Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Vacant Positions: Field
Officer (Phone Surveys) – Universal Basic Income (UBI) Project
29 Positions
Reporting To: Senior Field Officer
Start Date: 9th October, 2019
Location: Siaya
Duration: 2 Months
Deadline to Apply: 3rd October,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: A universal basic income (UBI) is a recurring,
unconditional cash transfer sized to meet basic needs and paid to all members
of a society. Proponents argue that a UBI has the potential to eliminate
extreme poverty and to counteract the harmful effects of rising inequality in
wealthier countries. The objective of the project is to test the hypothesis
that a universal basic income is an effective way to eliminate extreme global
poverty.
This is a central policy question
currently being debated in several emerging markets, both in developed and
developing countries, and is also highly relevant for foreign aid policy.
In addition to informing policy
debates over the adoption of a UBI, our study design will also let us address
two deeper conceptual questions about the design of social protection in the
emerging markets. IPA is partnering with Give Directly which is already
involved in delivering cash transfers as part of two large-scale randomized
controlled trials – one on the general equilibrium effects of cash transfers,
and one on the role of aspirations.
About the Position: Reporting to the Senior Field Officer, the Field Officer
will primarily be responsible for collection of high-quality data via phone
surveys.
He/she will be predominantly based in
the IPA Siaya office.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Timely collection of quality data by
conducting surveys, interviews and other scheduled activities by telephone and
by rigorously following the study protocol with minimal supervision
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Interacting with respondents and
project partners with the highest level of integrity and understanding.
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Ensure that data integrity is always
maintained and minimize errors in data collection and transmission.
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Creating and sustaining a positive
relationship with the study respondents
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Providing study management team with
regular feedback on data collection activities.
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10 % of the time, performing office
duties such as translation work, filing, making of phone calls to identified
respondents to schedule visits, and other duties as assigned and directed by
the supervisor.
Qualifications and Experience
Required
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A bachelor’s degree or a diploma with
one years’ experience
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Excellent oral and written
communication in English and Swahili. Language skills in Luo and Kipsigis are
advantageous.
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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
a part of the team.
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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.
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Basic computing knowledge and skills
– Mandatory.
Desired
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Experience in electronic data
collection using SurveyCTO, ODK or any other CAIs.
·
Knowledge and ability to communicate
in local languages spoken in Siaya and Bomet Counties.
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Demonstrated ability to work in a
demanding environment including weekends.
·
Prior experience conducting phone
surveys is very desirable
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-UBI Project-Siaya.
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.