AHME Project
Position: Associate Field Managers
Location: Western, Nyanza, Rift-valley, Central, Eastern,
Coast and Nairobi
Eligibility: Position open to local Kenyan hires only
In close partnership with decision
makers - the policymakers, practitioners, investors, and donors working with
the poor around the world - we design and evaluate potential solutions to
poverty problems using randomized evaluations, the most rigorous evaluation
method available.
We also mobilize and support these
decision makers to use these solutions to build better programs and policies at
scale.
About the AHME Project: The
AHME Impact Evaluation is an external evaluation of the African Health Markets
for Equity (AHME) initiative.
The goal of the impact evaluation is
to rigorously evaluate the extent to which transforming the business model of
franchised providers and expanding access to demand side financing through AHME
generates effective and cost-effective coverage of priority technologies and
interventions amongst the poor
AHME seeks qualified applicants for
the position of Associate Field Managers
They will be based in any of these
regions: Western, Nyanza, Rift-valley, Central, Eastern, and Nairobi with
regular travels within the regions.
He/she will work mostly independently
but occasionally with fellow Associate Field Managers and with the Project
Management Team.
The Associate Field Manager will
spend approximately 90% of his/her time in the field and 10% in the office
Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities:
- The Associate Field Manager will work closely
with both international and local researchers and other field staff to
perform a variety of tasks including, but not limited to screen health
facilities for eligibility
- Conduct in-depth interviews with clinic staff
- Have a good understanding of the subject
matter for discussion
- Debrief with management team after interview
or focus group sessions with Clinic Staff
- Interact with facility staff with the highest
level of integrity and understanding
- On non-field days, conscientious performance
of office work for instance translations, training/learning
- Ensure data integrity is maintained at all
times and minimize errors in data collection and transport
- Administer facility surveys/provider surveys
and acquire records from health care facilities
- Networking with the different components of
the project and reporting appropriately
- Completion of scheduled activities each day in
a timely manner
Qualifications:
Required
- Bachelors’ degree or college diploma in
Nursing, Clinical Officer and/or allied health related fields
- Excellent oral and written communication
skills in both English and Kiswahili
- Must be a careful listener that will guide the
discussions
- Ability to understand various expressions
- Experience with data collection through
observations, focus groups, facility and household surveys, academic tests
and exit interviews
- Preferred previous experience conducting
qualitative research interviews
- Excellent note taking ability during
interviews
- Willingness to travel within the regions we
are working in
- Comfortable with interviewing professional
individuals at healthcare facilities
Desired
- Past experience in data collection
- Previous experience working with a health
facility or experience as a health workers is an added advantage
To Apply:
Please send a cover letter and
detailed CV, 2 references, daytime phone number(s), and email address.
Your CV should include your scores or
grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about any
relevant work experience and languages spoken fluently
Applications must be submitted by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org please ensure that the subject line reads: “ASSOCIATE FIELD MANAGER-AHME” REF NO: 2015-05-01
Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted by email for an interview.
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the Associate Field Manager. The statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Please note that IPA will never request any form of payment from an applicant. Applicants are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA prior to releasing any extensive personal information to the organization. Please direct questions to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org.
