Position: Senior Field Officer - Early Learning in Private and
Public Pre-Primary and Primary Schools (Kenya)
Location: Busia, Kenya
Deadline
to Apply:Applications to be reviewed on a rolling basis
Start
Date: June,
6th 2016
Eligibility: Position open to local Kenyan
hires only
IPA
disseminates the results of its evaluations to policymakers, practitioners,
investors and donors around the world.
About
the project: Early
Learning in Private and Public Pre-Primary and Primary Schools (Kenya) project
will compare learning outcomes in low cost private schools relative to other available
options in the vicinity.
There
is tremendous growth and innovation in the low cost private school market and
this project aims to use a randomized controlled trial to better understand the
effectiveness of such schools relative to public school options.
The
Principal Investigators for this project are Anthony Keats (Wesleyan
University), Michael Kremer (Harvard University) Isaac Mbiti (University of
Virginia) and Owen Ozier (World Bank).
Innovations
for Poverty Action is currently preparing for a phone call follow up survey to
parents who applied to the UnitedWEREACH scholarship program.
About
the Position: Reporting
to the Field Manager, the Senior Field Officer will assist in data collection
and supervision of FOs.
The
Senior Field Officer will work closely with fellow Senior Field Officers, Field
Officers and with the management team. He/she will spend approximately all of
his/her time in the office.
Responsibilities
- Supervise
a team of 5 field officers in the office/field, manage their work, and
ensure that they are all following IPA survey protocols;
- Managing
data collection tablets/netbooks, charging, passwords and custody;
- Verify
that field officers have interviewed the right respondent;
- Uploading
all data collected by various groups to the server;
- Back
checking and editing activities of each team using tracking forms
accurately and consistently, and give daily updates to the FM;
- Do
frequent and random spot checking in the office in order to monitor
Surveyors;
- Report
consistent problems to the FM;
- Promptly
respond to contact from the FM or other IPA staff;
- Perform
other duties related to the project that may be assigned to him/her.
Qualifications:
- A
diploma or University degree in Education, Economics, or any other related
field;
- Minimum
of 1-3 years working experience;
- Strong
oral and written communication skills in English;
- Strong
oral proficiency and basic grammatical knowledge of Kiswahili;
- Good
interpersonal skills; specifically, good at interacting with
parents/teachers;
- Ability
to work with little or no supervision;
- Previous
experience (at least one year) in any of these positions;
- Computer
literacy with proficiency in MS word and excel.
To
Apply: CLICK HERE
Disclaimer: The above
statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work
being performed by the Senior Field Officer - Early Learning in Private and
Public Pre-Primary and Primary Schools (Kenya). 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.