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Quantitative Field Staff - Surveyors

JOB SUMMARY

Company Innovations f...
Industry NGO/IGO/INGO
Category Science
Location Ashanti and B...
Job Status Temporary
Salary GH¢ 
Education Bachelor̵...
Experience N/A
Job Expires Mar 31, 2017
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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

  • Quantitative Field Staff, Project Name: Escaping Poverty (Midline)
  • Reports to: Field Manager
  • Location:  Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo Regions
  • Deadline to apply: 31st March, 2017
  • Duration: 3 weeks (Maximum)
  • Desired start date:  25th April, 2016
  • Job code: EP-MFS-20170317


The Escaping Poverty Project
A recent study run by IPA suggests a promising way of lifting people out of poverty. The study, published in Science, was a six country, 21,000 person randomized control trial which found that a multifaceted “graduation” program led to sustained improvements in income, spending and wealth, even after the program ended (Banerjee et al. 2015). Additionally, this program led to improvements in people’s mental well-being, and their perceived status in life. 

Hence Escaping Poverty Project is aimed at studying the Mental Health and Living Standards of households.

Position Summary
IPA seeks to recruit project field staff (Field Supervisors, Surveyors, Team Leaders and Auditors) for a short term contract to help us collect data from respondent already identified in a population sample.

This position is temporary and will be based in Kintampo North, Wenchi, Techiman North, Techiman Municipal, Offinso Municipal, Offinso North, Sekyere South and Afigya Kwabre districts in the Brong-Ahafo and Ashanti regions. 

Surveyors Responsibilities

  • Collect data from respondent in the study sample.
  • Properly execute his duty as a Surveyor.
  • Should report to the Team Leader of the Project.
  • Adhere to all IPA survey and data protocols;
  • Perform other Duties related to the project that may be assigned to him/her;
  • Should be familiar with Computer Assisted Interviews (CAI) or keen to learn
  • Be responsible for maintaining good relations with IPA, its employees, partner organizations and project participants.

Required Skills or Experience

  • Must have Bachelor’s Degree, HND or any tertiary education certificate in any discipline from an accredited tertiary institution
  • Must have experience in research work
  • Must be able to speak fluent educated Twi and any other Ghanaian language
  • Experience in phone survey is an added advantage
  • Experience with IPA or other research institutions is preferred
  • Must have experience in Survey Editing or Auditing
  • Must have good communication skills and good telephone manners

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