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Date Posted: Thursday, July 27 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Position summary:
• Four Rwandan contractors, who will work in two teams of two, are sought to support the lead evaluator in the collection of qualitative research that will be used as part of the final evaluation of the CD4 project. Since the lead evaluator is based in the United States and does not speak Kinyarwanda, these research assistants are responsible for in-country implementation of the qualitative data collection. The lead evaluator will create the research plan and tools, with guidance on who to interview and what to ask, and she will provide in-person training during a trip scheduled for the beginning of the contract. The research assistants will then be responsible for leading all focus group discussions and some key informant interviews, adapting the provided tools as needed and taking very thorough notes to provide complete, detailed English-language transcripts to the lead researcher.

Responsibilities:
• Facilitate focus group discussions (FGDs) with cooperative members:
o Each pair of researchers will facilitate two FGDs on the same day (one with men, one with men) across 6 cooperatives, for a total of 12 FGDs on 6 days. These will take place in the field at the cooperatives’ office, CD4 will provide transport.
o One research assistant will act as the facilitator of the discussion while the other will take detailed notes and support the facilitator as needed.
o The lead evaluator will provide a facilitation guide with questions, but the research assistants should be prepared to adapt and tailor the questions asked depending on the flow of the discussion.
• Lead key informant interviews (KIIs):
o Each pair of researchers will conduct 6 KIIs with the leaders of the cooperatives who participated in the FGDs, conducted on the same day as the FGDs.
o Each pair of researchers will also conduct 5 additional KIIs done with local government officials, federation and unions leaders, and CD4 project union advisors.
o Where possible the pair of research assistants will conduct these KIIs together, with one acting as the lead facilitator and the other as the lead note-taker, but with both able to ask strategic follow-up questions.
o Research assistance will use questionnaires developed by the lead researcher but should plan to adapt the questions asked depending on the flow of the discussion.
• Support facilitation and note taking during “Scorecard workshop” event.
o During the lead researcher’s visit to the country, a full-day scorecard workshop event will be scheduled with various project stakeholders including government officials, cooperative leaders and members, CD4 staff, and leaders of other civil society organizations.
o The research assistants will attend this event and will support the lead evaluator with facilitation, including providing interpretation into Kinyarwanda of the discussion introduction and guidelines, leading small-group break-out discussions, and taking detailed notes of the discussions in small groups.
• Review and help finalize translations from English to Kinyarwanda of research tools.
o During the two days of initial training, the team of research assistants will help the lead researcher to review and revise the FGD and KII tools (questionnaires, discussion guides) in English
o The tools will be provided with initial translation from English to Kinyarwanda already completed, but the research assistants will review these translations for accuracy and help to improve the as needed, and will also help to make changes to the translation based on the changes to the English versions made together as a group
• Create thorough, accurate transcripts of qualitative data collection, translated into English.
o For all KIIs, FGDs, and small-group discussions at the scorecard workshop event that the research assistants are involved with conducting, the research assistant should take very detailed notes of everything that is said (including both the actual questions they asked and the responses). This can be done in English or Kinyarwanda, but if the latter then it must be translated and shared with the lead researcher in English.
o The notes must show all questions asked as well as all responses given, and in the case of FGDs it should note which participant gave each answer (with anonymized descriptors), and how many agreed or disagreed on various ideas that were shared.
o The lead research will provide a template for note taking.
o Where permission is given, the research assistants will make an audio recording of the KII, FGD or scorecard discussion and listen to it later and make a word-by-word transcription. The lead evaluator will provide professional recording devices for this purpose.
o Where the two research assistants work together on a FGD, the lead note-taker is the person primarily responsible for creating the transcription, but the other (who played the role of facilitator) should also review the transcription and provide any additional details or revisions as needed.

Required Skills and Qualifications:
Required:
• Some post-secondary education.
• 2+ years’ experience in leading Focus Group Discussions with rural populations.
• 2+ years’ experience in conducting Key Informant Interviews.
• Strong note-taking skills.
• Native Kinyarwanda language skills.
• Excellent English language skills (written and spoken).
• Willingness to travel to remote places for field work.
• Experience working in a team.
• Must use own computer for creating transcripts.

Desired:
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field
• Experience in working on agriculture projects (especially dairy, horticulture or maize)
• Experience in working with producer cooperatives.
• Experience with project evaluations for an international organization
• Strong typing skills (40 words per minute or more).

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• Interested consultants are encouraged to send your CV and a cover letter showing how you fulfill the required qualifications, your daily rate and why you are interested in this position to Procurement.CDP@landolakes.com  no later than July 30th, 2023 12:00 Midnight Rwanda time. This should be in one file (pdf or word document). The title of the email must include “Local Qualitative Field Research Assistant”.
• Applications received after the closing date/time mentioned, maybe rejected.

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