VACANCY: QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE FIELD INTERVIEWERS

LOCATION: Narok, Baringo, Samburu, Busia, Siaya, Wajir, Kitui, Kwale, Kiambu, and Nairobi.

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a premier research-to- policy institution, generating evidence, strengthening research and related capacity in the African research and development ecosystem, and engaging policy to inform action on health and development. APHRC seeks to drive change by developing strong African research leadership and promoting evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) across sub-Saharan Africa.

APHRC, in partnership with the Population Council-Kenya and the Ministry of Education, is implementing a study titled ‘Mitigating School-Related Gender-Based Violence (MSRGBV)’. School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV), including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse in and around learning environments, remains a significant challenge in Kenya. It undermines learners’ safety, psychosocial well-being, school attendance, and academic performance. While Kenya has strong legal and policy frameworks to protect children, there is limited context-specific evidence on the nature of violence occurring within schools, the effectiveness of existing prevention measures, and how well stakeholders understand and respond to SRGBV. 

This study seeks to fill these gaps by generating comprehensive evidence on the prevalence of various types of SRGBV, awareness levels, prevention strategies, response mechanisms, and lived experiences among learners, teachers, school administrators, parents/caregivers, and key education stakeholders. The evidence will inform the development of national policy guidelines on SRGBV.

The study will be conducted across 10 counties in Kenya, including Narok, Baringo, Samburu, Busia, Siaya, Wajir, Kitui, Kwale, Kiambu, and Nairobi, and will take place between May and June 2026. APHRC is therefore seeking qualified and experienced field interviewers to support data collection for this study.

Quantitative Field Interviewers.

Duties and Responsibilities.

• Commit to attending all days of training and data collection.
• Obtain and document informed consent from the study participants before the interviews.
• Conduct data collection as assigned by the study team for the duration of the study.
• Provide the study team with daily field report or feedback of the day’s activities for the duration of data collection activity to the study team.
• Act professionally and observe ethical standards when working with study participants
• Take care of the assigned data collection equipment, such as tablets and audio recorders, during data collection until handover to APHRC.
• Any other activity assigned by the supervisor, project manager, and principal investigator.

Minimum Qualifications.

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate, with a minimum grade of C Plain. Experience in electronic data capture methods like SurveyCTO or Open Data Kit (ODK) and devices like electronic digital recorders.
• Must be attentive to detail and ensure the correctness of all data entered.
• Fluent in English and Swahili, both oral and written.
• Be available to work full-time on the project for the duration of the study.

Qualitative Field Interviewers. 

Duties and Responsibilities.

• Consenting the study respondents before the interviews and group discussions.
• Conducting interviews and focus group discussions with recruited participants.
• Note-taking/field notes and writing debriefing reports for all the interviews conducted.
• Ensure data quality and confidentiality.
• Ensuring the safety of data collection tools and equipment assigned.
• Any other related activity assigned by the project coordinator.

Minimum Qualifications.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Proven experience and skills in qualitative research.
• Ability to facilitate interviews and group discussions in English and Swahili.
• Be available to work full-time on the project for the duration of the study.

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY PAYMENTS TO ANYONE DURING ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.

Special Notice 

APHRC and Flexi Personnel are equal opportunity employers that are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and organizational needs. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process.