Senior Field Officer
Senior Field Officer – STRIP Project
Duration: 1 Month
Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications and Experience:
Senior Field Officer – STRIP Project
10 Positions
Reporting To: Field Manager
Start Date: 15th March, 2018
Location: Siaya, Bungoma and
Busia
Deadline to Apply: 4th March,
2018
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: Selective Trials project is trying to learn about
farming and technology adoption practices among households in rural Kenya, with
US-based Researchers Pascaline Dupas from Stanford University, Sylvain Chassang
from Princeton University, Catlan Reardon from University of California,
Berkeley and Erik Snowberg from the California Institute of Technology.
We are currently preparing for a
follow-up survey to be carried out in households across Busia, Bungoma and
Siaya counties.
About the Position: The Senior Field Officer, under the supervision of
the Field Manager will be primarily the first point of contact for any survey
or field related issue.
The Senior Field Officer will also
serve in the role of Field Officer when appropriate.
Duties and Responsibilities:
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Manage teams of various sizes in the
field
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Be the first point of contact for any
survey or field related issue
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Stay in close contact with the AFM
and FM about any changes or breaks from protocol
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Have a detailed knowledge of all
project surveys
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Understand the role of each project
phase in the overall structure of the project
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Work with outside partners on behalf
of the project (e.g. Agrovets, village elders, etc.)
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Assist AFM and FM with field and
office related tasks
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Oversee FO attendance, airtime
distribution, supplies, printing and any other project jobs that are delegated
by the AFM, FM, or RA.
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Keep updated records of project
asset/incentive tracking forms and report any missing assets immediately.
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Be capable of serving in the role of
an FO when appropriate
Qualifications and Experience:
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Bachelors’ degree or college diploma
in social sciences
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Previous experience in leadership
position.
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Excellent oral and written
communication skills in both English and Kiswahili.
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Experience with data collection in
household surveys through CAI
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Good interpersonal skills;
specifically, good at interacting and motivating teams
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Excellent organization, reporting and
planning skills.
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Ability to comfortably work as a
team.
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Must be an honest, accountable and
self-motivated individual.
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Experience working with Strip project
is an added advantage.
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-
STRIP 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.