Field Officers for Qualitative Studies

Tasks

The consultant is expected to finalize the following tasks:

• Attend a 1-2 day training regarding the study and the tools that will be used in the Focus Group Discussions and key informant interviews
• Conduct Key Informant interviews and Focus Group Discussions with pre-identified key informants, number to be determined.
• Set appointments with key informants for interviews
• Prepare all documents needed for the focus group discussions and key informant interviews
• Record interviews whenever applicable.
• Take interview notes where recording is not possible.
• Transcribe all conducted interviews (both recorded and those without recording) in the form of notes in English

Deliverables

The facilitator is expected to deliver the following by the end of his/her consultancy period:

• Excel spreadsheet containing details pertaining to the interviews and focus group discussions that were conducted 
• Hard and/or soft copies of field notes, audio files, consent forms and any other notes, as applicable
• Soft copies of the interview transcripts in English using a preset template

Qualifications

• Experience in conducting interviews and focus group discussions in Arabic and English
• Experience in transcribing interviews and focus group discussions in English