Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 09, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About IDinsight
IDinsight helps leaders combat poverty worldwide by designing, deploying and promoting evidence-generating tools. We tailor the best methodologies to partner needs and constraints to fuse evidence with action. We serve governments, NGOs, foundations and social businesses across Africa and Asia in all major program areas including health, education, agriculture, livelihoods, finance, energy and governance.

Our approach rests on four pillars:
• Rigorous: We develop and use a wide-range of cutting edge data and evidence tools, including experimental evaluations, monitoring systems, data analytics and visualization, process evaluations, machine learning and more.
• Cost-effective: Every dollar spent is justified by expected impact. If funds could be better used in another way, we say so.
• Timely: Actionable information is delivered in time for client decision-making deadlines.
• Demand-driven: We deploy solutions tailored to partner contexts and needs with no competing agendas.
Our diverse, growing team of over 150 outstanding colleagues operate in nearly two dozen countries around the world. Learn more at www.IDinsight.org.

About the Kenya Field Manager Role
Responsibilities
• Work with our IDinsight Southern and East Africa teams to prepare for and collect data in the region. This includes drafting field plans, planning travel logistics, managing relationships with vendors, and overseeing the data collection process. This will involve travelling to the specific sites to oversee the data collection. The level of involvement will vary depending on the country.
• Work with our teams to ensure that COVID-19 prevention protocols are implemented and adhered to in the different regions. This also involves ensuring that locally specific contingency plans are developed, communicated, and followed in the case of any COVID-19 exposure.
• Supervise field teams (e.g., enumerators, supervisors, and drivers) as needed
• Participate in refining survey instruments, including translation and back translation of questionnaires from English to local languages, if needed
• Manage all human resource duties including preparing payrolls, per diem payment, and schedules
• Manage data quality checks through audio checks, spot checks and back checks, and ensure data integrity
• Participate in and co-lead enumerator training and mentor and motivate team members
• Communicate feedback and clarifications to enumerators in a way that is effective, sensitive, respectful, clear, and thoughtful
• Manage with high integrity and understanding, the interaction with local administration, enumerators, community members, and household heads
• Responsible for ensuring that all research authorizations, updated documents are carried to the field along with other items on the Survey Checklist
• Relay field costs/budgets/advance requests to Associates within reasonable time for payment

Qualifications
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Development Studies, Project Management, International Development, or Education, or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years experience in data collection and managing field teams
• Demonstrated experience in managing field teams of at least 20 field officers during data collection
• Previous data collection experience in household surveys and observations (ideally with mobile phones/tablets using Survey CTO or Open Data Kit)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, as well as Swahili language
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, database management, email and utilization of internet
• Highly motivated, able to take initiative, a reliable team player and comfortable relating to community members and household heads
• Excellent communication skills are critical for this role, with respondents, community members, local officials, and team members
• Ability to work comfortably with culturally sensitive groups and communities
• Previous experience managing finances, enforcing budget controls and producing high quality finance reports
• Well organized, detail-oriented, able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• Responsible for taking good care of all inventory and data collection tools with high integrity
• Extremely strong data and analytical skills and incredible attention to detail – you can pick out a mistake in a dataset from a mile away
• Creativity, a positive attitude, and strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder coordination skills – you’re a strong writer and verbal communicator who can negotiate with internal clients and be persuasive, but also humble and open to other viewpoints.
• Professional maturity and ability to stay calm under pressure
• Strong quantitative reasoning skills – you can QC contracts, POs, and orders without support

Desirable:
• Excellent knowledge and technical skills in coding Survey CTO
• Data collection experience in East Africa

Professional Development
Skill and career development are core to IDinsight's values and long-term impact strategy, and have been noted highlights of teammates’ experiences. IDinsighters receive significant mentorship from IDinsight leadership, support from talented peers, and are given considerable autonomy when ready. They maintain professional development plans and are given "stretch" opportunities designed to strengthen a variety of skills. Real-time feedback is embedded in our culture and formal structures thereby enabling maximum professional growth.
Nuts and bolts
Job title: Field Manager - 1 position
Contract: We expect a two-year commitment.
Reports to (IDinsight): The Office Lead, Nairobi.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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Job application procedure
Please click the "Apply for this job online". The application asks various questions in order for us to get to know you, and requires a CV and cover letter. Applications are due Sunday 5th September 2021. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
More information, including spotlights of current and past IDinsighters, can be found online at IDinsight Careers. Any questions should be directed to careers@IDinsight.org. IDinsight is an equal opportunity employer and strives to create a diverse and supportive workplace.

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