Participatory Budgeting Project (PB)
POSITION: Field Officer (19 positions)
REPORTING TO: Senior Field Officer
START DATE: TBC
LOCATION: Elgeyo Marakwet/ Nairobi
DURATION: 1.5 Months
DEADLINE: Applications 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 Field Officer under
the general supervision of the Senior Field Officer and within the limits
of Innovations for Poverty Action-Kenya policies and procedures will be
primarily responsible for collection of high-quality data. 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 Field
Officer.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Data
collection which includes conducting in-person and phone data collection
on SurveyCTO, and CATI at the household level within the selected
villages and providing feedback on SurveyCTO programming.
- Assist
with translations of surveys into local languages
- Interacting
with respondents and project partners with the highest level of integrity
and understanding.
- Ensure
that data integrity is always maintained and minimize errors in data
collection and transmission by rigorously following the study
protocol.
- Creating
and sustaining a positive relationship with the study respondents.
- Completion
of scheduled activities each day in a timely manner including keeping logs
of work accomplished and call-backs as assigned by SFO and the PB
management.
- Providing the study management
team with regular feedback on data collection activities. • Other
tasks assigned by the SFO/FM/RM.
Qualifications
- A
minimum of one (1) year of experience in a similar role with a diploma in
social sciences or related field; a university degree is an added
advantage.
- Experience conducting in-person
and phone calls (Using CATI) quantitative data collection.
- Prior experience conducting
phone surveys is very desirable.
- Detail-oriented, excellent
listening skills, and comfortable discussing sensitive issues.
- Ability to work independently
and as part of a team.
- Excellent
oral and written communication in English and Swahili.
- Excellent
planning and organizational skills.
- Basic
computing knowledge and skills – Mandatory.
- Marakwet,
Keiyo and Tugen speakers are encouraged to apply.
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 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.