Vacancy title:
Field Manager (Rwanda)_ Nuru Energy Project

Jobs at:
Innovations for Poverty Action ( IPA )

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday 6th May 2018

Duty Station:
Kigali, Rwanda

JOB DETAILS:
Field Manager (Rwanda)
• Location: Kigali, Rwanda
• Deadline to apply: Sunday 6th May 2018
• Length of Commitment: 3 months
• Desired start date: ASAP
• Reports to: Research Coordinator

Position Summary: The project seeks to evaluate the impact of a low-cost household lighting product provided by a private sector partner. The project will assess the impact of the product and business model on 1) village-level entrepreneurs who will recharge the lights; and 2) households/customers who will receive lights. Moreover, the project will examine the most effective business models resulting in high usage of the lights.

Responsibilities: The Field Manager will lead project field activities and manage a team of field enumerators to collect project related data. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented and enthusiastic about managing field research projects. The Field Manager will work closely with academic researchers, partners, and other field staff to perform a variety of tasks which may include but not be limited to: hiring, training, and managing the field teams that will conduct the data collection, ensuring that all IPA data quality protocols are followed, creating detailed Field Plans describing team schedules and market to visit, Managing field logistics and adapting Field Plan to changing conditions as necessary, assisting in procuring products and getting approvals from local authorities, supporting data collection and monitoring data quality, completing high-quality data checks on a daily basis, assisting in piloting and translation of questionnaires, establishing editing and tracking systems, making daily updates to a field logbook to track activities and data questions, providing relevant inputs on local context and assist research staff in coordinating relationships with local officials, maintaining a database of surveyors and other useful data collection contacts and resources, and supporting project implementation and training for this as needed.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in economics, social sciences, statistics or related fields
• Experience conducting social science or economic field research. Background in randomized control trials is preferred
• Experience with electronic data collection platforms. Knowledge of Survey CTO a plus.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and complete fluency in English is required
• Fluency is Kinyarwanda desired

Job application procedure
Application materials: All applicants must complete the online application form and submit their resume and cover letter here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HNs27xjGkPoP4__1GmpXBc2oZDOWsLLaakxVOADXh2A/edit
Emailed applications will not be reviewed; all applications must be submitted via the web form.
Female candidates are encouraged to apply.