Vacancy title:
Field officer

Jobs at:
Hunger Aid Africa

Deadline of this Job:
9th November, 2018

Duty Station:
Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: 31st October 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

JOB DETAILS:

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