Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Oxfam {affiliate/} is looking for Research Assistants

The Research Assistants will be critical of support with the following areas.

Responsibilities or duties

• Administering of the survey tools to collect information from the sampled people.
• Support with qualitative data collection
• Support with data cleaning of the collected data on daily basis.
• Syncing of the collected data
• Perform any other duties assigned by the line manager

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam’s mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.

Experience needed

• Minimum of a Degree in relevant qualifications (Agriculture/ Energy/ Natural Resource Management/ Disaster Risk Management/ Gender
• Experience in conducting surveys for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
• Ability to use phone for data collection and those with experience in using Survey CTO will have an added advantage.
• Ability to work independently to meet daily target with very minimal supervision.
• Good teamwork, time management and positive attitude

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

Desirable

• Conversant with Survey CTO application for data collection
• Chichewa and English are essential (Both written and spoken)
• Willingness to travel to any of the mentioned Districts.
• Commitment to Oxfam’s overall aims and policies including demonstrable commitment to gender equality and adhere to safeguarding principles.
• Have a good working mobile phone with android application and will be willing to use the personal gadget for data collection.

We offer:

We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits.

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more.

• Administering of the survey tools to collect information from the sampled people.
• Support with qualitative data collection
• Support with data cleaning of the collected data on daily basis.
• Syncing of the collected data
• Perform any other duties assigned by the line manager

• Ability to use phone for data collection
• Ability to work independently to meet daily target with very minimal supervision.
• Good teamwork
• Time management
• Positive attitude
• Conversant with Survey CTO application for data collection
• Chichewa and English are essential (Both written and spoken)
• Willingness to travel to any of the mentioned Districts.
• Commitment to Oxfam’s overall aims and policies including demonstrable commitment to gender equality and adhere to safeguarding principles.
• Have a good working mobile phone with android application and will be willing to use the personal gadget for data collection.

• Minimum of a Degree in relevant qualifications (Agriculture/ Energy/ Natural Resource Management/ Disaster Risk Management/ Gender
• Experience in conducting surveys for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)