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 livelhoods.

Job Description

Location: Northern and Upper East, Ghana
Duration: 2 weeks of training and 11 weeks of field work
Desired start date of training: 26th August, 2019
Job Code: EP-EL-FS-19

Escaping Poverty
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.

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

Reports to: Field Manager

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.
• Note: Trainees who perform best at the surveyor training will be considered for auditor position.

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 any of the following languages; Dagbani, Grune, Kassim, Nankam, Nabt
• 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 districts in which is project is working in.
• Must have leadership skills/experience in similar roles with IPA