Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
Benefits Project
Position: Field Officer
Location: Bungoma, Western Kenya
Eligibility: Position open to local Kenyan hires only
About Innovations for Poverty Action
(IPA): seeks qualified applicant for the position of a
Field officer for the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Benefits
Project.
Wash Benefits is a 5 year project
that is evaluating the combined impacts of water, hygiene, sanitation and
nutrition interventions on the health of young children in Western Kenya.
The Project is currently on its final
year focuses on evaluating the health benefits of sanitation, hygiene,
household water treatment and nutrition, using a large-scale, randomized
evaluation that is taking place in Western province.
We are currently seeking Field
Officers to focus on behavior change communication activities of the WASH
benefits project.
Overview: The Field Officer will be based in the Western
region Bungoma County, and will be required to travel in the County.
He/she will work closely with fellow
Field Officers and with WASH Benefits Implementation management team,
including, Field Managers and Research Associates (RA’s).
The Field officer will spend
approximately 90% of his/her time in the Field
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
- Prompt arrival to work.
- Completion of scheduled activities each day in
a timely manner.
- Interact with community members with the
highest level of respect and understanding
- On non-field days, conscientious performance
of office work.
- Maintaining high standard of professional
integrity in all activities.
- Successfully complete all tasks assigned by
the WASH Benefits management team.
- Work with IPAAs to understanding and mapping
out areas of work
- Ensure timely delivery of Interventions and
IPAA supervision visits to assigned clusters/House holds
- Be involved in delivery of behavior change
communication messages to selected households
- Collection of adverse events met while in the
field
- Provide regular progress reports of the field
activities
- Immediately bring up any issue that is likely
to affect Wash Benefits study.
Qualifications:
Required
- Bachelor’s degree, diploma in community
development work, social sciences or any other relevant field
- Background in Behavior Change Communication
aspects
- Fluent in Swahili and English, Luhya speaking
will be an added advantage
- Excellent oral and written communication
skills in both English and Kiswahili
- Ability to work independently and as part of a
team
- Well organized, detail-oriented, able to
prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal
supervision
- Experience with position responsibilities
listed above
How to Apply
Please send by email a cover letter
and detailed CV, 3 references, daytime phone number(s), and email
address.
Your CV should include your scores or
grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about any
relevant work experience.
Applications must be submitted by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org.
Please ensure that the subject line
reads: “Field Officer” REF NO. Wash Benefits- 2015-09-02.
Early Learning in Private and Public
Pre-Primary and Primary Schools
Position: Associate Field Manager
Start Date: September 2015
Location: Siaya,
Kisii, Nairobi, Nyeri and will be required to travel in the neighboring regions
Eligibility: Position open to local Kenyan hires only
About Innovations for Poverty Action: 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 policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors around the
world.
Project specifics: We invite qualified applicants for the position of
Assistant Field Manager for a project that will compare learning outcomes in
low cost private schools relative to other available options in the
vicinity.
There is tremendous growth and
innovation in the low cost private school market and this project aims to use a
randomized controlled trial to better understand the effectiveness of such
schools relative to public school options.
The Principal Investigators for this
project are Anthony Keats (Wesleyan University), Michael Kremer (Harvard
University) Isaac Mbiti (University of Virginia) and Owen Ozier (World
Bank).
Innovations for Poverty Action is
currently preparing for the census and baseline evaluation of this programme,
with data collection to begin in October 2015.
Assistant Project Managers will play
a central role in the study’s success and will gain valuable experience in
leadership in the field, data collection and representing the study to various
partners.
Through their work, Assistant Project Managers will oversee a team of field officers and supervise data collection; will work closely with the field coordinator to improve their own skills and those of their colleagues; will be responsible for daily logistics; and will represent the project in meetings with local chiefs, village elders and other partners.
Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities:
General
- Arrive to work promptly and reliably, always
setting an example for one’s colleagues.
- Interact with community members with the
highest level of integrity and understanding.
- Collaborate with teammates to improve own
skills and those of teammates.
- Relay field costs to senior field manager and
research associate for reimbursement.
- Organize transport and ensure punctuality for
all appointments.
- Manage necessary HR affairs for enumerators.
Data Management
- Supervise field officers conducting survey and
provide feedback to senior field manager.
- Assist in the development and translation of
questionnaires.
- Coordinating with senior field officers to
schedule survey appointments.
- Assist in the management of data collection
activities: collecting data from senior field officers on a daily basis,
and turning over data to Research Associate.
- Supervise field officers responsible for
survey backchecks, including selection of backcheck respondents and
scheduling of backcheck surveys.
Qualifications:
Required
- Supervisory and management experience related
to field work and data collection.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Experience in training staff to improve data
collection efforts and their accuracy.
- Demonstrated Excel abilities.
- Mastery of English, and Swahili.
Desired
- Bachelors’ degree or college
diploma/certificate
- Experience supervising data collection
activities
- Computer programming
How to Apply:
Please send by email a cover letter
and detailed CV, 3 references, daytime phone number(s), and email
address.
Your CV should include your scores or
grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about any
relevant work experience.
Applications can be submitted by ONLY email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org, hard copies will not be accepted.
Please ensure that the subject line
reads: “Associate Field Manager” REF NO. Evaluation of
Learning-2015-09-02.
Early Learning in Private and Public
Pre-Primary and Primary Schools
Position: Field Officer
Start Date: October
2015
Location: Siaya, Kisii, Nairobi, Nyeri and will be required
to travel in the neighboring regions
Eligibility: Position
open to local Kenyan hires only
About Innovations for Poverty Action: 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 policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors around the
world.
Project specifics: We
invite qualified applicants for the position of Field Officer for a project
that will compare learning outcomes in low cost private schools relative to
other available options in the vicinity.
There is tremendous growth and
innovation in the low cost private school market and this project aims to use a
randomized controlled trial to better understand the effectiveness of such
schools relative to public school options.
The Principal Investigators for this
project are Anthony Keats (Wesleyan University), Michael Kremer (Harvard
University) Isaac Mbiti (University of Virginia) and Owen Ozier (World Bank).
Innovations for Poverty Action is
currently preparing for the census and baseline evaluation of this programme,
with data collection to begin in October 2015.
We are seeking Field Officers to
assist in data collection and in recruitment of eligible households.
Census and Baseline data will be
collected through various instruments including parent and pupil surveys, and
child assessment tests.
The Field Officer will work closely
with fellow Field Officers, and with the management team.
He/She will spend approximately 90%
of his/her time in the field and 10% in the office.
Work Duration: Successful applicants will initially be hired for
one month on a casual basis.
Those who demonstrate consistent
exceptional abilities and performance may be considered for a longer term
placement with the same project.
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities:
- Arrive at work on time;
- Complete scheduled activities each day in a
timely manner;
- Demonstrate integrity and understanding during
interaction with community members and partner organization staff;
- On non-field days, perform office duties with
care (for instance translation work, which will be taught as
needed);
- Assist in daily survey organization and
storage;
- Ensure data integrity is maintained at all
times and minimize errors in data collection;
- Administer household and pupil surveys;
- Administer pupil assessment tests;
- Distribute vouchers and find eligible schools;
- Provide the FM/AFMs with daily feedback
regarding surveying activities
Qualifications:
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;
- Ability to recognize when questions are
difficult or unclear to subjects;
- Good interpersonal skills; specifically good
at interacting with children;
- Excellent note taking ability during
interviews;
- Comfortable with interviewing individuals
within their homes;
- Basic computer knowledge and skills
(mandatory);
- Ability to comfortably work with groups and
within groups.
Desired:
- Bachelors’ degree or college diploma in social
sciences and education;
- Past experience in data collection – show
proof of this in application;
- Experience in data collection using Open Data
Kit (ODK) / SurveyCTO;
- Experience working with an education-field
project is an added advantage.
- Fluency in the local language
How to Apply:
Please send by email a cover letter
and detailed CV, 3 references, daytime phone number(s), and email
address.
Your CV should include your scores or
grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about any
relevant work experience.
Applications can be submitted by ONLY email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org, hard copies will not be accepted.
Please ensure that the subject line
reads: “Field Officer” REF NO. Evaluation Of Learning-2015-09-03.
Early Learning in Private and Public
Pre-Primary and Primary Schools
Position: Senior Field Officer
Start Date: October 2015
Location: Siaya,
Kisii, Nairobi, Nyeri and will be required to travel in the neighboring regions
Eligibility: Position
open to local Kenyan hires only
About Innovations for Poverty Action: 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 policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors around the
world.
Project specifics: We
invite qualified applicants for the position of Senior Field Officer for a
project that will compare learning outcomes in low cost private schools
relative to other available options in the vicinity.
There is tremendous growth and
innovation in the low cost private school market and this project aims to use a
randomized controlled trial to better understand the effectiveness of such
schools relative to public school options.
The Principal Investigators for this
project are Anthony Keats (Wesleyan University), Michael Kremer (Harvard
University) Isaac Mbiti (University of Virginia) and Owen Ozier (World
Bank).
Innovations for Poverty Action is
currently preparing for the census and baseline evaluation of this programme,
with data collection to begin in October 2015.
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervise a team of 10 field officers at a
field station, manage their work, and ensure that they are all following
IPA survey protocols;
- Managing data collection tablets, charging,
passwords and custody;
- Distribute wages and communication allowance
to field officers each morning, collect receipts and reconcile the funds
to the Assistant Field Manager;
- Distribute respondent gifts to field
officers;
- Verify that field officers have interviewed
the right respondent;
- Uploading all data collected by various groups
to the server;
- Track expenditures; back checking and editing
activities of each team using tracking forms accurately and consistently,
and give daily updates to the Associate Field Manager;
- Do frequent and random spot checking in the
field in order to monitor Surveyors;
- Report consistent problems to the Senior Field
Manager and Associate Field Manager;
- Promptly respond to contact from the Senior
Field Manager, Associate Field Manager or other IPA staff;
- Perform other duties related to the project
that may be assigned to him/her.
Qualifications:
- A diploma or University degree in Education,
Economics, or any other related field;
- Minimum of 1-3 years working experience;
- Strong oral and written communication skills
in English;
- Strong oral proficiency and basic grammatical
knowledge of Kiswahili;
- Good knowledge of basic mathematical
computations;
- Good interpersonal skills; specifically good
at interacting with children;
- Ability to work with little or no
supervision;
- Previous experience (at least one year) in any
of these positions;
- Computer literacy with proficiency in MS word
and excel
- Fluency in local language(desired)
How to Apply:
Please send by email a cover letter
and detailed CV, 3 references, daytime phone number(s), and email
address.
Your CV should include your scores or
grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about any
relevant work experience.
Applications can be submitted by ONLY email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org, hard copies will not be accepted.
Please ensure that the subject line
reads: “Senior Field Officer” REF NO. Evaluation of Learning-2015-09-01.
Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted by email for an interview.
Applicants are encouraged to apply
early, as applications will be reviewed on a ROLLING BASIS.
Deadline to Apply: 21st September 2015
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the
general nature and level of the work being performed by the Senior 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.
