Innovations for Poverty
Action (IPA)
Position: Field Officer (Telephone
Survey) – UBI
Project (Siaya)
Reporting To:Associate Field Manager
Reporting To:Associate Field Manager
Start Date: 26th June, 2017
Location: Siaya
Deadline to Apply: 15th June, 2017
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.
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 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 a number of 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
GiveDirectly 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
Associate Field Manager, the Field Officer will primarily be responsible for
collection of high quality data via telephone survey.
He/she will be predominantly
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
community members, respondents and project partners with the highest level
of integrity and understanding.
- Ensure that
data integrity is maintained at all times 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 field activities.
- On non-field
day, 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:
- College
diploma or university degree in Social Sciences, Education, Economics,
Statistics, Business or equivalent qualifications
- 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:
- Past 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.
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 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.
