SUPERVISOR: RSS/01/003/16/RWANDA
Research Support Services Ltd. (RSS Group) is an independent employee-owned
research consulting and institutional strengthening firm established to conduct
health, policy, social, agricultural, environmental and development research
through innovation, partnership and capacity building, with the aim of
promoting evidence based decision making processes. RSS is currently looking
for short term field supervisors to assist in dat
a collection for one of its
potential agricultural household survey projects in Rwanda. We are seeking
qualified and self motivated individuals with the following key qualifications;
- Experience
in conducting interviews on sensitive topics for research purposes
preferably in the key sectors of agriculture, agribusiness management,
rural finance, rural markets, environment, gender and economic
empowerment;
- Past
experience in supervising and conducting household studies and studies
especially within poor and rural communities; Recent experience in direct
supervision of enumerators conducting an agricultural household survey
will be an added advantage;
- Good
written and verbal skills in English and Kinyarwanda; Good interpersonal
and negotiating skills;
- Degree
in Agriculture, Agribusiness Management, Social Sciences, Community
Development, Statistics, Population Studies or any relevant discipline
from a recognized institution.
- Experience
in qualitative & quantitative data collection and a demonstration of
good interviewing, data entry and data quality supervision;
- Extensive
experience in qualitative data recording and a demonstration of skilled
interviewing, expert note-taking, high quality transcription and
translation; especially in Kinyarwanda;
- Good
working knowledge of office computer applications preferably Word and
Excel. Additional knowledge of any quantitative and qualitative
statistical package will be an added advantage (e.g. SPSS and Nvivo);
- Familiarity
with the use of digital voice recorders for data collection, GPS equipment
and PDAs/Android Tablets for data collection, photography and recording.
The data collection work shall be conducted within the Republic of Rwanda
between February and May 2016. We shall select researchers who emanate from and
have knowledge of the local communities in Rwanda. If you feel you are the
right person we are looking for, send a cover letter and CV together with two
references’ letters to;
recruitment@rssgroup.co.ke
Ensure you state the vacancy reference in the subject line; and the local
region where you are most familiar with. Applications MUST be received on or
before 15th January 2016.