Demand for Sanitation in Kenyan Urban
Slums (DSKUS)
Position: Field Officer
Deadline to Apply: July 7th 2015
Start Date: July 20th 2015
Location: Nairobi
About Innovations for Poverty Action: Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a
non-profit research organization that creates and evaluates approaches to
solving development problems.
IPA disseminates the results of its
evaluations to policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors around the
world.
About the project: The
primary research objective is to evaluate the effect that connection subsidies
and a hygiene awareness campaign have on demand for sanitation in the informal
settlement of Kayole Soweto, Kenya.
Other barriers to connection take up,
such as collective action issues in multi-household compounds and resident
versus non-resident landlords will be studied.
Results of this study will be used to
inform pricing of subsidy schemes for sewer connections globally.
Combined with added knowledge about
the effect of information and awareness campaigns, the goal of this study is to
determine cost-effective policies to improve connectivity and usage of sewage
systems in the developing world.
Work Duration: Successful applicants will initially be hired for
one month on a casual basis.
Those who demonstrate consistent
exceptional abilities and performance may be considered for a longer term
placement with the same project.
Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities:
General
- Arrive at work on time
- Complete scheduled activities each day in a
timely manner
- Demonstrate integrity and understanding during
interaction with community members and partner organization staff
- On non-field days, perform office duties with
care (for instance translation work, which will be taught as needed)
- Assist in daily survey organization and
storage
- Ensure data integrity is maintained at all
times and minimize errors in data collection
- Administer household surveys
- Distribute vouchers
- Provide the FM/AFMs with daily feedback
regarding surveying activities
Qualifications:
Required
- Excellent oral and written communication
skills in both English and Kiswahili.
- Experience with data collection through
household surveys, academic tests, exit interviews, focus groups or
observations
- Ability to recognize when questions are
difficult or unclear to subjects
- Excellent note taking ability during
interviews
- Comfortable with interviewing individuals
within their homes
- Basic computer knowledge and skills (mandatory)
- Ability to comfortably work with groups and
within groups
Desired
- Bachelors’ degree or college diploma in social
sciences, health and /or business administration- these must be genuine -
reserve the right to countercheck
- Past experience in data collection – show
proof of this in application
- Experience in data collection using Open Data
Kit (ODK) / SurveyCTO
- Experience working with the project is an
added advantage.
To Apply:
To apply, please send a cover letter
and detailed CV, 3 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.
Applications can be submitted by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org
If you submit by email, please ensure
that the subject line reads: “Field Officer” REF No: DSKUS-2015-06-22.
Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted by email for an interview.
Applicants are encouraged to apply
early, as applications will be reviewed on a ROLLING BASIS.
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the Field Officer. 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.