Reporting To: Associate Field Manager / Senior Field Officer
Start Date: 15th October 2018
Duration: 2 Months
Deadline to Apply: 23rd September 2018
Eligibility: Position open to local Kenyan hires only.
About the Project: This study aims to understand the role of the internet on people’s financial and economic lives in particular, how it affects their access to jobs and skills, their access to informal and formal credit, interactions with their social networks and the networks themselves, their political and social attitudes (for example, with respect to gender).
About the Position: The Field Officer, under the supervision of the Associate Field Manager and Senior Field Officer, will be primarily responsible for survey administration as per the set targets. The Field Officers will also be involved in undertaking phone surveys when necessary, as well as will be expected to assist with office tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Conducting phone call surveys to collect data for the Data Experiment Kenya Project
Diligent completion of checklists and other means of monitoring data
Data entry tasks as assigned by the Senior Field Officer
Helping to have materials organized in readiness for data collection
Ensuring high data quality (low error rates)
Proper use and maintenance of project equipment
Prompt arrival at work and completion of scheduled activities each day
Successfully working in a team and avoiding/minimizing conflicts with the rest of the team members
Participating in staff trainings and making efforts to improve one’s capacity
Other tasks as assigned by supervisors
Positive, hard-work attitude, with the aim of individually and helping the team complete the work
Qualifications and Experience:
Required:
Diploma/Degree
Excellent oral and written communication in both English and Kiswahili
Excellent management and organizational skills;
Should be willing to work under pressure
Ability to comfortably work in a team
Experience in data collection through CAI
Honest, diligent and self-driven individual
Experience with phone call surveys
Preferred:
Bachelor’s degree
Experience working with phone call surveys;
Experience in data collection and survey administration, preferably using CAI (SurveyCTO)
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the Field Officer- Data Experiment Kenya Project. 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.
