Position: Field Assistant, Girls Empowered by Micro-franchising - Gem Project
Deadline to apply: 21st January 2013
Start Date: 25th January 2013
Location: Nairobi, with flexibility to travel within Nairobi County, and occasionally to other parts
of Kenya.
of Kenya.
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 and disseminates
information about what works and what does not to policymakers,
practitioners, investors and donors around the world.
Description of Work:
The Field Assistants will assist the Girls Empowered by Micro-franchising (GEM) team.
Activities include
administering surveys to individuals and business owners, meeting with
ligurus and relatives to locate respondents, and traveling to those
areas in order to interview individuals.
Most of the work in this
project will be Nairobi-based, specifically in Eastleigh, Mathare and
Huruma, but some interviews will take place in other locations
throughout Kenya.
Visiting these respondents can include taking public transport, motorcycles and walking long distances.
Carrying out these interviews can involve staying away from Nairobi at hotels in distant locations for several weeks at a time.
Working outside of standard business hours either in the morning or evening or on weekends is sometimes necessary as well.
Other tasks include organizing
data in the field, office based matching of ID lists, compilation of
survey information, photocopying, translation between Kiswahili and
English and any other tasks needed to make the project run effectively
or assigned by a supervisor.
Work duration:
Successful applicants will initially be hired for month on a casual
basis. Those who demonstrate consistent exceptional abilities and work
performance may be considered for a more long term placement, with the
same project.
Qualifications:
Academic Qualifications: It
is preferred that candidates have obtained a college diploma or
university degree, preferably in sociology, statistics, economics,
education, development studies, social sciences, health, or related
fields. Candidates must have completed secondary schooling.
Professional/Technical Skills:
Skills in data collection and survey administration; ability to work
with local administrators; Computer knowledge and typing skills
required.
Other Qualities and Attributes:
Most importantly a
positive attitude towards the position; able to work in informal/slum
settings; comfortable interviewing people in their homes; comfortable
traveling for extended periods of time; well-organized; ability to work
independently and in a team in the field; promptness; attention to
detail; initiative.
Candidates must be fluent in Kiswahili and English.
Somali speakers preferred.
To apply:
To apply:
Please send a cover letter and detailed CV, 3 references, daytime phone number(s), and email address.
Your CV should include
your scores or grades and other measures of academic achievement, and
details about any relevant work experience.
Applications can be submitted to any of our branch offices,
or by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org ,
or by post office using P.O Box 373, Busia area code 50400 Kenya.
If you submit by email, please ensure that the subject line reads: “FIELD ASSISTANT.”REF NO: GEM-2013-01-01.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by email 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 Field Assistant Girls Empowered by Micro-franchising.
DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the Field Assistant Girls Empowered by Micro-franchising.
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 prior to
releasing any extensive personal information to the organization.
Please direct questions to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org.