DEPARTMENT: Field Research
SUPERVISOR: Field Manager
DUTY STATION: Several Districts
POSITIONs: 45 Field Officers per district
COMMITMENT: 4 weeks
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DESIRED START DATE: Monday 1St March 2021
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday February 12th, 2021
SUMMARY
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) seeks to hire on short-term basis qualified and experienced Field Officers to conduct household, community health worker, and Anthropometric surveys in local languages for the Living Goods II Endline Study in Kayunga, Iganga, Mbale, Kumi, Soroti, Dokolo, Apac, Gulu, Adjumani, Maracha, Koboko and Nebbi Districts.
IPA is conducting a follow-up data collection exercise on behalf of the implementing partners Living Goods and BRAC. Three different surveys will be administered to approximately 12000 respondents. The surveys will look at intra household dynamics, household welfare, health behavior of respondents, child mortality rate, essential services provided by the community health workers and anthropometry measurements of children under the age of 5 years will be recorded.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Fluent in local (written and spoken) languages spoken in the study districts and English (MUST KNOW)
- Experience in conducting field interviews & anthropometry measurements
- Experience in conducting electronic data collection
- Post-secondary education (Degree or Diploma in relevant field of study)
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conduct surveys in rural communities
- Willingness to work long hours (Monday to Saturday).
NOTE: YOU MUST BE A RESIDENT OF THE STUDY DISTRICTS AND MUST HAVE A TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (TIN)
DURATION:
Between 2 to 4 weeks dependent on performance, data collection to accomplish and subject to successful completion of one-week training and shortlisting of Field Officers to be hired to conduct the research. Recruitment will be on a rolling basis as the project progresses to other study districts
Application Instructions: Interested applicants meeting the requirements should fill in an online application and attach their cover letter and CV through the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQ-XA0QhpoqvGWnJwyLkOHv8RIVTUa1_7vwg_RlJ1ov8gyuw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the 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.