Job Title: Qualitative Research Field Manager
Organization: Innovations
for Poverty Action (IPA)
for Poverty Action (IPA)
Duty Station: Kitgum, Agago,
Lamwo, Uganda
Lamwo, Uganda
Reports to: IPA Senior
Research Associate & Principal Investigator, Tracey Chantler, PhD, MSc MCH,
LSHTM
Research Associate & Principal Investigator, Tracey Chantler, PhD, MSc MCH,
LSHTM
About IPA:
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy
non-profit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty
problems.
non-profit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty
problems.
Job Summary: The Qualitative
Research Field Manager should be an experienced qualitative researcher and
native Acholi speaker to coordinate process evaluation activities which are
embedded within a cluster-randomized controlled trial. The trial is assessing
whether data-informed community co-managed vaccine defaulter tracing increases
infant penta-valent 3 and measles vaccine coverage. The intervention is called
the ‘Fifth Child Project’ and it is being implemented by the International
Rescue Committee (IRC) in Northern Uganda. We are looking for a social scientist
with experience in conducting semi-structured interviews, focus group
discussions, transcription/translation of interviews and qualitative data
analysis. The potential candidate should also have experience of leading field
work activities and managing/mentoring junior staff. The study constitutes a
partnership between IPA, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
and IRC.
Research Field Manager should be an experienced qualitative researcher and
native Acholi speaker to coordinate process evaluation activities which are
embedded within a cluster-randomized controlled trial. The trial is assessing
whether data-informed community co-managed vaccine defaulter tracing increases
infant penta-valent 3 and measles vaccine coverage. The intervention is called
the ‘Fifth Child Project’ and it is being implemented by the International
Rescue Committee (IRC) in Northern Uganda. We are looking for a social scientist
with experience in conducting semi-structured interviews, focus group
discussions, transcription/translation of interviews and qualitative data
analysis. The potential candidate should also have experience of leading field
work activities and managing/mentoring junior staff. The study constitutes a
partnership between IPA, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
and IRC.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
·
Communicating
with national, district and local officials, healthcare providers, village
household members as well as LSHTM academics and IPA research team;
Communicating
with national, district and local officials, healthcare providers, village
household members as well as LSHTM academics and IPA research team;
·
Field
piloting and refining survey tools for data collection;
Field
piloting and refining survey tools for data collection;
·
Recruiting,
assessing, training and managing a small team of interviewers and transcribers;
Recruiting,
assessing, training and managing a small team of interviewers and transcribers;
·
Planning
and organizing of interviews, focus groups and observations in rural
Acholi Region;
Planning
and organizing of interviews, focus groups and observations in rural
Acholi Region;
·
Create
project timeline and ensure successful scheduling and mobilization of each
appointment;
Create
project timeline and ensure successful scheduling and mobilization of each
appointment;
·
Managing
information and data collected and ensuring targets are reached in a timely manner;
Managing
information and data collected and ensuring targets are reached in a timely manner;
·
Designing
and coordinating data quality assurance and auditing systems;
Designing
and coordinating data quality assurance and auditing systems;
·
Financial
budgeting and control of field budget and transport, per diem, facilitation
allowances;
Financial
budgeting and control of field budget and transport, per diem, facilitation
allowances;
·
Maintaining/repairing
project inventory including tablets, laptops, voice recorders,
generators, etc.;
Maintaining/repairing
project inventory including tablets, laptops, voice recorders,
generators, etc.;
·
Supervising
health and safety of interviewing team and reporting issues according to
internal processes;
Supervising
health and safety of interviewing team and reporting issues according to
internal processes;
·
Maintain
compliance with all organizational policies and procedures
Maintain
compliance with all organizational policies and procedures
·
Perform
related duties as assigned by supervisor;
Perform
related duties as assigned by supervisor;
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The
applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree desirable
The
applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree desirable
·
A minimum
of three to five years of qualitative research experience
A minimum
of three to five years of qualitative research experience
·
Native
Acholi/Luo language skills
Native
Acholi/Luo language skills
·
Excellent
verbal and written communication skills in English
Excellent
verbal and written communication skills in English
·
Excellent
computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel and Outlook, ideally some
experience with NVIVO)
Excellent
computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel and Outlook, ideally some
experience with NVIVO)
·
Willingness
to live in rural Acholi Region for duration of contract
Willingness
to live in rural Acholi Region for duration of contract
·
Must
be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive
attitude
Must
be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive
attitude
·
Ability
to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within
parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
Ability
to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within
parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
How to Apply:
Interested applicants
meeting the above requirements should send a CV (max 2 pages), a cover letter
(max 1 page) and copies of academic certificates to both the Human Resource
Manager at jobs-uganda@poverty- action.org and to Senior Research
Associate at [email protected]
Type “Application for Qualitative
Research Field Manager” in the email subject line.
meeting the above requirements should send a CV (max 2 pages), a cover letter
(max 1 page) and copies of academic certificates to both the Human Resource
Manager at jobs-uganda@poverty- action.org and to Senior Research
Associate at [email protected]
Type “Application for Qualitative
Research Field Manager” in the email subject line.
Deadline: 1st
December, 2016
December, 2016
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