Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Field Officers – Data Experiment Kenya Project
Eligibility: Position open to local Kenyan hires only.
Field Officers – Data Experiment Kenya Project
6 Positions
Reporting To: Associate Field Manager / Senior Field Officer
Start Date: 15th October 2018
Location: Nairobi
Duration: 2 Months
Deadline to Apply: 23rd September 2018
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: This study aims to understand the role of the internet on
people’s financial and economic lives in particular, how it affects their
access to jobs and skills, their access to informal and formal credit,
interactions with their social networks and the networks themselves, their
political and social attitudes (for example, with respect to gender).
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 Officers will also be
involved in undertaking phone surveys when necessary, as well as will be
expected to assist with office tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
Duties and Responsibilities:
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Conducting phone call surveys to
collect data for the Data Experiment Kenya Project
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Diligent completion of checklists and
other means of monitoring data
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Data entry tasks as assigned by the
Senior Field Officer
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Helping to have materials organized
in readiness for data collection
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Ensuring high data quality (low error
rates)
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Proper use and maintenance of project
equipment
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Prompt arrival at work and completion
of scheduled activities each day
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Successfully working in a team and
avoiding/minimizing conflicts with the rest of the team members
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Participating in staff trainings and
making efforts to improve one’s capacity
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Other tasks as assigned by
supervisors
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Positive, hard-work attitude, with
the aim of individually and helping the team complete the work
Qualifications and Experience:
Required:
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Diploma/Degree
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Excellent oral and written
communication in both English and Kiswahili
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Excellent management and
organizational skills;
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Should be willing to work under
pressure
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Ability to comfortably work in a team
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Experience in data collection through
CAI
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Honest, diligent and self-driven
individual
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Experience with phone call surveys
Preferred:
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Bachelor’s degree
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Experience working with phone call
surveys;
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Experience in data collection and
survey administration, preferably using CAI (SurveyCTO)
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- Data
Experiment Kenya 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.