Household Savings Project
Position: Field Assistant
Deadline to Apply: 9th August 2012
Start Date: 15th August 2012
Location: Busia
About Innovations for Poverty Action:
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 and disseminates information about what works and
what does not to policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors
around the world.
Description of Work:
The Field Assistants will assist the Household Savings team. Activities
include administering surveys to individuals and households, meeting
with teachers, village officials, and relatives to locate respondents,
and traveling to those areas in order to interview individuals. Android
tablets will be used to administer the survey
All of the work in this project will be Busia-based, with limited travel
to the surrounding areas. Visiting these respondents can include taking
public transport, bodaboda, and walking long distances. Working outside
of standard business hours either in the morning or evening or on
weekends is sometimes necessary as well.
Other tasks include liaising with affiliate banks and partner
organizations, running economic games, organizing data in the field,
office based matching of ID lists, compilation of survey information,
photocopying, translation between Kiswahili and English and any other
tasks needed to make the project run effectively or assigned by a
supervisor.
Work duration: Successful applicants will initially be hired for
month on a casual basis. Those who demonstrate consistent exceptional
abilities and work performance may be considered for a more long term
placement, with the same project.
Qualifications:
Academic Qualifications: It is preferred that candidates have
obtained a college diploma or university degree, preferably in
sociology, statistics, economics, education, development studies, social
sciences, health, or related fields. Candidates must have completed
secondary schooling
Professional/Technical Skills: Skills in data collection and
survey administration; ability to work with local administrators.
Computer knowledge and familiarity with Android OS helpful
Other Qualities and Attributes:
Most importantly a positive attitude towards the position; able to work
in rural settings; comfortable interviewing people in their homes;
comfortable traveling in the surrounding areas of Busia; well-organized;
ability to work independently and in a team in the field; promptness;
attention to detail; initiative.
Candidates must be fluent in Kiswahili and English. Luo, Teso and Luhya speakers preferred.
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 ASSISTANT.”REF NO: HH SAVE-2012-07-01.
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 Assistant.
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.