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Job Description

Team Leaders, Marketing, Tractor Coordination and Technology Adoption Project (TRACTa)
Reports to: Field Supervisor
Duration: 1 week of training, and 3 – 4 weeks of field work
Desired start date: 13th May, 2019
Language requirement: Dagbani and / or Likpakpa
Job Code: TRACTa-BL-TL-05042019

Project Summary
The “Marketing, Tractor Coordination and Technology Adoption” (“TRACTa”) project seeks to address constraints for smallholder farmers, as many make the shift from subsistence farming to greater involvement with the agricultural value chain. This pattern is evident in northern Ghana, where small-scale agriculturalists rely on subsistence farming and face low productivity, difficulty in technology adoption, and exclusion from markets that are growing rapidly in the rest of the country.

The project aims to better understand constraints faced by smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana that may hinder greater productivity, profitability and improved welfare. The study will examine barriers such as: thin output markets, accessibility of tractor services, and lack of information on best farming practices.

The study will be carried out in 200 communities, reaching over 4,000 project participants including maize and soya farmers. The geographic focus will be in the Northern Region of Ghana, across 6 districts, including: Yendi, Gusheigu, Karaga, Mion, Savelugu and Saboba.

TRACTa is looking to recruit Team leaders on a short-term contract of 3 – 4 weeks to carry out the baseline survey. Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the above field position to work on the “TRACTa” Project.

Job Description
Team Leaders (TLs) will oversee survey field activities including managing a team of Surveyors, tracking field finances, supervising daily survey activities, survey monitoring and writing daily field reports to the Field Supervisor. Team Leaders will also keep records; including survey tracking, surveyor attendance and project expenses. Team Leaders are responsible for maintaining high quality data collection.

Responsibilities

• Supervise approximately 5 Surveyors and ensure adherence to IPA survey protocols;
• Ensure that data collected is of high quality
• Evaluate the performance of field staff under his/her supervision
• Managing field finances and logistics, including reconciliation and distribution of respondent gifts to survey teams
• Verify that Surveyors have interviewed the right respondents;
• Conduct frequent and random spot checks in the field
• Report all problems immediately to the Field Supervisor and Field Managers
• Submit timely feedback to the Field Supervisor and Field Manager
• Maintain good relations with IPA, partner organizations and project participants.

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 Dagbani and / or Likpakpa
• Should be willing to travel and work in remote communities within the above mentioned districts
• Must have leadership skills experience in similar roles with IPA or similar non-IPA project

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