Field Supervisors/Field Researchers

Position: 

Field Supervisors

Number of Positions: 6

Field Researchers 

Number of Positions: 24

Location: Lalitpur, Nepal

Total Number of positions: 30

Note: Since the vacancy is only for female, interested female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Employment Type: Project based (Working Day: About 2 months)

Salary: Negotiable

Organization: CREHPA, Nepal

Center for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities (CREHPA) is a private, not-for-profit research organization based at Kathmandu, Nepal. It is registered under Society’s Act 2034, HMG as a non-governmental organization (NGO). It is also registered with the Social Welfare Council (SWC), Nepal.

CREHPA is looking for vibrant personalities who desires to work as Field Supervisors and Field Researchers to conduct a study on adolescent girls’ in Nuwakot and Tahanun districts.

JOB OBJECTIVES 

The main objective of this project is to conduct a study to evaluate impact of the Girls’ Education Program implemented by Room to Read in Nepal on adolescent girls’ capabilities including school retention, school progression, life skills, voice and agency, and academic performance. 

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Project Leader / Manager, the Field Supervisor will be responsible for conducting a research to evaluate the impact of Girls’ Education Program among adolescents’ girls and support on the dayâ€toâ€day works related to research and assessment, whereas the Field Researchers will assist Field Supervisors on conducting the overall study.

As a Field Supervisor, your major duties and responsibilities will be as follows:

• Attend intensive orientation training organized by CREHPA
• Pre-test of research instruments
• Prepare household listing and use assigned sampling technique for selection of households for interviews
• Lead the field team and supervise date collection\observe data collection work to ensure that only eligible women are interviewed
• Data collection
• Conduct random checks/cross verification on completed questionnaires and ensure full safety of the completed questionnaires
• Conduct editing and coding and prepare coding manual
• Lead the debriefing and prepare field report

As a Field Researcher, your major duties and responsibilities will be as follows:

• Attend intensive orientation training organized by CREHPA.
• Assist Field Supervisor in household listing and sampling.
• Administer the research instruments/questionnaires at sampled households.
• Comply with ethical aspects including safety and confidentiality of the interviewees.
• Presentation of findings on issues related to field activities in debriefing session.
• Work together as a team and under the guidance Field Supervisor and Research Officer.

Minimum Qualification:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science, Medical Anthropology, Public Health, Health Economics, Population Studies, Statistics or Other Development Related Discipline.

Skills & Experience:

For Field Supervisors

• Previous fieldwork experience in data collection preferably in quantitative research and has the experience of supervising and leading the research related activities in the field.
• Ability to manage Field Researchers in the field and reassure quality data collection.
• Good writing and oral skills in Nepali as well as English. (Knowledge on local language is an advantage)
• Nepali Citizen
• Technological friendly i.e.: using tablets and mobile application.

For Field Researchers

• Previous fieldwork experience in data collection preferably in both qualitative and quantitative research.
• Ability for quality data collection.
• Good writing and oral skills in Nepali as well as English. (Knowledge on local language is an advantage)
• Nepali Citizen
• Technological friendly i.e.: using tablets and mobile application.

Interested and eligible female candidates are requested to apply with updated CV and a cover letter to hr@crehpa.org.np with no later than 5 June, 2018 with clearly stating the position you have applied for. 

Please note that only short-listed candidate will be contacted for the further selection process.