Field Officer
Field Officer –STRIP Project
Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications and Experience
Field Officer –STRIP Project
60 Positions
Reporting To: Associate Field
Manager
Start Date: 15th March, 2018
Location: Siaya, Bungoma and
Busia
Deadline to Apply: 4th March,
2018
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: Selective Trials project is trying to learn about
farming and technology adoption practices among households in rural Kenya, with
US-based Researchers Pascaline Dupas from Stanford University, Sylvain Chassang
from Princeton University,Catlan Reardon from University of California,
Berkeley and Erik Snowberg from the California Institute of Technology.
We are currently preparing for a
follow-up survey to be carried out in households across Busia, Bungoma and
Siaya counties.
About the Position: The Field Officer, under the supervision of the
Associate Field Manager and Senior Field Officer, will be primarily responsible
for survey administration as per the set targets. The Field Offices will also
be involved in undertaking phone surveys. The Field Officer will also be
expected to assist with office tasks including translations and data entry.
Duties and Responsibilities:
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Accurate survey administration
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Ability to meet the daily set survey
targets
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Assist in office duties when required
e.g. translation, data entry
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Actively engage in project
discussions
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Work as part of a team
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Report to SFO daily on field updates
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Submit timely notice on leave day
bookings
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Respondent tracking
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Proper use of equipment used to
facilitate data collection e.g. Tablets, G.P.S
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Honest accounting of field allowances
Qualifications and Experience
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College diploma or bachelor’s degree
in social sciences
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At least one-year experience in
household data collection
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Excellent oral and written
communication skills in both English and Kiswahili.
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Good interpersonal skills;
specifically, good at interacting with respondents
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Comfortable with interviewing
individuals within their homes;
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Ability to work in rough terrain and
harsh weather conditions in the field
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Ability to comfortably work as a team
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Experience in data collection through
CAI
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Honest, diligent and self-driven
individual
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 Field Officer-
STRIP 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.
