Company Profile

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a United States-based non-profit organization dedicated to discovering, and promoting effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA designs, rigorously evaluate and refines these solutions and their applications together with decision-makers to ensure that the evidence created is used to  improve opportunities for the world’s poor.

Job Description

• Reports to: Research Associate
• Location:  Accra
• Length of Commitment: Between 4 - 5 months
• Desired start date: May 29, 2017
• Deadline to apply: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
• Job Code: FM-NEP-1252017

IPA seeks qualified applicants for Field Manager positions for a new research project based in Accra, with frequent travel to remote field locations within Ghana. 

Position Summary
The Field Manager will work closely with the Research Associate and will oversee the adequate execution of all field based data collection activities.

The Field Manager will perform the following responsibilities:

• Recruitment, training, and supervision of Field teams during field surveys; 
• Development of training manuals for all data collection activities; 
• Managing finances and tracking field expenditures; 
• Assisting with data reconciliation and management;
• Piloting and developing instruments with the Research Associate, Research Coordinator or Research Manager;
• Manage and track survey and intervention equipment used in the field;
• Evaluate the performance of field staff during recruitment, training and data collection; 
• Adhere to all IPA survey protocols and ensure field teams also do same;
• Report all concerns and issues immediately to the Research Associate, Research Coordinator, or Research Manager;
• Promptly respond to contact from the IPA Research Associate, Research Coordinator, Research Manager or other IPA staff;
• Be responsible for maintaining good relations with IPA, its employees, partner organizations and project participants;
• Perform other work-related duties that may be assigned. 

Required Skills or Experience

• A minimum educational qualification of HND in economics, statistics or related field. Bachelor degree is preferred;
• Project management experience, as well as experience supervising, designing and implementing data collection and managing large teams of enumerators/surveyors is preferred;
• Fluency in English and Twi is required. Fluency in additional local languages is a plus;
• Experience in field data collection is a plus;
• Excellent management, communication and organizational skills;
• Experience working in an international NGO is a plus.