POSITION: Field Officer (30 positions)
REPORTING TO: Field
Manager
START DATE: 1st
September 2021
LOCATION: Multiple
Locations
DURATION: 5 Months
DEADLINE: Applications
reviewed on a rolling basis
ELIGIBILITY: Position open to local Kenyan hires only
Job Description
About Innovations for
Poverty Action: Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy non
profit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems.
IPA brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously
evaluate, and refine these solutions and their applications, ensuring
that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s
poor.
About the project: This project, in
collaboration with researchers from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public
Health and Jacaranda Health, is a randomized controlled trial investigating the
factors that influence how care is provided to women during pregnancy,
delivery and post-natal. The project will include facility- and
individual-level data collection nationwide, and will include many different
activities ranging from facility assessments, provider survey, in-person
and phone surveys with ante-natal and post natal patients, register data
capture and potentially delivery observations at endline (pending COVID
restrictions). The study is seeking to evaluate the impact of several
interventions implemented by Jacaranda Health, a social enterprise
seeking to improve maternal healthcare and health outcomes at public
facilities.
About the
Position: The Field Officer under the general supervision of the Field
Manager and within the limits of Innovations for Poverty Action-Kenya
policies and procedures coordinates the facilitation of field activities
and functions within IPAK. Below is a list of some of the general duties and
responsibilities of the Field Officer, to be carried out as needed
according to the determination of the Field Manager.
Responsibilities
- Arrive to work promptly and reliably, always
setting an example to other members of the team while avoiding
conflicts with the rest of the team.
- Collaborate with other field staff and their
manager to improve their own skills. • Liaise with health
facility staff to identify potentially eligible study
participants. • Screening and recruitment of study participants
and administering informed consent. • Conduct non-clinical data
collection for study participants through delivery observations. • Observe
delivery and fill the questionnaire using Survey CTO.
- Create and plan for data collection activities
summary reports for activities as guided by the RA/FM on a daily,
weekly, and monthly basis.
- Regularly report any relevant events that affect
the study to the RA/FM
- Taking care of all assigned IPA properties i.e.
tablets, laptops, chargers etc. and ensure they are in good working
condition.
- Communicate arising challenges/ concerns/
emergencies promptly to the RA for the project to run its activities
efficiently within the stipulated period for the activity.
- Other tasks as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications
- Be a holder of a Diploma in Kenya Registered Nurse
Midwifery, Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing, or related
fields.
- Possess a valid practicing license from the
Nursing Council of Kenya
- Experience in research activities at community or
health facility level
- Experience in mobile data collection tools
- Prior work experience in collecting data through
observation
- Flexible, self-motivated, and a team player
- Excellent communication skills with fluency in
English and Swahili
How to apply
Please click here to apply. Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Applicants are encouraged to apply early, as applications will be
reviewed on a ROLLING BASIS.
Disclaimer: The above statements are
intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being
performed by the Field Officer – PROMPTS 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.