Innovations for Poverty Action
Position: Field Officer - Financial Bonds Project
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Position: Field Officer - Financial Bonds Project
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Duration: 1 Month (Casual Contract)
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Nairobi
Eligibility: Kenyan
Nationals only
In close partnership with decision
makers -- the policymakers, practitioners, investors, and donors working with
the poor around the world -- IPA designs and evaluates potential solutions to
poverty problems using randomized evaluations, the most rigorous evaluation
method available.
We also mobilize and support these
decision makers to use these solutions to build better programs and policies at
scale.
Position Overview: The Financial Bonds project is a new project, aimed
at evaluating the new government ‘M-Akiba’ product.
To this end, the project requires
large scale data collection activities within Nairobi, and coordination with
various partners on ground.
We are seeking Field Officers to assist in data collection and in recruitment of eligible households. Baseline and follow up survey data will be collected through various instruments including listing data and electronic surveys.
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.
The Field Officers are expected to be team players, and coordinate with their supervisors (the Senior Field Officers, Associate Field Managers and Field Managers), to ensure that the data collected is of the highest quality.
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.
How to Apply:
Please send 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 ONLY by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org , please ensure that the subject line reads: “Field Officer” “REF NO: Financial Bonds 2016-01-03”
Only short-listed 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.
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