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Field Manager, Marketing, Tractor Coordination and Technology Adoption Project (TraCTA)

JOB SUMMARY

Company Innovations f...
Industry NGO/IGO/INGO
Category Science
Location Northern Ghan...
Job Status Short-term
Salary Attractive
Education HND/Bachelor
Experience 1 year
Job Expires Feb 26, 2021
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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

  • Location: Northern Region, Ghana
  • Deadline to apply: 26th Feb 2021
  • Desired start date: 17th March 2021
  • Language requirement: Dagbani and Likpakpa
  • Job Code: TraCTA-EL-FM-21

 

Project Summary
The Marketing, Tractor Coordination and Technology Adoption project dubbed – “TraCTA” is an agricultural research project in collaboration with local partners in the agriculture value chain seeking to assess the constraints faced by smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana that may hinder greater productivity, profitability and improved welfare. The study will examine barriers such as: thin output markets, accessibility of tractor services, and lack of information on best farming practices.

The study will be carried out in 199 communities, reaching over 3,500 project participants including maize and soya farmers. The geographic focus will be in the Northern Region of Ghana, across 6 districts, including: Yendi, Gusheigu, Karaga, Mion, Savelugu and Saboba.

The project aims at exploring and promoting the adoption of improved agricultural technologies, timely access to land preparation as well as accessing the output market among small-holder farmers in northern Ghana. The project will conduct an Endline survey for assessment in the selected districts.

TraCTA is looking to recruit Field Manager on a short-term contract of 2 – 3 months to carry out the Endline survey..
 
Position Summary
The Field Manager will work closely with the Research Associate or the Research Coordinator 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 or Research Coordinator;
  • Manage and track survey and intervention equipment used in the field;
  • Accurately 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 or Research Coordinator;
  • Promptly respond to contact from the IPA Research Associate or Research Coordinator 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 at least one of the dominant languages (Dagbani or Likpakpa) in the survey sites;
  • Experience in field data collection is a plus;
  • Excellent management, communication, and organizational skills;
  • Experience working in an international NGO is a plus.

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