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:
·
Administer
surveys and interviews
·
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
Vacant
Position: Senior Field Officer – Aspirations
Project
1
Position
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:
·
Administer surveys and interviews
·
Assist with planning and management
of field activities and schedules
·
Complete scheduled activities each
day in a timely manner
·
Assist Field Manager with management
and supervision of the team of Field Officers
·
Assist with data entry in the office
·
Provide Field Manager with feedback
from field activities
·
Establish a good relationship with
local administration and respondents in the area study
·
Complete other duties as assigned by
Field Manager
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
·
Experience managing a team
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- 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.