New Vacancy At IPA, May 2025

Position Summary

The Field Manager will support the planning, organization, supervision, and monitoring of field operations to ensure they are carried out smoothly and effectively.

Responsibilities

Field Operations Monitoring & Compliance

• Monitor all field activities to ensure they meet IPA data-quality protocols, relevant regulations, policies, and safety standards.

Field Team Leadership & Supervision

• Lead and manage the field team, providing guidance, support, and supervision to deliver the project successfully.
• Build a cohesive, motivated team, foster collaboration and communication, track progress toward goals, and take corrective action when necessary.

Field Operations Planning & Risk Management

• Develop plans and strategies for field operations, including scheduling visits, allocating resources, and ensuring efficient deployment of personnel.
• Identify and assess potential risks, address challenges and unexpected issues during data collection, and implement effective solutions to keep the project on track.

Reporting & Documentation

• Prepare reports on data-collection progress, challenges, and successes, and maintain accurate records of field activities for internal and external reporting.

IPA New Vacancy May 2025.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, sociology, community development or other related fields.
• Experience working in as field supervisor is required. This may include experience in field operations, data collection, project management, or related areas.
• Ability to lead and manage a team of field officers, provide guidance, and ensure the successful execution of field operations.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written in Swahili and English.
• Ability to identify and handle challenges that may arise during data collection.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with team members, stakeholders, and community members.

Preferred

• Ability to work effectively in diverse, multicultural environments.
• Proactive and well-organized, with a record of meeting deadlines.
• Confident, quick to learn, and able to adapt rapidly.
• Strong situational awareness to stay on top of multiple moving parts at all times.
• Previous experience with SurveyCTO and Stata.
• Digitally literate, with hands-on experience using tablets for data collection.

IPA is an equal opportunity employer, hence all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

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