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: Team Leader
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_Enum-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 be carried out in 20 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.

The Surveyors/Enumerators shall administer interviews to respondents from project schools/communities in assigned district(s). The surveyor/Enumerator shall report to the Team Leader.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct Follow UP surveys in assigned schools/communities
• 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.

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