70 Field Officers Jobs in Kenya

POSITION:                 Senior Field Officer (70
positions)

REPORTING
TO:                               Field
Manager

START
DATE:            
4th April 2022

LOCATION:                   Kirinyaga,
Kilifi, Kajiado, Meru, Kisii, Siaya, Nyeri and
Narok DURATION:                                    2.5
Months

DEADLINE:                   Applications
reviewed on a rolling
basis ELIGIBILITY:                                    Position
open to local Kenyan hires only 

About Innovations for
Poverty Action:

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 — IPA designs and evaluates 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:

This project, in
collaboration with researchers from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health
and Jacaranda Health, is a randomized controlled trial investigating the
factors that influence how care is provided to women during pregnancy, delivery
and post-natal. The project will include facility- and individual-level data
collection nationwide and will include many different activities ranging from
facility assessments, provider survey, in-person and phone surveys with
ante-natal and post- natal patients, register data capture and potentially
delivery observations at endline . The study is seeking to evaluate the impact
of several interventions implemented by Jacaranda Health, a social enterprise
seeking to improve maternal healthcare and health outcomes at public
facilities.

About the Position:

The Senior Field Officer
under the general supervision of the Field Manager and within the limits of
Innovations for Poverty Action-Kenya policies and procedures coordinates the
facilitation of field activities and functions within IPAK. Below is a list of
some of the general duties and responsibilities of the Senior Field Officer, to
be carried out as needed according to the determination of the Field Manager.

Duties and
Responsibilities

• Liaise with maternity service providers to recruit
  and enroll eligible participants into the study in compliance with the
  study


• Systematically observe, record, and monitor
  pregnant mothers during initial clinical assessments, active stages of
  labor and during postpartum


• Systematically observe and record all the clinical
  processes and procedures from initial clinical assessments, second and
  third stage of labor, postpartum and newborn


• Create and plan data collection activities rosters
  for delivery observations as guided by Field Managers on a weekly


• Storing hard copies of complete questionnaires in
  an organized manner to optimize retrieval and data Also ensure that all
  research files are properly secured.


• Data entry of clinical information collected into
  SurveyCTO programmed questionnaires


• Report any significant changes in maternity
  operations to the Field Manager/ Research


• Carry out any other additional duties as may be
  assigned by the

QUALIFICATIONS AND
EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of a Diploma or certificate in: (1) Comprehensive
  Nursing or (2) Midwifery obtained within the last 2 years from an
  accredited


• He or she must have at working experience, in a
  busy maternity unit


• Experience conducting deliveries and managing
  delivery complications for both the mother and the


• Experience conducting research in areas of public
  health, medicine, or any other relevant subject


• Experience in mobile data collection tools is an
  added


• Good time management and ability to prioritize
  tasks and accomplish set goals efficiently


• Excellent attention to detail and ability to
  maintain detailed and accurate records


• Proactive and confident with strong ethics


• Adheres to data collection


• Self-motivated and able to work


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  (oral and written)


• Team worker, able to work in a multi-cultural
  environment, punctual and high integrity

How to Apply

Please click here to apply. 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 Senior Field Officer. 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.