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Post Title: Project Associate, Market Incentives to Improve Quality (Uganda)
Organisation:Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Reports to: Country Director and Senior
Project Coordinator
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Deadline to Apply: November
30, 2013
Start Date and Duration:
Immediate Preferred, 6 months, with a possible extension of 18 months subject
to securing funding, for this position
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.
Position Summary:
Innovations for Poverty Action seeks a qualified Project Associates to
pilot an agriculture study in rural Uganda. The position offers an opportunity
to gain first-hand field management experience in an organization undertaking
cutting-edge development research. The work will stretch your analytical and
management skills to the limit and will require your full commitment in a
challenging environment. This position will be based in Kampala with extensive
travel in rural areas of the country.
Project
Description:
This study will determine whether access to improved markets
encourages farmers to invest in quality beans thus increasing farmer profits
and reducing farmers’ vulnerability. This study will experimentally examine the
effect of access to improved markets on quality and subsequently revenues.
Responsibilities:
The Project Associate will perform a variety of tasks including, but
not limited to:
·
Developing and
piloting the survey instruments, including programming questions onto a mobile
phone and managing the translation of the survey into the local languages.
·
Supporting the
implementation of the intervention, including creation of protocols and
monitoring mechanisms for a smooth roll out of the intervention.
·
Hiring, training,
and managing field teams who will conduct the interviews and implement IPA’s
part of the intervention.
·
Managing all field
logistics, procuring equipment, and ensuring the study and the intervention
have approvals from local authorities.
·
Overseeing the
baseline and endline data collection of 2500 study participants.
·
Overseeing the
intervention for 1250 beneficiaries.
·
Ensuring all data
quality protocols are followed including auditing enumerators and performing
daily checks of the incoming data; correcting the errors of staff iteratively
to ensure the data is of the highest quality.
·
Managing the data
from collection at the household to delivery of a final, cleaned dataset.
·
Managing the budget
including tracking all expenses to ensure costs are within project funds.
·
Writing regular
progress reports and leading project meetings to ensure deadlines are met.
·
Working closely
with partners running the interventionand liaising between all stakeholders to
ensure all interests are aligned and accounted for.
Qualifications:
·
A Bachelor's or
Master’s degree in economics, public policy, international development,
agriculture or related fields.
·
Excellent project
management and organizational skills; meticulous attention to detail
·
Strong quantitative
skills and very good knowledge of Stata required; programming and other
technical knowledge a strong plus.
·
Demonstrated
ability to lead staff efficiently to achieve project goals.
·
Flexible,
self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently and a team player.
·
Experience working
or living in developing countries.
·
Familiarity with
randomized controlled trials..
Application
Instructions:
Please follow the application instructions below. Any applications or CVs submitted outside
this process will not be considered.
Note, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Complete the J-PAL/IPA common application. Please select the
position(s) you are interested in applying for on the 'Submit Application'
page. Include two letters of recommendation, statement of purpose (cover
letter), CV, and transcripts. We will consider your application even if you are
unable to obtain reference letters before the deadline, but please be advised
that we will be requiring them should you be invited for an interview.
IPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer
All persons shall have the opportunity to be considered for employment
without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry,
alienage or citizenship status, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation,
veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal,
state or local laws.
IPA will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to a qualified
applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue
hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such
assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please
contact us at ipajobs@gmail.com.
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