Innovations for Poverty
Action (IPA)
Position: Senior
Field Officer – AFLASAFE Project(Multiple Positions)
Reporting To: Associate
Field Manager
Start Date: 1st
September, 2017
Location: Meru,
Tharaka Nithi, Embu
Duration: 1
Month 1 Week
Eligibility: Position
open to local Kenyan hires only
About Innovations for Poverty
Action: Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is an international
non-profit research organization dedicated to discovering and promoting
effective solutions to global poverty problems.
IPA works in
partnership with development partners and academic researchers to create and
evaluate approaches potential solutions to poverty problems using randomized
evaluations in the fields of health, education, microfinance, governance and
agriculture.
We also mobilize and support
these decision makers to use these solutions to build better programs and
policies at scale.
About the Project: AFLASAFE(Integration
of small holder farmers into modern value chains with food safety standards in
Kenya) is a project that is being implemented through IPA.
The project is led by
researchers from International Food Policy Institute (IFPRI based in the US)
and Wagengen University in the Netherlands.
The main aim of the study is
to evaluate the adoption of aflatoxin reducing technologies and their impact on
the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in Meru, Tharaka Nithi and Embu Counties
in Kenya.
About the Position: The
Senior Field Officer will work under the general supervision of the Associate
Field Manager and within the limits of Innovations for Poverty Action-Kenya
policies and procedures to manage and supervise the data collection process.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Data
collection management: This include supervising field officers, overseeing
and monitoring data collection, planning field logistics, organizing data
collected from the field, providing feedback on field operations and
survey instruments and conducting back checks.
- Human resource
management which includes: Assisting in training, monitoring staff
attendance and updating attendance records including leave forms; enforcing
all human resource policies and procedures in coordination with IPAK’s
Human Resource Manager and the AFM/RA
- Operations
management which includes: taking and updating inventory of all project
items, participating in general procurement and logistics for the project
and liaising with the operations department for necessary action
- Financial
management which includes: working with IPAK financial staff to keep
detailed accounts of all project activities and to monitor project field
expenses.
- Communication
and reporting: The Senior Field Officer will be expected to report to the
AFM on field activities and work plans.
- Organization
of Field Activities: this include working with the AFM to develop work
schedules, supervision plans, staff trainings and debriefing with the
teams after interviews.
- Ensure that
all survey materials are looked after properly and returned to the AFM
after the survey exercise is over. This includes the tablets.
- Other duties
related to project implementation and administrative tasks as needed
Other Tasks:
- Prompt arrival
at work
- Successfully
working in a team and avoiding/minimizing conflicts with the rest of the
team members
- Cooperation
with other project partners from other organizations
- Participating
in staff trainings and making efforts to improve one’s capacity
- Ensure data
integrity is maintained at all times
Qualifications and Experience
- University
degree in social sciences with 2 years consistent experience
- Good
communication skills in English. Knowledge of the local language used in the
study area will be an added advantage (Meru or Embu speakers)
- Experience in
a supervising or managing teams
- Experience in
conducting quantitative data collection, including experience in
conducting surveys using SurveyCTO.
- Skills to
interact with partners and farmers and to engage farmers in data
collection
- Ability to
work independently in a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, and
multi-cultural environment.
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply
online
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the
general nature and level of the work being performed by the Senior Field
Officer-AFLASAFE Project. 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.