• Successful candidates will participate in training and data collection for the project, ensuring quality output and adhering to data governance and ethical principles.

Responsibilities:

Qualitative field interviewers will be required to collect data at the community level using qualitative guides as well as answer any queries from the APHRC/CIFOR-ICRAF research team. Specifically, the qualitative field interviewers will be required to:

• Understand the research objectives of the study fully.
• Participate in training for data collection activities.
• Conduct qualitative interviews while adhering to guidelines as spelled out in the research protocols.
• Conduct the survey by:
• Ensuring they interview the appropriate respondents that meet the criteria of the study recruitment.
• Asking appropriate questions and facilitating discussions.
• Ensuring appropriate recording and labeling of the interviews.
• Report directly to team leaders/supervisors on challenges encountered.
• Follow ethical research practices and professionalism in the course of their duty.
• Responding to any queries from research team members—such as the Principal Investigator, Co-Investigators, and/or Field Coordinators.
• Be responsible for the safekeeping and care of any assigned project assets.
• Maintain confidentiality of the information collected from the respondents.

Minimum requirements:

• A degree or diploma in Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Health, Human nutrition or related fields.
• Proven experience in conducting qualitative interviews.
• Ability to use audio recorders to collect data.
• Language fluency (verbal and written):
• Turkana County (English, Kiswahili and Turkana)
• Samburu County (English, Kiswahili and Samburu)
• Laikipia County (English, Kiswahili, Kikuyu, and Pokot)
• Must be a resident of the study counties: Samburu County (specifically Samburu Central), Turkana County (specifically Turkana North and Kibish Sub Counties), and Laikipia County (specifically Laikipia West Sub County).
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Availability to work full-time for the duration of the study.
• Experience in visual methodologies such as photovoice will be an added advantage.
• Previous experience with UoN/ICRAF/APHRC research teams will be an added advantage.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Recruit participants who meet the eligibility criteria to participate in the study.
• Conduct individual and group discussion interviews with all recruited study participants.
• Write and submit comprehensive notes of the interviews and audio files daily.
• Maintain daily progress reports, timesheets and keep updated records and databases of assigned work.
• Participating in team meetings and debriefing sessions.
• Assist the research team in other data collection-related activities.