Participatory Budget Project (PB)
POSITION: Senior Field Officer (10 positions)
REPORTING TO: Field Manager
START DATE: TBC
LOCATION: Elgeyo Marakwet/ Nairobi
DURATION: 1.5 Months
DEADLINE: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
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: The purpose of this
study is to understand how citizens’ participation in selecting
development projects influences citizen perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors
about the process. Our
research project will evaluate the influence of participatory mechanisms
on behavioral outcomes through a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Our
trial will causally isolate the effect of the most common participatory process
on individual willingness to invest in a local public good in Kenyan
villages. Kenya ratified a new constitution in 2010, which requires
citizen participation in government decision-making. The method of selecting a
good for each community will be randomly assigned to involve either:
preference aggregation through consultation (a relatively low-cost form
of participation), preference aggregation through voting at a public
meeting (a higher cost form), or consensus-building through deliberative
discussion (the most costly version). The
study will help the county understand which types of processes produce
the best development outcomes. The county will then use this information to
design its new programs to select development projects for all villages in the
county.
About the Position: The Senior 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 Senior Field
Officer, to be carried out as needed according to the determination of
the Field Manager.
Duties and Responsibilities
General Duties
- Assist
in field staff training.
- Ensure
that field officers have all the necessary material/tools required for
data entry/data collection.
- On
non-field days: conscientious performance of office work (interview
debriefing, financial reporting, organizing, etc.)
- Assist
in the daily organization of documents, equipment, and their storage
- Ensure
data integrity is always maintained
Project and Data Collection Duties
- Moderating
community public meetings
- Conduct
sit-ins, and spot-checks to ensure the highest quality of data
- Hold
team briefings to go over logistics, data quality issues, etc.
- Coordinate
with FM and FOs to schedule survey appointments
- Assist
in the management of data collection activities including financial
management, and data collection progress tracking.
- Oversee
a team of Field Officers conducting data collection in households
- Assist
the FM in developing work plans and carrying these out
- Assist
in organizing materials in readiness for fieldwork
- Other
tasks as assigned by the project management
Qualifications
- A
minimum of a diploma in social science from a recognized institution; a
university degree is an added advantage.
- 2-3
years of field-based data collection experience
- Experience
supervising a team of Field Officers.
- Prior
work experience in data collection using SurveyCTO and CATI, and managing
electronic data collection systems.
- Excellent
supervision and organizational skills
- Demonstrated
ability to manage data collection at various levels (planning, piloting,
collecting, backchecking, reporting and team building)
- Flexible,
self-motivated, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team
player
- Proficient
user of Microsoft Office suite
- Strong
communication skills with fluency in English and Swahili
- Experience
in research activities at the community level.
- Good
at taking notes and giving feedback on happenings during data collection
- Honest,
reliable, dependable, and whose integrity is not questionable
- Tugen,
Keiyo and Marakwet speakers are encouraged to apply
Desired:
- Experience
in qualitative data collection (moderation of meetings)
- Experience
in conducting data quality checks for quantitative data.
- Experience
in developing a work plan, survey tracking, and reporting.
- Flexible
and able to work in a demanding environment.
- Experience
managing phone call surveys on CATI .
How 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 Senior Field
Officer– PB 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.
Applicants are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA.