Field Officer Job in Kenya

Innovations

for Poverty Action (IPA)

Position: Field Officer – Farmers Skills Project

Deadline to Apply: Rolling Basis
 

Start

Date: 1st

August (Subject to change)
 

Project: Farmers Skills
 

Eligibility: Position open to local Kenyan hires only
 

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. 

IPA

disseminates the results of its evaluations to policymakers, practitioners, investors

and donors around the world.

Project Objectives: Presently,

we are conducting a follow-up survey to analyze the impacts of farmer managed

research trials currently being implemented by the International Institute of

Tropical Agriculture (IITA). 

The

research trials were first implemented during the long rain season of 2014 and

this follow up survey should be conducted just after the harvest.

Field officers will gain valuable experience in field data collection. Field

officers will work directly with survey respondents. 

The

field officers will work closely with team leaders and project managers to

improve their own skills. 

Field

officers will be based in Siaya town and will travel throughout Yala, Ugunja,

Ukwala, Wagai and Boro. The field officers will be expected to work Monday

through Friday.

In addition, team leaders will be selected from the pool of field officers.

Team leaders will report directly to the project manager and will be

responsible for coordinating the activities of a small team of field

officers. 

Team

leaders will organize transport, ensure that data is collected from field

officers and properly transferred to project supervisors, ensure that payments

are being made to respondents correctly, and coordinate with village partners

to conduct data collection activities.

Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities:

• Arrive
  
  to work promptly and reliably, always setting an example for one’s
  
  colleagues.


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


• Collaborate
  
  with teammates to improve own skills and those of teammates.


• Collecting
  
  data using Netbooks

• Bachelors’
  
  degree in Social work and Agriculture.


• Diploma
  
  with three (3) years’ experience working on data collection activities.


• Strong
  
  written and oral communication skills


• Ready
  
  to provide feedback to teammates


• Basic
  
  computer skills

Disclaimer: The

above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the

work being performed by the Field Officer-Farmers Skills. 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.