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Field Supervisor, 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/ First De...
Experience	1 year
Job Expires	Feb 26, 2021
Contact	...

Company Profile

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a non-governmental policy and research organization dedicated to discovering and advancing what works to improve the lives of people living in poverty. Combining technical rigor, immediate policy interest, and a solid grounding in the needs of the poor, IPA’s work helps practitioners better allocate their resources and improve their operations. IPA has been fully registered and working in Ghana since 2009.

Job Description

Job Title: Field Supervisor
Location: Northern Region, Ghana
Deadline to apply: 26th Feb 2021
Duration: 1 week of training, and 3-4 weeks of field work
Desired start date: 8th March, 2021
Language requirement: Dagbani and Likpakpa
Job Code: TraCTA-EL-FS-21
Reports to: Field Manager

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 enumerators on a short-term contract of 3 – 4 weeks to carry out the project’s Endline survey.

Job description

The Field Supervisor (FS) shall manage multiple teams of surveyors.

Responsibilities

Adhere to all IPA survey protocols;
Supervise multiple field teams and Team Leaders;
Organize overall field logistics;
Contact the IPA Field Manager at any time with questions or concerns;
Coordinate field work, manage field team expenses, communicate with the project management team;
Ensure that field teams adhere to IPA protocols and meet their contractual obligations
Accompany surveyors; conduct random, spot checks and run high frequency checks on collected data
Ensure survey equipment is managed appropriately by field teams
Assist with the preparation of daily work plans
Be responsible for maintaining good relations with IPA, partner organizations, project participants
Perform other duties related to the project that may be assigned to him/her.

Required Skills or Experience

Required skills or Experience:

Must have Higher National Diploma (HND), first degree or its equivalent from a reputable institution with at least one-year field/data collection experience
Excellent communication skills in English
Should be fluent and able to translate questionnaire in Dagbani and / or Likpakpa
Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and team player.
Must be good at using Microsoft office; Excel, word, power point.
Must be willing to travel within assigned districts
Should be familiar with Computer Assisted Interview (CAI) or keen to learn
Familiarity with administering questionnaires using SurveyCTO is an advantage;
Should be willing to travel and work in remote communities within the above-mentioned districts
Must have leadership skills experience in similar roles with IPA or similar non-IPA projects

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