Data Entry Agents (Nairobi, Kenya)

Job Announcement: Data Entry Agents (Nairobi, Kenya) 26 January 2011

School-to-School International (STS) is seeking three Data Entry Agents to enter data for a two-year external impact evaluation of the Kenya Youth Employability Project (YEP). The Data Entry Agents will work under the supervision of the Nairobi-based Evaluation Coordinator and U.S.-based evaluation specialists at STS. Funding for the evaluation comes from the International Youth Foundation (IYF). The YEP interventions are being implemented by the African Centre for Women, Information & Communications Technology (ACWICT).
The evaluation will examine whether a series of interventions have an impact on employability of 700 participating young women from Nairobi. The interventions include training in information communication technology (ICT), life skills, and reproductive health. The training will be followed up by internships and job placement services. In addition to the project participants, another 700 young women will serve as a control group for the evaluation.
The Data Entry Agents will be responsible for entering data that have been collected through quantitative and qualitative procedures (i.e., surveys, interviews, focus groups) from the 1,400 young women in the study. The data will be provided to the Evaluation Coordinator, who in turn will provide data files to analysts in the U.S.
The project will last for two years, starting in January 2011 and finishing in December 2012. The position is part-time, with approximately 17 days of work per surveyor in Year 1 (January to December 2011) and 20 days of work per surveyor in Year 2 (January 2012 to December 2012) according to the following schedule:
Year 1: February-March (4 days); June-July (4 days); October-December (9 days)
Year 2: February (4 days); April (4 days); June (4 days); August (4 days); October (4 days)
The candidate should have some experience in data entry or data collection on evaluations of projects in Kenya. A university degree in an area such economics, sociology, statistics, education, or health is required. In addition to these qualifications, having some of the following skills is required:

• Prior experience working with evaluation projects;
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative evaluations;
• Ability to follow instructions and enter data accurately;
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting;
• Ability to follow schedules and meet deadlines;
• Strong facility with the English language;
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

The Data Entry Agents will have frequent communications with the Evaluation Coordinator and occasional contact with the U.S.-based specialists, and will be able to access staff and perhaps facilities at Nairobi-based partner organizations. Data will be entered at a central location in Nairobi.
Please send a cover letter and resume to: info@sts-international.org.
The closing date for applications is 12 February 2011. We will send a return email verifying that each application was received. Daily rates for this position will be commensurate project budgetary guidelines.