IPA MAICE Project Associate Field Manager -Nurse / Phlebotomist Job in Meru Town, Kenya

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) 

Mitigating Aflatoxin Consumption for Improving Child Growth (MAICE) Project
 

Position: Associate Field Manager – Nurse / Phlebotomist
 

Deadline to Apply: May 25, 2016
 

Start Date: Mid-June, 2016
 

Location: Meru Town
 

Eligibility: Position open to local Kenyan hires only
 

 

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 policymakers, 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: 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 6 Associate Field Manager (nurses/phlebotomists) 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.

Associate Field Manger (Nurse/Phlebotomist) will provide support to the MAICE (Mitigating Aflatoxin for Improving Child Growth in Eastern Kenya) team. 

In order to satisfactory complete this assignment, you will be expected to:

• Explaining study objectives and obtaining informed consent from all respondents


• Accompanying the field work team to the field and collect venous blood samples from all eligible children 0-24 months in study households 


• Measuring maternal and child anthropometry, observing all required research protocol 


• Administering specific endline tool to mothers, with a focus on immunization and anthropometry


• Ensuring safe disposal of all medical equipment such as needles, alcohol swabs, etc. 


• Ensuring adequate storage of blood samples while in the field, to avoid any destruction or loss to the sample


• Ensuring that Shorrboards and SECA scales are handled carefully to avoid damage and that all equipment is returned to the office at the end of the day 


• Ensure that lab request forms thoroughly for completeness and correctness, with special attention to name of the child, child PID, HHID and barcode ID for the respondent.


• In the morning, organize all the equipment needed for blood sample collection as per field checklist


• Every evening, after fieldwork, ensure blood samples are delivered to the lab for separation together with the lab request form


• Careful record-keeping of surveys completed; children measured; blood samples collected using control sheets


• Liaise with lab personnel to ensure that materials, such as icepacks, are sufficient for the next day’s exercise


• Take part in training and re-training, as necessary


• Administrative tasks such as printing, data entry, and filing, as needed


• Reports to the field manager and research associate

Skills / Experience
 

Required

• Valid phlebotomy license or nurse license (must be valid through to November 2015)


• Demonstrated experience with phlebotomy


• Demonstrated experience working with young children


• Adaptability in challenging situations and a team player


• Flexibility with work hours


• Detail-oriented

Desired

• Interest in research


• Previous work experience in rural areas


• Past work experience with household-based survey desirable


• Previous research experience


• Understanding/conversant in Kimeru

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the Associate Field Manager-MAICE. 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