Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Kenya Life Panel Survey (KLPS / Tracking) Project
Positions Title: Field Officers
35 Positions
Reporting To: Field Manager
Start Date: 1st November 2022
Location: Busia and Nairobi
Duration: 1 Month
Deadline: 11th October 2022
Eligibility: Position open to local Kenyan hires only
About Innovations for Poverty Action: Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy non-profit Organization that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems.
IPA brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine these solutions and their applications, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s poor.
About the project: The Kenya Life Panel Survey is a longitudinal study that seeks to rigorously examine the medium-to-long term impacts of several programs that invested in rural Kenyan youth then (now young adults).
These programs include the Primary School Deworming Project (PSDP),
which provided deworming treatment to primary school students in rural
Kenya between 1998 and 2002, the Girls’ Scholarship Program (GSP), which
provided merit based scholarships to young women in a separate set of
primary schools in rural Kenya in 2001 and 2002, and the Vocational
Training Voucher Program (VTVP), which provided vouchers to a subset of
PSDP and GSP participants allowing them to obtain vocational training
between 2009 and 2010 and lastly Start-up Capital for Youth (SCY)
program which subsequently randomly allocated unconditional cash grants
to support the start-up or expansion of small businesses,
among the same sample of individuals who were part of the TVVP.
The KLPS panel data collection effort seeks to follow recipients of these programs into adulthood and collect information on a range of life outcomes, with particular focus on expenditure, income, health, education, labor market participation, migration, fertility and marriage among others.
We are prepping to start the round-5 of data collection that is focused on the aging of the participants and will have both Dried Blood Spots (DBS), cognitive module and Kids modules components. Currently we are in the piloting phase of the round-5 f data collection.
About the Position: The Field Officer, under the general supervision of the Field Manager and within the limits of Innovations for Poverty Action-Kenya policies and procedures, is responsible for collection of high-quality data.
Below are of some of the general duties and responsibilities of the Field Officer, to be carried out as needed according to the determination of the Field Manager.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist in data collection preparation work, including translations, pretesting, and piloting.
- Diligent completion of checklists and other means of monitoring data.
- Ensure proper use and maintenance of the assigned project equipment (tablets, weighing machines, field gear, DBS equipment etc.)
- Actively participate in staff in-office trainings as well as project discussions and making efforts to improve one’s capacity
- Accounting of field allowances in an honest and accurate manner
- Accurate survey administration with strict adherence to the ethical survey administration guidelines and project specific procedures
- Respondent tracking
- Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.
Dried blood Spot specific Duties
- Collect, dry and store dried blood spots samples.
- Barcoding, and package samples in preparation for shipment to KEMRI Nairobi
- Assist with set-up / maintenance of lab space and respect the shared lab space in KEMRI Alupe
and KEMRI Nairobi - Keep track of supplies and prompting the supervisors on those that need to be replenished
- Keep daily logs of samples received, processed and results from assays
- Regularly assist with preparations of supplies for field teams (e.g., packing and cleaning field
coolers and field supplies) - Ensure proper storage and handling of laboratory equipment
- Clearly and regularly communicate issues to the Research Associate and Associate Research
Manager - Observe laboratory biosafety procedures during waste disposal
Qualifications and Experience:
- University degree or college diploma in Social Sciences or related fields from a recognized institution of higher learning.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in household data collection.
- Excellent oral and written communication in both English and Kiswahili or Luhya.
- Experience in both qualitative and quantitative data collection
- Prior experience in phone call data collection and survey administration, preferably using CAI (SurveyCTO)
- Ability to work and interview individuals from all walks of life including rural villages and informal
settlements (slums) while maintaining professionalism. - Well organized, flexible, detail-oriented, excellent listening skills.
- Strong ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Basic computing knowledge and skills is an added advantage
- Honest, diligent, and self-driven individual
- Comfortable with interviewing individuals within their homes or even their workplaces
- Ability to work in rough terrain and harsh weather conditions in the field
How to Apply
Please CLICK HERE to apply online.
Only 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-KLPS. 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.