Job Title: Research Assistant (45 Data Collection Jobs)
Organisation: International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)
Duty Station: Mt. Elgon Region, Rwenzori Region, and Kigezi Region (15 per region), Uganda
Salary Clause: The salary grade for this position is UGX. 100,000 per day worked.
About US:
The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) is an independent non-profit organization that combines innovative research, market systems development, and strategic partnerships to spread sustainable agricultural solutions for improved soil health, food security, and livelihoods around the world.
Job Summary: IFDC is currently seeking passionate consultants to join its team, as the organization continues to expand its impact and work towards creating positive changes in agriculture and sustainable soil management across the world.
In order to track and measure the progress and impact of project interventions, BRIGHT, one of the Projects implemented by IFDC in Uganda, will be conducting Bi-annual assessments, Annual household surveys, and Impact assessments during the project period. We would therefore like to have a pool of research assistants who will be engaged to support data collection while conducting these events. The RAs will be temporary consultants and they will be engaged only for surveys and assessments for the subsequent years on a need basis. We would like to have a pool of 45 research assistants (15 per region).
Key Duties and Responsibilities: Through a consultative and participatory process, the Research Assistants will work with the IFDC Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Sharing (MELS) team to perform the following activities.
- Conduct in-depth interviews with farmers and ensure interview notes are shared on a daily basis.
- Ensure data quality control during data collection in the field.
- Providing/submitting data to the server daily.
- Coordinate with the field guides and prepare respondents for the interview.
Key Outputs:
- Raw data collected from the sampled respondents and accurately submitted to IFDC’s MIS System.
- All interview notes shared with the MELS team.
- Field work report compiled and submitted to the MELS team.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in statistics, economics, development studies, M&E, or any relevant equivalent.
- Experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection using digital data collection tools like ODK, Kobo Collect, etc.
- Vast experience in conducting in-depth interviews.
- Excellent Research and interviewing skills.
- Good planning, organization, and teamwork skills.
- Excellent communication skills, including fluency in oral and written English.
- Fluency in communicating in any of the listed local languages; Lumasaba & Kuksabiny for the Mt. Elgon region, Lhukonzo & Rutooro for the Rwenzori region, and Rukiga & Rufumbira for the Kigezi region.
- Experience with undertaking surveys and assessments with IFDC.
Salary Clause: The salary grade for this position is Ugx. 100,000 per day worked.
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 15th February 2024