IFPRI Consultant FIRM for survey based data collection Jobs Kenya 2025 – NGO Jobs in Kenya. International Food Policy Research Institute has announced a new and exciting career opportunity for job seekers in Kenya. They are currently hiring for the position of Consultant FIRM for survey based data collection at Nairobi. This role is a great opportunity for candidates.
IFPRI Consultant FIRM for survey based data collection Jobs 2025 Details
| Position | Consultant FIRM for survey based data collection |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Organization | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Application Deadline | 3rd Aug, 2025 |
| Job Type | Consultancy |
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Translate survey materials into appropriate local languages
- Finalize sampling plan together with IFPRI staff
- Update an existing SurveyCTO CAPI program (used in the same survey in a different country)
- Obtain local ethics approval and research permits
- Recruit and train qualified enumerators and supervisors, including both women and men so that interviewers and interviewees can be matched on gender.
- Lead the training of the field team, jointly with an IFPRI staff member (approximately 5 days).
- Pilot the surveys
- Supply materials for data collection (e.g., copies of survey and enumerator manuals, tablets)
- Maintain primary responsibility for the logistical aspects of fieldwork (e.g., renting transportation, lodging, recruitment of respondents, seeking community-level approval as appropriate).
- Identify households with eligible youth in each primary sampling unit.
- Conduct household interviews with the primary household respondent and one randomly selected youth respondent in each randomly selected household
- Provide regular communication on data collection and data processing throughout the duration of the project.
- Conduct back checks to ensure data quality
- Attend regular meetings with IFPRI staff to discuss progress
- Submit progress reports on data collection
- Conduct high-frequency data quality checks
- Share the raw data generated from CAPI with IFPRI during data collection, via a server.
- Conduct data cleaning to ensure consistency and range-checks; share the error check do-files with IFPRI.
- Provide responses to queries from IFPRI in relation to data cleaning (as needed).Deliver final dataset that incorporates IFPRI’s feedback.
- Provide a brief report covering quantitative survey fieldwork, as well as any issues related to data management and cleaning.
Requirements:
- Demonstrated experience successfully conducting large quantitative surveys that focus on youth
- Demonstrated ability to provide adequate logistical resources to recruit, train, deploy, and supervise enumerators
- Ability to conduct interviews in local languages while providing data and documentation in English.
- Experience in building trust and good relations with village leaders and respondents.
- Experience collecting data on sensitive topics from both young women and young men.
- Experience working with international and national researchers.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through the official IFPRI career portal.
(Visit the link and search for the job title “Consultant FIRM for survey based data collection – Nairobi” to begin your application.)
Make sure to submit your application before 3rd Aug, 2025, as late applications will not be considered.