Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Vacant Positions: Field
Officers (Phone Surveys) – Universal Basic Income (UBI)
Project
23 Positions
Reporting To: Senior Field Officer
Start Date: 4th November, 2019
Location: Siaya
Duration: 1.5 Months
Deadline to Apply: 27th October, 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: A universal basic income (UBI) is a recurring,
unconditional cash transfer sized to meet basic needs and paid to all members
of a society. Proponents argue that a UBI has the
potential to eliminate extreme poverty and to counteract the harmful effects of rising inequality in wealthier countries.
potential to eliminate extreme poverty and to counteract the harmful effects of rising inequality in wealthier countries.
The objective of the project is to
test the hypothesis that a universal basic income is an effective way to
eliminate extreme global poverty. This is a central policy question currently
being debated in several emerging markets, both in developed and developing
countries, and is also highly relevant for foreign aid policy.
In addition to informing policy
debates over the adoption of a UBI, our study design will also let us address
two deeper conceptual questions about the design of social protection in the
emerging markets. IPA is partnering with Give Directly which is already
involved in delivering cash transfers as part of two large-scale randomized
controlled trials – one on the general equilibrium effects of cash transfers,
and one on the role of aspirations.
About the Position: Reporting to the Senior Field Officer, the Field Officer
will primarily be responsible for collection of high-quality data via phone
surveys. He/she will be predominantly
based in the IPA Siaya office.
based in the IPA Siaya office.
Duties and Responsibilities
·
Timely collection of quality data by
conducting surveys, interviews and other scheduled activities by telephone and
by rigorously following the study protocol with minimal supervision
·
Interacting with respondents and
project partners with the highest level of integrity and understanding.
·
Ensure that data integrity is always
maintained and minimize errors in data collection and transmission.
·
Creating and sustaining a positive
relationship with the study respondents
·
Providing study management team with
regular feedback on data collection activities.
·
10 % of the time, performing office
duties such as translation work, filing, making of phone calls to identified
respondents to schedule visits, and other duties as assigned and directed by
the supervisor.
Qualifications and Experience
Required
·
A bachelor’s degree or a diploma with
one years’ experience
·
Excellent oral and written
communication in English and Swahili. Language skills in Luo and Kipsigis are
advantageous.
·
Ability to handle and speak with
people from diverse cultural back grounds
·
Ability to work independently and as
a part of the team.
·
Experience with data collection using
both paper surveys and computerized surveys.
·
Ability to be flexible and
comfortable interviewing both illiterate and high cadre individuals while
maintaining professionalism.
·
Basic computing knowledge and skills
– Mandatory.
Desired
·
Experience in electronic data
collection using SurveyCTO, ODK or any other CAIs.
·
Knowledge and ability to communicate
in local languages spoken in Siaya and Bomet Counties.
·
Demonstrated ability to work in a
demanding environment including weekends.
·
Prior experience conducting phone
surveys is very desirable
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply
online
Vacant Position: Senior Field Officer (Phone Survey) – UBI Project
5 Positions
Reporting To: Field
Manager
Start Date: 4th
November, 2019
Location: Siaya
Duration: 1.5
Months
Deadline to Apply: 27th
October, 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: A
universal basic income (UBI) is a recurring, unconditional cash transfer sized
to meet basic needs and paid to all members of a society. Proponents argue that
a UBI has
the potential to eliminate extreme poverty and to counteract the harmful effects of rising inequality in wealthier countries.
the potential to eliminate extreme poverty and to counteract the harmful effects of rising inequality in wealthier countries.
The
objective of the project is to test the hypothesis that a universal basic income
is an effective way to eliminate extreme global poverty. This is a central
policy question currently being debated in several emerging markets, both in
developed and developing countries, and is also highly relevant for foreign aid
policy.
In
addition to informing policy debates over the adoption of a UBI, our study
design will also let us address two deeper conceptual questions about the
design of social protection in the emerging markets.
IPA
is partnering with Give Directly which is already involved in delivering cash
transfers as part of two large-scale randomized controlled trials – one on the
general equilibrium effects of cash transfers, and one on the role of
aspirations.
About the Position: Reporting
to the Field Manager, the Senior Field Officer will primarily be responsible
for managing the team collecting data via phone surveys. He/she will be
predominantly based in IPA Siaya office.
Below
is a list of some of the general duties and responsibilities of the Senior
Field Officer, to be carried out as needed according to the determination of
the Field Manager.
Duties and Responsibilities
·
Data collection management which
includes leading a team conducting phone surveys and provide feedback on
SurveyCTO programming, assist in survey translations, overseeing, monitoring
and conducting data collection.
·
Work closely with staff to develop
work schedules before any activities begin. Discuss and seek the approval of
the project management on the work schedules, make changes/adapt if necessary,
following the outcomes of these discussions.
·
Ensure that all the teams have all
necessary material/tools required for data collection. This must be made
available on time.
·
Ensure completion of scheduled
activities each day in a timely manner including keeping logs of work
accomplished.
·
Organizing data collected and
providing feedback on operations and survey instruments.
·
Conduct spot checks, back checks,
sit-ins and give feedback to the Field Officers and management team that will
inform and monitor improvements.
·
Human resource management which
includes: supervision, monitoring and appraisal of FOs.
·
The SFO will be expected to report to
the FM on activities and plans and will be required to participate in weekly
meetings with the FM and the rest of the project team.
·
Other tasks as assigned by the
project management team.
Qualifications and Experience:
Required:
·
A bachelor’s degree or a diploma with
one years’ experience
·
Excellent oral and written
communication in English and Swahili. Language skills in Luo and Kipsigis is an
added advantage.
·
One year of data collection
management experience with extensive experience supervising and implementing
data collection and managing Field Officers.
·
Prior work experience in data
collection using SurveyCTO and managing electronic data collection systems.
·
Excellent management and
organizational skills
·
Demonstrated ability to manage data
collection at various levels (planning, collecting, backchecking and reporting)
·
Flexible, self-motivated, able to
manage multiple tasks efficiently and a team player
·
Advanced user of Microsoft Office
suite (Excel, Word)
Desired:
·
Experience in leading a team
·
Experience in conducting data quality
checks for quantitative data.
·
Experience in developing work plans,
survey tracking and reporting.
·
Demonstrated ability to work in
demanding environment including weekends.
·
Prior experience managing teams
conducting phone surveys is very desirable
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-UBI 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.