Qualitative Interviewer: ICAP at Columbia University (14Positions)

Position Summary

Conduct semi-structured in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) for a formative assessment of a bio-behavioral survey with key populations according to protocol and standard operating procedures.

Responsibilities

• Implementing the planning and scheduling of interview projects
• Conducting oral interviews with community members
• Providing transcriptions of interviews and bullets on key findings
• Summarizing and analyzing overall themes and audience-specific findings
• Communicating with internal team to provide regular updates on progress of interviews, noticeable key themes, and timelines

Experience, Skills and Minimum Required Qualifications

• Must have completed secondary school with a GCE Certificate or its equivalent. Preferably Diploma in a relevant field,
• Prior experience conducting qualitative interviews and focus group discussions in bio-behavioral survey will be an added advantage,
• Must have strong interpersonal, writing, and communication skills,
• Speak in a clear, pleasant, and understandable voice,
• Fluency in one or more local languages used in the study communities (i.e. Silozi, Chitonga, Chinyanja, Kikaonde and Cibemba),
• Ability to work with minimum supervision,