Innovations
for Poverty Action (IPA)
Position: Senior Field Officer - Farmers Skills Project
Deadline to Apply: Rolling Basis
Deadline to Apply: Rolling Basis
Start
Date: 1st
August, 2016 (subject to change)
Project: Farmers Skills
Location: Siaya Town
Eligibility: Position open to local Kenyan hires only
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.
Project
Objectives: Presently,
we are conducting a follow-up survey to analyze the impacts of farmer managed
research trials currently being implemented by the International Institute of
Tropical Agriculture (IITA).
The
research trials were first implemented during the long rain season of 2014 and
this follow up survey should be conducted just after the harvest. Including
training, the survey round is expected to last approximately six weeks.
Senior Field officer will gain valuable experience in field data collection.
He/She
will work closely with the Field managers to improve his/her own skills.
She/he
will be based in Siaya town and will travel throughout Yala, Ugunja, Ukwala,
Wagai and Boro.
He/She
will be expected to work Monday through Friday.
The Senior Field Officer will report directly to the Field manager and will be responsible for coordinating the activities of a small team of field officers.
Senior
Field Officer will organize transport, ensure that data is collected from field
officers and properly transferred to project supervisors, ensure that payments
are being made to respondents correctly and coordinate with village partners to
conduct data collection activities.
Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities:
- Supervise
field officers conducting data collection and provide feedback field
coordinator
- Coordinating
with field officers for scheduling of respondents for data collection
activities
- Assist
in the management of data collection activities: collecting data from
field officers on a daily basis, and turning over data to project manager
- Oversee
field officers and ensure research procedures are correctly implemented
- Conduct
data collection for various surveys and quality control (back checks)
- Gather
information to support project planning
- Lead
training activities for field officers
- Other
duties as necessary in response to project needs
Qualifications:
Required
- Bachelors’
degree in Agriculture, Economics, Social Work or a diploma with three (3)
years’ experience working on data collection activities
- Experience
working on data collection activities, especially computer-assisted
interviewing
- Strong
oral and written communication skills
- Basic
computer skills
Desired
- Fluent
in Luo
To
Apply:
Disclaimer: The
above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the
work being performed by the Senior Field Officer-Farmers Skills. 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.