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,

Duration: 2 weeks of training and 11 weeks of field work
Desired start date of training: 26th August, 2019
Language requirement: Dagbani, Grune, Kassim, Nankam, Nabt
Job Code: EP-EL-ENUM-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: Team Leader

The Surveyors / Enumerators shall administer / conduct interviews to respondents and assist in HFC corrections.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct endline surveys in assigned communities;
• Live within assigned districts or field stations during the period of the survey;
• Adhere to all IPA survey and data protocols;
• Promptly respond to contact from the Field Manager, Field Supervisor, Team Leaders, or other IPA staff.
• 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
• 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 following languages; Dagbani, Grune, Kassim, Nankam, Nabt.
• Should be willing to travel and work in remote communities within the districts in which the project is working in.