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Position Title: Research Associate, Nairobi, Kenya
Number of Positions: 6
About Bridge International Academies
Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our “school in a box” systems.
Our schools profitably deliver this high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, which enable the schools to cover all their costs and create a profitable central organization at scale. We have launched 37 schools in Kenya, we will double in size in the next 6 months, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students across the continent.
About this position
We have and are continuing to develop one of the most sophisticated approaches to providing affordable education to MILLIONS of children in one of the most challenging environments in the world!
A central part of this approach is played by our Research Department, which has core responsibility for conducting research, analyzing and providing critical analysis, insight, reports and data to the rest of the company about:
Number of Positions: 6
About Bridge International Academies
Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our “school in a box” systems.
Our schools profitably deliver this high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, which enable the schools to cover all their costs and create a profitable central organization at scale. We have launched 37 schools in Kenya, we will double in size in the next 6 months, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students across the continent.
About this position
We have and are continuing to develop one of the most sophisticated approaches to providing affordable education to MILLIONS of children in one of the most challenging environments in the world!
A central part of this approach is played by our Research Department, which has core responsibility for conducting research, analyzing and providing critical analysis, insight, reports and data to the rest of the company about:
- Socio-economic conditions of neighborhoods where we are considering locating new schools
- Competitive landscape of schools in the neighborhood (including pricing, offering and local perception)
- Plot-specific research regarding security and neighborhood perception of suitability
- Population Density analysis and calculation of normal walking distance of children
- Research at our existing schools to determine why parents choose or don’t choose our school
Our
Research Department uses a number of tools and resources to conduct this research
- Household surveys conducted on the ground by Research Associates
- Handheld GPS machines for calculating distances, catchments, population density info
- GIS Satellite Mapping software system
- Excel for data entry
- Automated analysis of data to quickly identify key metrics
- Systematized rating system for new potential plots
Research
Associates are the primary field-based researcher responsible for
- Personally conducting household interviews in slum communities
- Conducting field-based exercises to calculate population density using survey and GPS equipment
- Consolidating and entering data from surveys and research exercises into Excel at the office
- Writing research reports based on both quantitative and qualitative observations
- Participating in the design of new research studies
About
You
- You have minimum of 2+ years experience in conducting field research
- You have experience working in slums and informal settlements
- You are experienced and familiar using Excel for data entry
- You are very good at interpreting and using maps, and connecting what you see on a map with the realities when on the ground
- You have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Bachelors or Masters degree (degree in Sociology, Demography, or Anthropology a plus)
You
can apply and view detailed job requisitions on the Careers page at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com
