Responsibilities: 

Field Officers will be expected to work Monday through Friday performing a variety of tasks including, but not limited to: 

• Setting-up, explaining, and demonstrating SW-HWS at schools, health clinics, community meetings, and individual households
• Giving presentations on hand washing behaviors and practices
• Obtaining informed consent from study participants
• Conducting surveys and interviews, making rapid/structured observations, and helping to facilitate focus groups
• Demonstrating integrity and understanding during interactions with school administrators, staff, and students, health clinic administrators and staff, and community leaders
• Ensuring data integrity is maintained at all times and errors in data collection are minimized
• Assisting in daily organization of data collection tools, data storage, and maintenance of equipment
• Providing project management team with daily feedback on-field activities
• On non-field days, performing office duties such as translation work, record filing, and other administrative tasks  

Qualifications and Experience:

Required 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, Swahili.
• Experience with data collection through surveys, observations, interviews, and/or focus groups
• Comfortable making presentations to large groups of people
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Organized and efficient, with excellent attention to detail
• A positive attitude and flexibility with changing circumstances
• Completion of secondary school  

Desired 

• College diploma or university degree in social sciences, health, development studies, business administration, or another applicable course
• Experience with position responsibilities listed above

To Apply: 

Please send a cover letter and detailed CV including a daytime phone number, email address, and 3 professional references. 
Your CV should include your scores or grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about any relevant work experience. 
Applications to be sent by email to hr@hungeraidafrica.org
Please ensure that the subject line reads: “FIELD OFFICER DAR”. 
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted on a rolling basis. 
Deadline for applications is 9th November 2018