Multiple Use Water Systems Project
Position: Field
Officers (30)
Deadline to Apply: December 24th, 2013
Start Date: January 13th 2014
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 MUWS
project: In collaboration with a number of academicians in North America, and
with a Dairy Cooperative, Innovations for Poverty Action has been undertaking a
research project on water access, agricultural profitability and productivity
in Nyandarua and Laikipia districts.
IPA is working
on a water project with a dual use nature, i.e. that it will support water both
for agricultural (irrigation for crops, drinking water for livestock) as well
as domestic purposes.
The project has
been running for the last close to 4 years.
At the moment
IPA wants to undertake several follow up surveys on farmers recruited under
Phase I and Phase II respectively and wish to recruit qualified persons to
complete these tasks.
We are seeking Field Officers
(FO) to help on conducting in person interviews with households in the
catchment areas covered by Nyala dairy which include Ndaragwa, Shamata, Nogoka,
Gwakungu, Kariguini etc., help refine and test survey instruments both for flow
and appropriateness of the language use and ability to capture relevant data,
organizing and translating survey instruments to different languages local
languages.
The Field
Officers will be based in Ndaragwa and will require travel in the region
.He/she will work closely with fellow Field Officers, Project Manager (PM) and
Project Coordinator (PC). The FO will spend approximately 90% of his/her time
in the field and 10% of his/her time in the office
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities:
General
- Prompt arrival to work
- Completion of scheduled activities each day in a timely manner
- Interact with community members and partner organization staff with the highest level of integrity and understanding
- On non-field days, conscientious performance of office work for instance translations, per training/learning
- Assist in daily survey organization and storage
- Ensure data integrity is maintained at all times and minimize errors in data collection and transport
- Administer household surveys
- Visit households
- Networking with the different components of the project and reporting appropriately
Qualifications:
Required
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili. Knowledge of local languages (Kikuyu and Kalenjin added advantage)
- Experience with data collection through household surveys, academic tests, exit interviews, focus groups or observations
- Ability to recognize when questions are difficult or unclear to subjects
- Excellent note taking ability during interviews
- Willingness to travel within the region we are working in
- Comfortable with interviewing individuals within their homes
- Basic computer knowledge and skills (mandatory)
- Ability to comfortably work with groups and within groups
Desired
- Bachelors’ degree or college diploma in social sciences, health and /or business administration- these must be genuine - reserve the right to countercheck
- Past experience in data collection – show proof of this in application
- Experience with pilot studies, especially related to improving data collection tools
- If worked with the project in the past added advantage but no guarantee of being selected - please indicate clearly on application
To apply:
Please send a cover letter and detailed CV, 2
references, daytime working 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 and languages spoken fluently
Applications can
only be sent by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org
Please ensure
that the subject line reads: “FIELD OFFICER”REF NO: MUWS -2013-12-1.
Any evidence of
canvassing would lead to direct disqualification.
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.
