Innovations for Poverty Action Field Officers (Medicine Access Project) Jobs in Kenya

Position: Field Officer – Medicine Access Project (Multiple Positions)
 

Deadline to Apply: 10th June, 2016
 

Start Date: 27th June 2016
 

Duration: 3 Months
 

Location: Kakamega / West Pokot / Samburu / Embu / Nyeri / Narok / Kwale / Makueni
 

 

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to discovering and promoting effective solutions to global poverty problems. 

In

close partnership with decision makers – the policy makers,

practitioners, investors, and donors working with the poor around the

world – we design and evaluate potential solutions to poverty problems

using randomized evaluations, the most rigorous evaluation method

available. 

We also mobilize and support these decision makers to use these solutions to build better programs and policies at scale.

About the Project: IPA

Kenya seeks qualified applicants for the position of Field Officer for

the Medicine Access Project that aims to evaluate the impact of a new

medicine access program on the availability and price of the new

medicine included in the program portfolio at health facilities and

households in 8 counties targeted by the program in Kenya using a

cluster-randomized trial design. 

Access

to medicine in Kenya is via public, non-for-profit. In the private

sector patients pay the price of the medicines out-of-pocket; in the

public and not-for-profit sector – Ministry of Health facilities or

facilities affiliated with faith-based organizations – patients may be

charged either the full price or a partial cost-recovery fee. 

Out-of-pocket

spending can result in catastrophic health expenditure and increased

poverty. A household survey conducted in 2008 indicates that 82% of

patients pay out of pocket for their Non Communicable Diseases

medicines. 

About

33% of respondents who reported being diagnosed and prescribed an NCD

medicine had that medicine available in their house at the time of the

survey. 

We

seek to evaluate the impact of the new medicine access program on the

availability and pricing of the new medicine in the program at the

facilities and households in target counties. 

Data

for the evaluation will be collected at two levels: health facilities

and households. We are preparing for the baseline data collection, the

first of the five phases of data collection, prior to the program

implementation.
 

Responsibilities: This job description outlines some of the tasks that are typical to the Field Officer (FO) position across IPA-K projects. 

The

tasks below are in no way exhaustive of the expectations of the FO

position, thus flexibility, innovation, adjustment and conscientious

efforts are expected depending on day to day events and the ever

changing areas and needs of the job.
 

General

• Data
  
  collection on SurveyCTO: Assist with translations, pretesting and
  
  piloting surveys, conducting data collection, providing feedback during
  
  debriefs on field operations and survey instruments that will inform and
  
  monitor improvements in project operations.


• Ensure data integrity is maintained at all times and minimize errors in survey administration


• Completion of scheduled activities each day in a timely manner


• Interact with community members with the highest level of integrity and understanding


• On non-field days, conscientious performance of office work, for instance translations, and peer training/learning


• Assist in daily electronic devices maintenance and storage


• Maintaining high standards of professional integrity in all activities


• Organization of Field Activities: The FO will Successfully complete all tasks assigned by the NAP management team


• Other tasks as assigned by the FM/RA/RM.

Qualifications
 

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health Science, Social Science and other related disciplines.


• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Swahili


• Excellent management and organizational skills


• Flexible, self, motivating, and able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, a team player.


• Computer literate


• Previous experience in data collection and survey administration


• Experience with position responsibilities listed above


• Comfortable managing a large team of enumerators


• Previous tablet based survey experience.

Desired

• Over 2 years’ of experience managing midline or endline respondent tracking


• Experience using process maker system


• Fluent in local languages of the areas of operation.

To Apply: 

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Disclaimer: The

above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level

of the work being performed by the Field Officer-Medicine Access

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. Applicants are encouraged to confirm the

information listed above with IPA