Jobs at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

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 and Experience:

• 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.

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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 and Experience:

• 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 .