Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Vacant Positions: Field Officers – Aspirations Project
5 Positions
Reporting To: Field Manager
Start Date: 2nd January,
2018
Location: Siaya
Duration: 1 Month
Deadline to Apply: 10th December, 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: Development
assistance tends to focus on the `external’ constraints that poor people face
while largely ignoring `internal’ ones.
However social psychology suggests that
poor people sense of self-efficacy and control may be beaten down by the nature
of living in poverty, limiting the options they consider.
The project aims to do a randomized control
trial to examine the combined effect of lifting external and internal
constraints simultaneously, providing a cash transfer and an intervention to
boost poor people’s sense of self-efficacy and alter their understanding of
their opportunities, encouraging poor people to set and pursue their own goals
without directing their choices.
The research will test if a brief,
standardized psychological intervention can alter psychological outcomes and
future-orientated behaviors in a developing country and examine if such
interventions can enhance the already-known benefits of cash transfers.
Duties and Responsibilities:
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Administer
surveys and interviews
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Complete
scheduled activities each day in a timely manner
·
Assist
with data entry in the office
·
Work
with Senior Field Officer and Field Manager to achieve daily targets
·
Establish
a good relationship with local administration and respondents in the area study
·
Complete
other duties as assigned by Field Manager, Senior Field Officer
·
Provide
feedback daily on activities in the field
Qualifications and Experience
·
Bachelors’
degree in social sciences, health, economics, business administration and other
relevant fields
·
Excellent
oral and written communication skills in English, Kiswahili and Luo
·
Experience
with data collection, especially with surveyCTO or Open Data Kit (ODK)
·
Basic
computer knowledge and skills
·
Ability
to comfortably work with groups
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- Aspirations 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