Innovations for Poverty Action Survey Coordinator Job in Nairobi or Kisumu, Kenya

Vacancy: Survey Coordinator 
 

Reports To: Deputy Country Director
 

Deadline to Apply: 30th June 2014
 

Start Date: ASAP
 

Location: Nairobi or Kisumu, 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. IPA disseminates the results of its evaluations to policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors around the world.
 

Responsibilities 

The Survey Coordinator will work in close collaboration with the Project Managers and under the supervision of the Deputy Country Director to assist the research staff in the country by supporting data collection activities, training staff in IPA research protocols and collecting best practices from IPA offices worldwide, maintaining IPA Kenya databases and acting as a resource person for IPA Kenya project teams. 

This position provides an excellent opportunity to gain extensive hands-on experience in a field setting, and to have significant management responsibility in a vibrant organization undertaking cutting-edge development research. 

The Survey Coordinator will work closely with the research staff to design and execute survey plans. 

In particular the Survey Coordinator will: 

• Help project teams with hiring, training of survey teams, piloting of surveys, monitoring data collection and establishing appropriate back checking, editing and tracking systems. 
• Provide relevant inputs on local context and promote cross project learning. 
• Serve as the resource person for IPA Kenya project teams. 
• Monitor and evaluate IPA Kenya projects making sure projects know and follow IPA protocols. 
• Manage the IPA Kenya Virtual Library, including questionnaires, published works, manuals, protocols etc. 
• Develop surveyor training plans together with project teams and participate in the surveyor trainings. 
• Work closely with the Research Mangers to assist in the quality control of data collection, with particular focus on data collection monitoring in the design and execution of the survey plan. 
• Maintain the IPA Kenya Surveyor and Monitoring and Evaluation databases as well as other useful data collection contacts and resources. 
• Collect best practices from IPA offices worldwide and help implement them in IPA Kenya. 
• Send out quarterly newsletters on major research topics to all IPA Kenya research staff. 
• Lead the quest to improve IPA Kenya research methods. 

This position is expected to be based in Nairobi or Kisumu with travel up to 40 percent of the time.

The Survey Coordinator will report to the IPA Deputy Country Director.

Qualification and Requirements 

• At least 3 years of experience working on qualitative and quantitative data collection at a management level is necessary. 
• Extensive knowledge of quantitative data collection and a passion for learning best practices and innovations. 
• In addition to English, knowledge of Swahili or one local language is preferred. 
• Proficiency working with Microsoft Office tools and statistical software (Stata preferred) is necessary. 
• Prior experience with Computer Assisted Interviewing (in particular Open Data Kit/SurveyCTO) is preferred. 
• Familiarity and prior experience working in several parts of the country is preferred. 
• A Bachelor's (BSc) Degree in Economics, Management, Social work, Demography or Development studies is preferred. 
• Strong organizational and management skills. 
• Strong communications skills. 
• Interest in travelling and passion for poverty related research. 
• Attention to detail, ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently and work effectively as part of a team. 

Additional Details: IPA Kenya is looking for someone who is detail-oriented and has excellent organizational skills and who will be committed to our high standards of data quality. 

The position requires a candidate with strong leadership, networking, management, and communication skills. 

This position requires a minimum of a two-year commitment.
 

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying, please follow the instructions below:

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 by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org. 

If you submit by email, please ensure that the subject line reads: “Survey Coordinator.” REF NO: FK-2014-06-01. 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
 

Any applications or CVs submitted outside this process will not be considered.
 

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the Survey Coordinator. 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.