Huduma Project
Field Officer
Deadline to Apply: May 29, 2012
Start Date: Mid-June 2012
Location: Nairobi and Central Province
About Innovations for Poverty Action: Innovations for Poverty
Action (IPA) is a non-profit research organization that creates and evaluates
approaches to solving development problems.
IPA disseminates the results of its evaluations to policymakers,
practitioners, investors and donors around the world.
About the Huduma project: IPA’s Huduma project is a pilot evaluation of the Huduma platform - a new mobile and web-based system for soliciting and aggregating citizens’ reports on public service delivery.
IPA’s evaluation of this platform will focus on its application among the education and healthcare service sectors.
We are currently seeking Field Officers (FO) to work on the pilot stage of this evaluation.
FO activities during this stage will include but are not limited to: distributing flyers, posters and invitations to community meetings; leading community meetings; conducting focus groups; collecting and organizing data; and working with the Project Associate to improve and refine data collection tools.
Field Officers will be based in Nairobi or Central Province and will be required to travel within and between these regions.
Overnight trips are possible.
Field Officers will work closely with one another and will be accompanied by the Project Associate for the purpose of data collection and focus groups.
FOs will spend approximately 90% of their time in the field and 10% of their time in the Nairobi office.
Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities:
General
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Arrive to work promptly and reliably
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Interact with community members with the highest level of
integrity and understanding
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Distribute flyers and posters with information on the Huduma
platform in study areas
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Invite local residents to community meetings about the Huduma
platform
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Lead community meetings about the Huduma platform and its use
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Collect data through household surveys, academic tests, exit
interviews, focus groups and observations
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Collaborate with colleagues to improve one another’s data
collection skills and the project’s data collection tools
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Take careful notes in order to improve data collection tools and
methods
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Work with the Project Associate to implement improvements to
data collection tools and methods
Data Collection
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Acquire lists of staff members from head teachers and hospital
administrators
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Compare staff who are present at the local facilities with those
who are expected to be present
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Visit households and conduct academic tests on English,
Kiswahili and math with primary students
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Collect economic data through questionnaires and observations
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Conduct questionnaires outside healthcare facilities
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Acquire administrative records from healthcare facilities
regarding drug and immunization availability
Qualifications:
Required
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Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English
and Kiswahili
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Experience with data collection through household surveys,
academic tests, exit interviews, focus groups or observations
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Ability to recognize when questions are difficult or unclear to
subjects
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Excellent note taking ability during interviews and focus groups
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Willingness to travel within Nairobi and Central Provence
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Comfortable with interviewing individuals within their homes and
outside healthcare facilities
Desired
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Bachelors’ degree or college diploma/certificate
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Experience analyzing hospital records on drug and immunization
availability
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Experience with all data collection methods mentioned above
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Experience with pilot studies, especially related to improving
data collection tools
To apply:
Please send a cover letter and detailed CV, 3 references,
daytime phone number(s), and email address. Your CV should include your scores
or grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about any
relevant work experience.
Applications can be submitted to any of our branch offices, or by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org ,or by post office using P.O Box 373, Busia area code 50400 Kenya.
If you submit by email, please ensure that the subject line
reads: “FIELD OFFICER”REF NO: HP-2012-05-01.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by email 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.
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 prior to releasing any extensive personal information to the
organization.
Please direct questions to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org.
