Qualitative Facilitator

**Job Advert Summary**:
The qualitative facilitator will report to the Centre Qualitative Research Manager and will work closely with project teams and site support staff to successfully implement their role. This position is offered on a **13M month contract**.

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Minimum requirements**:

- 3 year degree in the human or social sciences
- Strong qualitative analytic skills
- Experience with multi-phase projects
- Fluency in English and isiZulu
- Ability to use Microsoft Word
- Good interpersonal, organisational and problem solving skills
- Ability to work accurately, independently and in a team
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and attention to detail
- Previous experience with in-depth interviews or facilitating focus groups
- Previous research experience with children or other vulnerable groups
- Experience with qualitative data coding using Atlas TI or NVivo
- Demonstrable experience in transcription and translation from Zulu to English
- A valid and unendorsed driver’s license
- Experience of working in rural communities
- Willingness to work after hours and over weekends

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Key responsibilities**:

- Working with the qualitative manager to ensure that data collection activities are conducted smoothly, ethically, and completed to deadlines
- Recruiting adult research participants and key stakeholder informants (for example community health workers or clinic staff)
- Scheduling and undertaking key informant and stakeholder in-depth interviews
- Collecting interview notes and facilitating audio recording of the interview.
- Recruiting participants and conducting focus group discussions with adults, adolescents and children
- Participating actively in team review meetings and feedback discussions
- Completing some transcription and translation of interviews from Zulu into English
- Ensuring qualitative data is correctly stored and uploaded using data technology provided
- Assisting with data collection activities, following up on research participants and contact visits
- Maintaining documentation and records of all field activities, and prepare field reports
- Adhering to ethical conduct requirements at all times in the field and office

Carrying out any other activities deemed necessary for the success of the project