GiveDirectly
Job Title: Field Officer
Ref: FO/10/2015
Reports to: Associate Field Manager
Start date: 16th November, 2015
Location: Kisumu
/ Homabay Counties
Duration: 3 months, with possibility of extension based on
performance, availability of funds and continuity of the organisation.
Deadline to apply: 5th November, 2015.
About GiveDirectly: GiveDirectly is an NGO that provides direct,
unconditional cash transfers to the extreme poor.
Role Overview: The Enrollment Field Officer is the front-line of interaction with recipients in enrolling them into GiveDirectly’s program.
They visit recipient households,
administer surveys, and explain aspects of GiveDirectly’s program to them.
Responsibilities and exact activities vary by team.
A Field Officer must have a strong
interest in advancing the distinctive values and mission of GiveDirectly.
Responsibilities:
Census team
- Meet with village elders and guides to
understand village boundaries
- Working with a partner, visit every household
in the villages assigned
- Complete census surveys using ODK with
accurate data
Registration team
- Explain GiveDirectly’s program to eligible
households
- Provide cell phones and SIM cards as
appropriate
- Identify and eliminate ineligible households
- Complete surveys using ODK with accurate data
Back check team
- Explain safety and readiness information to
recipients
- Ensure someone in the household is ready to
operate the phone to access transfers
- Identify and eliminate ineligible households
- Complete surveys using ODK with accurate data
Special Enrollment team
- Barazas: explain GiveDirectly program to
recipients and non-recipients in a village meeting. Answer any questions.
- Audits: In suspicious cases, visit recipient
households and administer surveys to make a final determination of the
household’s eligibility status.
A given Field Officer will be a
member of one of these teams.
Requirements
- Diploma or Degree in a relevant field.
- At least 1 year working experience with
vulnerable communities
- Fluency in English and Luo; excellent written
and oral communication skills.
- Basic computer knowledge and skills and good
typing skills.
- Comfortable interviewing individuals within
their homes in the field.
- Ability to comfortably work with and within
different teams.
How to Apply:
Applications should include a Cover
Letter (Indicate the vacancy number) and Current Curriculum Vitae with 3
references, daytime phone number(s), email address, your scores or grades and
other measures of academic achievement, and details about any relevant work experience.
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications viahttps://givedirectly.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk0hn32
Applicants are encouraged to apply early, as applications will be reviewed on a ROLLING BASIS.
Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted for an interview.
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. The Management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Please note that GiveDirectly will never request for any form of payment from an applicant.
More information about us is available at: http://www.givedirectly.org.
