Fresh Jobs at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

Job Description

• The Enumerators shall administer/conduct interviews with respondents and assist in HFC corrections.

Responsibilities

• Carry out community entry, advocacy, and mobilization in the communities assigned.
• Locate the eligible respondents and the community in the sample assigned to and administer surveys objectively and in a technically correct and friendly manner.
• Make re-visits to respondents who could not be located during previous visits due to various reasons.
• Ensure that the information given is correct by keeping the respondent focused on the questions.
• Inform the Field Supervisor of any problems or difficulties encountered during the administration of the survey and help identify appropriate solutions.
• Behave professionally when working, dress in a modest and culturally appropriate manner.
• Provide feedback on data collection progress during debriefs and any other task related to the project.
• Ensure confidentiality and quality of data collected by adhering to IPA’s data collection policies.
• Ensure safe storage and handling of all IPA equipment issued.

Required skills or Experience

• Must have a 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 Survey CTO is an added advantage.
• Must be fluent in English and Yoruba. Fluency in any other local language widely spoken in Lagos is an added advantage.
• Must be a resident of and familiar with transportation system in Lagos.
• Should be willing to travel and work in local government areas and communities within Lagos in which the project is working in.

Language requirement:

• Yoruba and English

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Job Description

• The Field Supervisor (FS) shall manage multiple teams of enumerators.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the implementation of the wait time and price subsidy experiments.
• Provide daily updates on data collection, including any challenges encountered to the IPA Field Manager and other research staff.
• Support IPA research staff in data quality assurance activities.
• Maintain confidentiality of data as per protocol provided by IPA.
• Supervise enumerators by sitting in during interviews and carrying out spot checks.
• Submit an activity report after the activities are completed.
• Ensure safe custody of all project equipment and supplies.
• Carry out community entry, advocacy, and mobilization in the communities assigned.
• Carry out any other tasks assigned by IPA research staff.

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.
• Must be fluent in English and Yoruba. Fluency in any other local language widely spoken in Lagos is an added advantage.
• Must be a resident of and familiar with transportation system in Lagos.
• Should be willing to travel and work in local government areas and communities within Lagos in which the project is working in.
• Must have leadership skills/experience in similar roles.
• Language requirement: Yoruba and English.

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Job Description

• The Backchecker shall administer / conduct interviews with respondents and assist in HFC corrections.

Responsibilities

• Carry out community entry, advocacy, and mobilization in the communities assigned.
• Locate the eligible respondents and the community in the sample assigned to and administer surveys objectively and in a technically correct and friendly manner.
• Make re-visits to respondents who could not be located during previous visits due to various reasons.
• Ensure that the information given is correct by keeping the respondent focused on the questions.
• Inform the Field Manager of any problems or difficulties encountered during the administration of the survey and help identify appropriate solutions.
• Listen to audio audits and fill in the audio audit feedback form.
• Behave professionally when working, dress in a modest and culturally appropriate manner.
• Provide feedback on data collection progress during debriefs and any other task related to the project.
• Ensure confidentiality and quality of data collected by adhering to IPA’s data collection policies.
• Ensure safe storage and handling of all IPA equipment issued.

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.
• Must be fluent in English and Yoruba. Fluency in any other local language widely spoken in Lagos is an added advantage.
• Must be a resident of and familiar with transportation system in Lagos.
• Should be willing to travel and work in local government areas and communities within Lagos in which the project is working in.
• Language requirements: Yoruba and English