Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Job Vacancies: Field
Officer – Medicine Access (NAP) Project
18 positions
Reporting To: Senior
Field Officer
Start Date: 26th
September, 2019
Location: Kakamega,
West Pokot, Samburu, Narok, Nyeri, Embu, Kwale and Makueni
Duration: 1
& 1⁄2 Months
Deadline to Apply: 25th
August,2019
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.
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: Medicine
Access Project that aims to evaluate the impact of a new non-communicable
disease medicine access program on the availability and price of the new
medicine included in the program portfolio at health facilities and households
in 8 counties targeted by the program in Kenya using a cluster-randomized trial
design.
Access to medicine in Kenya is via
public, non-for-profit. In the private sector patients pay the price of the
medicines out-of-pocket; in the public and not-for-profit sector—Ministry of
Health facilities or facilities affiliated with faith-based
organizations—patients may be charged either the full price or a partial
cost-recovery fee.
Out-of-pocket spending can result in
catastrophic health expenditure and increased poverty. A household survey
conducted in 2008 indicates that 82% of patients pay out of pocket for their
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) medicines. About 33% of respondents who
reported being diagnosed and prescribed an NCD medicine had that medicine
available in their house at the time of the survey.
We seek to evaluate the impact of the
new medicine access program on the availability and pricing of the new medicine
in the program at the facilities and households in target counties. Data for
the evaluation will be collected at two levels: health facilities and
households. We are preparing for midline data collection, the third of five
phases of data collection, after the program implementation.
Duties and Responsibilities:
General: Electronic data collection
on Survey CTO: Assist with translations, pretesting and piloting surveys,
conducting data collection, providing feedback during debriefs on field
operations and survey instruments that will inform and monitor improvements in
project operations
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Supports qualitative data collection
through in-depth interviews and recording
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Ensure data integrity is always
maintained and minimize errors in survey administration
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Completion of scheduled activities
each day in a timely manner
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Interact with community members with
the highest level of integrity and understanding
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On non-field days, conscientious
performance of office work, for instance translations and peer
training/learning
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Assist in daily electronic devices
maintenance and storage
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Maintaining high standards of
professional integrity in all activities
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Successfully complete all tasks assigned
by the NAP management team
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Other tasks as assigned by the Field
Manager/Research Associate/Research Manager
Qualifications and Experience:
Required
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Diploma / Bachelor’s Degree in Public
Health Science, Pharmaceutical technology, Social Sciences or other related
disciplines
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Excellent oral and written
communication skills in both English and Swahili
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Excellent management and
organizational skills
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Flexible, self-motivated and able to
manage multiple tasks efficiently, a team player.
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Computer literate
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Previous experience in data
collection and survey administration
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Experience with position
responsibilities listed above
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Previous electronic data collection
experience.
Preferred
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Demonstrated experience in conducting
qualitative methods of data collection
Desired
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Over 2 years of experience in
respondent tracking and data collection.
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Fluency in local language(s) of the
areas of operations
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Candidates with public health or
community health or pharmaceutical technology background is an added advantage.
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-NAP 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 at any recruitment
stage.