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L-IFT primarily works in diaries research, which is strongly evidence focused. In our view much development is based on preconceived notions that are not supported by evidence. We question these notions and will go all the way to confirm whether they are true or not. If they are not true we endeavour to formulate a validated notion instead.
Category: Research and Development
Career Level: Junior level (no experience)
Employment Type: Contract for 7 months (15 January to 15 August 2022)
Salary: 120USD plus travel and mobile phone connectivity
L-IFT (Low Income Financial Transformation) is a Netherlands based Research Company specialized in diaries research and human centric program design. L-IFT is partnering with New York University to conduct a research project on small enterprises using a diaries methodology. The research is about understanding small firms, investigating their cash-flows, and finding out factors and impediments to their growth. In Nigeria, the study is being conducted in Lagos, Kaduna, and Enugu.
For this project, we are looking for highly motivated person who is just graduated to fill the post of Junior Field Researcher. There is currently 1 open position in Kaduna.
Job Description
The Junior Field Researcher will assist existing field-researcher in meeting with small firms’ managers, employees, customers, and suppliers in the assigned study area and conducting different levels of interviews. S/he will also spend considerable time on logistics, planning meetings, following up on meetings and assuring that all data is complete and well. S/he will provide daily reports including planning of the field work. S/he will be expected to adhere to all established ethical and survey protocols during the interviews and maintain excellent data quality.
The Junior Field Researcher’s work will start by observing the existing Field-Researchers in Kaduna and accompanying them in their daily work with 45 small firms. The Junior Field Researcher will familiarize her/himself with the app, FINBIT, which we are using for diaries data collection. After the familiarization period, the Junior Field Researcher will gradually assume responsibilities, including assisting in and her/himself interviewing small firms recording the transactions weekly and administering repeat surveys and special theme surveys. The complete sample of research participants will be interviewed weekly for an entire year, which has started mid-August. The Junior Field Researcher will ensure, together the Field-Researcher(s) data quality as well as strict compliances to all ethical and survey protocols during the interviews and subsequent data management.
The Junior Field Researcher shall be directly supervised by the Field Supervisor and Field Manager but will on a day-to-day basis work with a Field Researcher or several Field Researchers.
The specific responsibilities include:
Job Requirements
The following are ideal features that are considered for recruitment.
Profile of an ideal candidate for field researchers
To apply for this position, please complete the Job Application form on our website: https://l-ift.com/junior-field-researcher-kaduna-nigeria/(which strictly requires applicants to write their motivation for applying and upload their CV). Deadline for application is on 22 December 2021. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
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