IPA DSKUS Project Field Officers Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya

IPA DSKUS Project Field Officers Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is an international non-profit research organization dedicated to discovering and promoting effective solutions to global poverty problems.

IPA works in partnership with development partners and academic researchers to create and evaluate approaches potential solutions to poverty problems using randomized evaluations in the fields of health, education, microfinance, governance and agriculture. We also mobilize and support these decision makers to use these solutions to build better programs and policies at scale.

About the Project: Demand for Sanitation in Urban Slums project`s primary research objective is to evaluate the effect that connection subsidies and a hygiene awareness campaign have on demand for sanitation in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya.

Other barriers to connection take up, such as collective action issues in multi-household compounds and resident versus non-resident landlords will be studied. Results of this study will be used to inform pricing of subsidy schemes for sewer connections globally.

Combined with added knowledge about the effect of information and awareness campaigns, the goal of this study is to determine cost effective policies to improve connectivity and usage of sewage systems in the developing world.

About the Position: The Field Officer under the general supervision of the Associate Field Manager and within the limits of Innovations for Poverty Action-Kenya policies will assist to coordinate and facilitate survey field activities and functions.

Below is a list of some of the general duties and responsibilities of the Field Officer, to be carried out as needed according to the determination of the Associate/Field
Manager / Research Manager.


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