IPA MAICE Project Field Officer Job Opportunity in Meru Kenya October 2014

 

Mitigating Aflatoxin Consumption for Improving Child Growth (MAICE) Project
 
Position: Field Officer
 
Deadline to Apply: September 30th 2014
 
Start Date: October 10th 2014
 
Location: Meru Town
 
Eligibility: Position open to local Kenyan hires only
 
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 policy makers, practitioners, investors and donors around the world.
 
About the Project: Mitigating Aflatoxin for Improving Child growth (MAICE) is a study designed to look at the correlation between the consumption of aflatoxin contaminated grain and flour and child growth between the ages of 0 – 2 years. 
 

IPA-Kenya seeks 10 to 15 field officers for immediate hire on a 4 – 6 weeks contract, who will assist with a variety of data collection activities. 
 
The position will be based in Meru town, with daily travel to villages in Meru and Tharaka-Nithi counties. 
 
Working outside of regular business hours (in the morning or in the evening) will sometimes be necessary.
 
As a field officer, responsibilities include, but are not limited to
  • Explaining research objectives and obtaining informed consent from participants
  • Tracking respondents in sampled villages using GPS units
  • Conducting household surveys with selected respondents
  • Demonstrating integrity and understanding during interaction with community members and partner organization staff
  • Ensuring data integrity is maintained at all times and minimize errors in data collection
  • Assisting in daily survey organization and storage, and maintenance of equipment
  • Providing the Assistant Program Manager with daily feedback regarding surveying activities
  • On non-field days, performing office duties such translation work, filing of records, and other administrative tasks
Key Requirements:
 
Required
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili.
  • Experience with data collection through household surveys, academic tests, exit interviews, focus groups or observations—show proof of this in application
  • Organized and efficient, with excellent attention to detail
  • Comfortable with interviewing individuals within their homes
  • Computer knowledge and skills mandatory
  • Ability to comfortably work with groups and within groups
  • A positive attitude and flexibility with changing circumstances
Desired
  • Bachelors’ degree or college diploma in social sciences, health and /or business administration; completing secondary school is a must
  • Past experience in data collection – show proof of this in application
  • Experience in data collection using Blaise, or other computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) software
  • Good communication skills in Kimeru
  • Knowledge of Meru and Tharaka-Nithi county
  • Previous experience working with vulnerable populations and poor communities
To Apply:
 
Please send a cover letter and detailed CV including daytime phone number, an email address, and 3 professional references with telephone numbers. 
 
Your CV should include your scores or grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about any relevant work experience. 
 
Working with the project in the past is an added advantage but no guarantee of being selected – please indicate clearly on application
 
Applications can be submitted by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org, please ensure that the subject line reads: “FIELD OFFICER REF NO: MAICE-2014-09-01”. 
 
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). 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.

 



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