Innovations for Poverty
Action (IPA)
Position: Field Officer – ALFASAFE Project (Multiple Positions)
Reporting To: Senior
Field Officer
Start Date: 1st
September, 2017
Location: Meru,
Tharaka Nithi, Embu
Duration: 1
Month 1 Week
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: AFLASAFE
is a project that is being implemented through IPA.
The project is led by
researchers from International Food Policy Institute (IFPRI based in the US)
and Wagengen University in the Netherlands.
The main aim of the study is
to evaluate the adoption of aflatoxin reducing technologies and their impact on
the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in Meru, Tharaka Nithi and Embu Counties
in Kenya.
About the Position: The
Field Officer will work under the general supervision of the Senior Field
Officer (and within the limits of Innovations for Poverty Action-Kenya policies
and procedures) to provide data collection services for the Aflasafe project.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct
interviews with respondents using SurveyCTO during the farmer group
meetings
- Make sure the
respondents understand the informed consent and get their consent before
starting off with the interviews.
- Comply with
survey ethics and code of conduct including confidentiality of the
information received.
- Debrief with
teammates after interviews
- Ensure that all
survey materials especially the tablets are looked after properly
- Assist in
organizing materials in readiness for field work
- Other tasks as
assigned by management
Other Tasks:
- Prompt arrival
at work
- Successfully
working in a team and avoiding/minimizing conflicts with the rest of the
team members
- Cooperation
with other project partners from other organizations
- Participating
in staff trainings and making efforts to improve one’s capacity
- Ensure data
integrity is maintained at all times
Qualifications and
Experience:
- University
degree in social sciences or diploma with 3 years consistent experience
- Good
communication skills in English.
- Knowledge of
the local language used in the study area will be an added advantage (Meru
or Embu speakers).
- Experience
conducting quantitative data collection, including experience in
conducting surveys using SurveyCTO.
- Skills to
interact with partners and farmers and to engage farmers in data
collection
- Ability to work
independently in a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, and multi-cultural
environment.
How to Apply
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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-ALFASAFE 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.
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the Field Officer-ALFASAFE 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.
