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

Strengthening Targeted Instruction for Implementation at Scale (STARS) Project
Reports to: Field Manager
Location: Greater Accra, Eastern, Central, Volta, Northern, Upper West & Upper East Regions
Duration: 4 to 5 weeks
Desired start date: 27th May, 2019
Job Code: STARS-FUP-Aud-19

Project Summary:
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.

The Strengthening Targeted Instruction for Implementation at Scale (STARS) Project is an educational project to carried out in 21 districts in 7 regions; Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Eastern, Greater Accra and Central regions. STARS is looking to recruit field staff (enumerators or surveyors, auditors, team leaders, and field supervisors) on a short-term contract of 4 – 5 weeks to carry out Follow UP survey in its schools/communities.

Job Description:
The Auditor shall conduct either back checks or listening to audio files and reports issues identified to the project team.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct back checks on surveys randomly selected for him/her (Back check Auditor)
• Listen to audio audit files and report issues (Audio Auditor)
• Live within assigned districts during the period of the survey;
• Adhere to all IPA survey and data protocols;
• Promptly respond to contact from the IPA Field Manager, Field Supervisor, Team Leaders, or other IPA staff;
• 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
• Should be familiar with Computer Assisted Interview (CAI) or keen to learn
• Familiarity with administering interviews using SurveyCTO is an added advantage.
• Should be fluent in English
• Should be fluent and able to translate questionnaire in any of the language requirement of the chosen district.
• Should be good at using Microsoft Office; Excel and word

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