Several Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) DSW Fresher Careers – Short Term Field Officers

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Organization: Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) 
Project: The Dispenser for Safe Water (DSW)
Duty Station: Mbale, Uganda
Reports to: Associate Area Coordinators
About IPA:
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), is an international non-profit research organization. Based in New Haven, CT, with offices in Washington, D.C. and worldwide, IPA works with development partners and academic researchers to create and evaluate approaches to solving development problems, to communicate “what works” in development and to scale up successful projects in a variety of fields, including health, education, microfinance, governance and agriculture.

About DSW:
The Dispenser for Safe Water (DSW) Program at Innovations for Poverty
Action (IPA) seeks to fill vacant positions for Short Term Field Officers to
support our expansion work in Eastern Uganda. This is in an effort to achieve
our program’s medium-term goal—providing 5 million people with sustained access
to safe water, which will prevent 2.3 million cases of child diarrhoea and
avert over 2,200 child deaths each year.
Job Summary: The Short Term
Field Officers will primarily play critical roles in interfacing between DSW
and communities and steer the setting up and running of the chlorine dispenser
system in targeted communities in Eastern Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
 
  • Take lead in community sensitization and
    education meetings;
  • Steer meetings with community leaders and
    with other local officials;
  • Field execution of dispenser related
    activities, including water point nominations and verifications, dispenser
    installations, supplying chlorine to promoters and dispenser maintenance;
  • Act as the primary point of contact for
    promoters to answer questions and concerns about dispensers;
  • Work on collecting data for monitoring and
    evaluation surveys;
  • Field data administration for various
    activities through smart phone technology;
  • Report on a regular basis to the Associate
    Area Coordinator and Area Coordinator;
  • Perform any other duties and
    responsibilities as assigned by the Associate Area Coordinator and Area
    Coordinator.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:  
  • The applicants should possess bachelor’s degrees
    or Diplomas in management, community work, project management or
    equivalent;
  • At least a year to two years’ experience
    working with communities, social enterprises or NGOs;
  • The Short Term Field Officers should be
    highly motivated by the opportunity to expand a programme with proven
    impact, potential to improve the health of millions and save thousands of
    lives.
  • Good language skills in English both
    spoken and written;
  • Good motorcycle riding skills or
    willingness to learn and ride a motorcycle;
  • Extensive knowledge Eastern Uganda –
    living or having lived there is an advantage as well as willing to
    relocate;
  • Language skills i.e. Proficiency in
    speaking Lugisu, Lugwere and Luganda.
  • Embraces team work;
  • Exhibit passion to work and support in
    rural communities in Uganda;
  • High degree of integrity and stewardship;
  • Self driven and highly motivated to
    deliver results within tight deadlines;
  • Possess the ability to communicate well
    within the organization and with the rural communities and local leaders;
  • Basic leadership skills in managing
    people, working with communities and teams;
  • Good computer skills and comfort to
    advance the skills in a dynamic IT field;
  • Highly proactive and ambitious to support
    innovation and change in a dynamic working environment;
  • Positive attitude to work and to develop
    in a fast paced work environment.
How to Apply:  
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications
via email to caleb.wakhungu@evidenceaction.org and copy dsw.uganda@gmail.com
with the subject line “Short Term Field Officer” or bring a hard copy to DSW
Office on Plot 12 Kolonyi Close, Half-London, Mbale. Uganda. For complete
applications, please attach the following documents:
  • Cover letter explaining interest in the
    position and fit for the role
  • Updated CV/Resume
  • Salary Expectations
NB: Only short-listed
candidates will be contacted by email for an interview.
Deadline: May 2, 2014 by 17:00
Hours

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