Early
Learning in Private and Public Pre-Primary and Primary Schools (Kenya)
Position: Senior Field Officer
(44
positions)
Deadline
to Apply: Rolling basis
Start
Date: September
5th, 2016
Location: Based in Nairobi, Meru,
Oyugis or Busia
Length
of Commitment: 1
month, with possibility of extension
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.
About
the project: Early
Learning in Private and Public Pre-Primary and Primary Schools (Kenya) project
will compare 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 local education market, with data
collection to begin in September 2016.
About
the Position: The
Senior Field Officer 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, the Senior Field Officer will assist the research team with community entry and interacting with School Head Teachers; he/she will be responsible for daily logistics and will represent the project in meetings with local chiefs, local authorities, Head Teachers and other partners.
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.
Data
Management
- Provide
feedback to research associate.
- Assist
in the development and translation of questionnaires.
- Coordinating
with School Headmasters to schedule appointments.
- Assist
in the management of data collection activities: turning over data to
Research Associate.
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 with 3 years’ experience
- Experience
supervising data collection activities
- Computer
programming.
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 Senior Field Officer - Early Learning in Private and Public
Pre-Primary and Primary Schools (Kenya). 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.