Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Job Vacancies: Field
Officer – Strengthening
Person-Centered, Accessibility, Respect and Quality of Maternal and Newborn
Health Outcomes (SPARQ) Project
8 Positions
Reporting To: Senior
Field Officer
Start Date: 21st
August, 2019
Location: Nairobi
Duration: 1
Month (with possibility of extension)
Deadline to Apply: 7th
August, 2019
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: Mistreatment
of women during childbirth has been gaining increasing attention in the
developing world, including in Kenya, but less is known about women’s
experiences of abuse when seeking family planning services and post-abortion
care in this setting.
The primary research objectives of
this research is to better understand and measure person-centred care for
childbirth, family planning, and abortion / post-abortion care, and also to use
this information to inform the development of interventions aimed at improving
women’s experiences during care at the facility.
This study focuses on facilities near
peri-urban Nairobi, Kenya.
Duties and Responsibilities:
General:
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Showing initiative in improving one’s
work environment and making efforts to improve one’s capacity
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Ensuring that the use of project
equipment and materials are restricted to work-related purposes only and
immediately reporting any anomalies immediately to management
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On non-field days: conscientious
performance of office work (interview debriefing, error checking, data entry,
photocopying, organizing data, etc.) and refresher trainings/learning.
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Completion of scheduled activities
each day in a timely manner
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Interact with facility staff and
respondents with the highest level of integrity and understanding
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Assist in daily organization of
documents, equipment and storage
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Ensure data integrity is maintained
always and minimize errors in data collection
·
Networking with the different
components of the project and reporting appropriately to your supervisor
Project and Data Collection Duties
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Recruit and screen potential
respondents for eligibility at health facilities
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Conduct interviews with respondents
using SurveyCTO
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Visit health facilities and
respondents at home as per protocol, to conduct interviews
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Ensure respondents feel comfortable
and safe, and that their confidentiality is protected
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Debrief with team after interviews
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Assist in organizing materials in
readiness for field work
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Other tasks as assigned by management
Qualifications and Experience:
Required
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A university degree or College
diploma in Public Health, Social Sciences, Education, Economics, Statistics, or
related fields.
·
Excellent Oral and written
communication in English and Swahili.
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Ability to handle and speak with
people from diverse cultural back grounds
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Ability to work independently and as
part of the team and avoiding/minimizing conflicts with the rest of the team
members.
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Experience with data collection using
both paper surveys and computerized surveys.
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Ability to be flexible and
comfortable interviewing both illiterate and high cadre individuals while
maintaining professionalism.
Desired
·
Experience in electronic data
collection using SurveyCTO, ODK or any other CAIs.
·
Experience in developing work plan,
survey tracking and reporting.
·
Demonstrated ability to work in
demanding environment including occasional weekends.
To apply CLICK HERE
Disclaimer: The
above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the
work being performed by the Field Officer-SPARQ 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 at any recruitment stage.
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 at any recruitment stage.
