Senior Field Officers at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

Reporting To: Field Manager

Start Date: 15th March, 2018

Location: Siaya, Bungoma and Busia

Duration: 1 Month

Eligibility: Position open to local Kenyan hires only

About the Project: Selective Trials project is trying to learn about farming and technology adoption practices among households in rural Kenya, with US-based Researchers Pascaline Dupas from Stanford University, Sylvain Chassang from Princeton University, Catlan Reardon from University of California, Berkeley and Erik Snowberg from the California Institute of Technology.

We are currently preparing for a follow-up survey to be carried out in households across Busia, Bungoma and Siaya counties.

About the Position: The Senior Field Officer, under the supervision of the Field Manager will be primarily the first point of contact for any survey or field related issue.

The Senior Field Officer will also serve in the role of Field Officer when appropriate.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage teams of various sizes in the field
• Be the first point of contact for any survey or field related issue
• Stay in close contact with the AFM and FM about any changes or breaks from protocol
• Have a detailed knowledge of all project surveys
• Understand the role of each project phase in the overall structure of the project
• Work with outside partners on behalf of the project (e.g. Agrovets, village elders, etc.)
• Assist AFM and FM with field and office related tasks
• Oversee FO attendance, airtime distribution, supplies, printing and any other project jobs that are delegated by the AFM, FM, or RA.
• Keep updated records of project asset/incentive tracking forms and report any missing assets immediately.
• Be capable of serving in the role of an FO when appropriate

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelors’ degree or college diploma in social sciences
• Previous experience in leadership position.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili.
• Experience with data collection in household surveys through CAI
• Good interpersonal skills; specifically, good at interacting and motivating teams
• Excellent organization, reporting and planning skills.
• Ability to comfortably work as a team.
• Must be an honest, accountable and self-motivated individual.
• Experience working with Strip project is an added advantage.