Innovations for Poverty Action
(IPA) Busara Project
Position: Field Officer
Deadline to Apply: October 27th, 2014
Start Date: November
Location: Nationwide
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
is a non-profit research organization that creates and evaluates approaches to
solving development problems.
IPA disseminates the results of its
evaluations to policy makers, practitioners, investors and donors around the
world.
About the Project: This research will be working with the Busara
Center for Behavioral Economics and Bridge International Academis to assess the
effectiveness and impact of their unique school curriculum.
Field officers will be working with
schools nationwide to assess and measure student performance, teacher
motivation, and effects of education on family livelihoods.
The research study will be conducted
in 15-20 counties across Kenya and will require significant travel.
Working outside of regular business
hours (in the morning or in the evening) will sometimes be necessary.
As a field officer, responsibilities
include, but are not limited to
- Explaining research objectives and obtaining
informed consent from participants
- Conducting school surveys with selected
schools and students
- Demonstrating integrity and understanding
during interaction with school heads, and partner organization staff
- Ensuring data integrity is maintained at all
times and minimize errors in data collection
- Assisting in daily survey organization and
storage, and maintenance of equipment
- Providing the Project Lead with daily feedback
regarding surveying activities
- On non-field days, performing office duties
such translation work, filing of records, and other administrative tasks
Key Requirements:
Required
- Excellent oral and written communication
skills in both English and Kiswahili.
- Experience with data collection through
household surveys, academic tests, exit interviews, focus groups or
observations—show proof of this in application
- Organized and efficient, with excellent attention
to detail
- Comfortable with interviewing individuals
within their homes
- Computer knowledge and skills mandatory
- Ability to comfortably work with groups and
within groups
- A positive attitude and flexibility with
changing circumstances
Desired
- Bachelors’ degree or college diploma in social
sciences, health and /or business administration; completing secondary
school is a must
- Past experience in data collection – show
proof of this in application
- Experience in data collection using Blaise, or
other computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) software
- Good communication skills
- Previous experience working with schools
To Apply:
Please send a cover letter and
detailed CV including daytime phone number, an email address, and 3
professional references with telephone numbers.
Your CV should include your scores or
grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about any
relevant work experience.
Working with the project in the past
is an added advantage but no guarantee of being selected - please indicate
clearly on application
Applications can be submitted by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org, please ensure that the subject line reads: “FIELD OFFICER REF NO: BUSARA-2014-10-01.
Shortlisted candidates will be
contacted for an interview.
Applicants are encouraged to apply
early, as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the (Field Officer). 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. Applicants are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA prior to releasing any extensive personal information to the organization. Please direct questions to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org.
