Research Associates
CAP Youth Empowerment
Institute Kenya, is supported by MasterCard Foundation, was established to
provide Basic Employability Skills Training (BEST) for disadvantaged youth in
the society with particular focus on women to get equitable, qualitative
learning and access to promising labour market oriented opportunities, savings
and credit that support their pathways to safe and positive futures.
The key purpose of the organization is to assist 10,000 disadvantaged youth to
make informed choices, develop labour-market oriented employability skills and
access job placements, savings and enterprise development support. About the
position About the position
Successful candidates
will be required to assist the organization to undertake a short term research
in the month of July 2013.
The research will
take about two weeks. Successful candidates must have extensive experience in
carrying out research and must be available during the month of July to
undertake this exercise.
Job
Responsibilities
- To perform
research on various CAP YEI Project activities.
- Conduct field
research including informal and formal surveys.
- To carry our
market scans as per project requirement.
- Prepare reports
of market scans.
Skills
Required
- Proven research
and presentation skills.
- Skills to
develop questionnaires and research tools.
- Strong
methodological understanding
- Experience in
conducting one to one interviews, group interviews and in-depth
interviews.
- Ability to meet
deadlines and handle diverse tasks simultaneously using prioritization.
- Strong
interpersonal, leadership, and motivational skills.
- Excellent
Presentation skills.
- Dynamism,
creativity and flexibility.
- Must be
flexible.
- Strong Research
skills are essentials.
- Excellent Verbal
and Written communication skills are must
Requirements
- Two (2) years
working experience as a researcher.
- Aged 26 - 33
years.
- Must be mature
and with the right attitude.
- Relevant
Degree/Diploma.
- Experience in
primary data collection
- Strong
scientific/ report writing skills.
- Practical
experience conducting field surveys including both qualitative and
quantitative data
- Ability to speak
and understand urban sheng
- Can translate
responses /questions from English to Swahili and vice versa
- Flexible in
terms of time requirements
- Good
communication skills
- Can work well in
a team in data collection.
How
to apply
To express interest
in this opportunity, send your CV to hrcapyei@gmail.com by 12th June
2013.
Cover letter should
be put on the body of the email and not as an attachment.
Applicants are
required to quote their current and expected daily wage.
Only short listed
candidates will be contacted.
