PRO-WASH Project
POSITION: Field Officer (4 positions) REPORTING
TO: Senior Research Associate START
DATE:
15th November 2021
LOCATION: Samburu
and Turkana Counties
DURATION: 2 Months
DEADLINE: 21st October
2021
ELIGIBILITY: Position open to local Kenyan hires only
About Innovations for
Poverty Action:
Innovations for Poverty
Action (IPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to discovering and
promoting effective solutions to global poverty problems. In close partnership
with decision makers — the policymakers, practitioners, investors, and donors
working with the poor around the world — IPA designs and evaluates potential
solutions to poverty problems using randomized evaluations, the most rigorous
evaluation method available. We also mobilize and support these decision makers
to use these solutions to build better programs and policies at scale.
About the Project: PRO-WASH study is part
of the ongoing Nutrition in ASALS Within Integrated Resilient Institutions
(NAWIRI, ASALS: arid and semi-arid lands). The goal of NAWIRI is to understand
and address causes of persistent acute malnutrition among children in Turkana
and Samburu Counties, Kenya. This project is conducted by a consortium,
including IPA, APHRC, RTI, Mercy Corps, Save the Children, BOMA, and CARITAS.
This part of the study is being led by IPA and will contribute to filling
knowledge gaps regarding transmission of pathogens to children under two years
in the pastoralist communities in Turkana South and Samburu North. It will
provide evidence regarding potential interventions to reduce pathogen
transmission in these communities.
About the
Position: The Field Officer under the general supervision of the Senior
Research Associate 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 Senior Research Associate.
Duties and
Responsibilities
- Explaining project objectives and obtaining
informed consent from all respondents before data and sample
- Assist with translations, pretesting and piloting
surveys, providing feedback during debriefs on field operations and survey
instruments that will inform and monitor improvements in survey
- In the morning, collect all the equipment and
supplies needed for sample collection as per field
- Administer samples collection survey tool and collect
drinking water, soils, stool samples from all eligible study households
using
- Ensuring samples are collected and handled
aseptically according to the SOP during transport to the lab without
cross-contaminations or
- Ensure that samples collected from the field are
delivered, received, and logged at the field lab every day at the end of
field
- Ensure that all the supplies and equipment are
returned to the lab at the end of field work and liaise with supervisors
to ensure that materials, such as icepacks, gloves, stool, water, and soil
sampling containers are enough for the next day’s
- Ensure that at the end of field work, all used
cooler boxes and ice packs are returned to lab and sterilized, ready for
use the following
- Maintain professionalism when working with the
collaborator (government hospital lab)
QUALIFICATIONS AND
EXPERIENCE:
- Diploma or bachelor’s degree in community health,
public health, or related discipline with previous field experience in
sample collection preferred.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in
English and Swahili
- Excellent management and organizational skills
- Flexible, self-motivated, and able to manage
multiple tasks efficiently, and work as part of a
- Should be Computer literate
- Samburu and Turkana speakers
- Willing to work in Samburu and Turkana counties
for the duration of the
How to Apply
Please click here to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an
interview.
DISCLAIMER: The above statements
are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being
performed by the Field Officer. 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.
Applicants are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA.
