Research Assistant (Volunteer) at Africa Youth Growth Foundation

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review of relevant literature
• Design of the evaluation and development of evaluation protocol
• Review/update of existing questionnaires and other tools
• Review/update of respondents’ consent forms
• Request for IRB and local administrative approval from appropriate authorities
• Release of RFP for the evaluation
• Tracking of implementation of field work for the evaluation
• Tracking of the quality of data entered by data collectors (office-based)
• Develop weekly reports on progress of implementation of activities

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, public health, demography, or related fields;
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to take initiative, think analytically, and come up with creative solutions to problems.
• Experience designing and/or implementing field-based research.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver high quality documents.
• Flexibility and good emotional intelligence.
• Ability to effectively communicate and work with diverse people.
• Proficient in the use of MS Excel, Word, and Power point.
• Experience with SPSS, STATA, R, EPI-INFO (advantage).
• Experience working in the development sector (advantage).
• Ability to travel and work.