-test datacollection tools and provide feedback for improvement.

Human Resource and Logistics

Coordinate regular field datacollection logistics with operation team. Responsible for IRC and MEALequipment including tablets, laptops, survey materials etc Recruitment and on boarding ofresearch Assistants/ Enumerators for specified tasks Coordinate mentor the datacollection/entry team to foster timely and high quality data.

Key working relationships

Position reports directly tosenior MEAL officer administratively and technically.
Position directly supervisesenumerators, data clerks and casuals
Position works directly with MEALofficers, Program officers and ERD team.

Other internal and /or External contacts

Internally : MEAL officers, programofficers, ERD team and entire IRC team.
External: Clients , countygovernment, national government units (NDMA),local structures chiefs andvillage administrators.

Qualifications
Degree or Diploma in statistics,Mathematics, International Development, Anthropology, Sociology, CommunityDevelopment, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Business Administration, or a relatedfield. Experience in data collection,analysis, or research dissemination desirable. Minimum 1-year researchexperience, specifically implementing research activities. Language skills: Strong preferenceto candidates who speaks Ngaturkana . Experience working withmarginalized communities in Turkana and other ASAL counties Experience managing datacollection through open-source tools such as ODK collect, KoBo Toolbox, SurveyCTO or CommCare platforms. Excellent people skills. Approachablepersonality and patience to connect with clients and address their uniqueneeds. Strong communication andreport-writing skills. Flexible approach to the changingnature of work and ability to adapt to rapidly changing work demands andexpectations. Ability to work effectively bothindependently and within a multicultural team. Computer skills, especially Ms.Word, Excel, outlook and PowerPoint.

Standards of ProfessionalConduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlinedin IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service,Accountability and Equity. In accordance with these values, the IRC operatesand enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse,Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal IntegrityAnti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.

Gender Equality : IRC iscommitted to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offerbenefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in ourworkforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols andother encouraging benefits and allowances.

Equal Opportunity Employer : IRCconsiders all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex,color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, ordisability. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are providedreasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interviewprocess, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits andprivileges of employment.

Kenyan nationals are encouragedto apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salaryand employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

Disclaimer:

Please take note that International Rescue Committee(IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection with its recruitment processes.