Innovations for Poverty Action NGO Jobs in Tamale, Northern Region
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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 evaluates, 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: Field Manager
- Location: Tamale, Ghana
- Deadline to apply: 15th March, 2019
- Duration: 3 to 4 weeks
- Desired start date: 15th April, 2019
- Job Code: CAGE-BL-FS-19
- Report directly to the Field Manager;
- 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, and 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 HFC.
- Ensure survey equipment is managed appropriately by field teams and assist with the preparation of daily work plans
- Be responsible for maintaining good relations with IPA, its employees, partner organizations and project participants;
- Perform other duties related to the project that may be assigned to him/her.
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
- 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 fluent and able to translate questionnaire in Dagbani, Mampruli, Grune, Buli, Dagare, Wala and Likpakpa
- Should be willing to travel and work in remote communities within the above mentioned districts
- Should be able to ride a motor cycle
- Must own a GENUINE REGISTERED motor cycle with road worthy. IPA will provide enumerators with driver’s license, motor bike insurance and safety helmets when they are successfully selected after training.
- Must have leadership skills experience in similar roles with IPA or similar non-IPA project is an added advantage
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