18 Field Officers - INCLUDE Project

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
INCLUDE PROJECT
POSITION: Field Officers (18 Positions)
REPORTING TO: Research Associate
START DATE: March 2026
LOCATION: Nairobi County
DURATION: 1 Month
DEADLINE: Rolling base
ELIGIBILITY: Position open to local Kenyan Candidates only
About Innovations for Poverty Action: Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine these solutions and their applications, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s poor.
In recent decades, trillions of dollars have been spent on programs designed to reduce global poverty, but clear evidence on which programs succeed is rare, and when evidence does exist, decision-makers often do not know about it.
IPA exists to bring together leading researchers and these decision-makers to ensure that the evidence we create leads to tangible impact on the world. Since its founding in 2002, IPA has worked with over 600 leading academics to conduct over 830 evaluations in 52 countries. This research has informed hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals worldwide.
About the Project: This project investigates whether targeted digital interventions can reduce demand-side frictions in credit uptake among women entrepreneurs in Kenya. Despite being creditworthy, many women avoid formal financial institutions due to fears that they promote over-indebtedness and engage in post-contract
harassment—such as house visits or unlawful seizure of property.
We conduct a randomized controlled trial with women who own small and medium enterprises in Nairobi to evaluate the causal impact of three low-cost, scalable interventions.
About the Position: The Field Officer under the general supervision of the Field Manager and within the limits of Innovations for Poverty Action-Kenya policies and procedures will primarily be responsible for collection of high-quality data in the field.
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 Field Manager or Research Associate.
Duties and Responsibilities

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• Completing trader surveys, and any other survey the PI may come up with.
  
• Actively participate in the survey trainings, translations and provide prompt feedback on survey issues.
  
• Ensuring data collected is of high quality.
  
• Uploading data to the server daily for finalized forms.
  
• Get informed consent from study participants.
  
• Assist in coordinating the project staff training and in preparing the training materials for the field teams.
  
• Collect data from respondents with strict adherence to the SOP.
  
• Ensure proper storage and handling of IPAK equipment such as tablets and power banks.
  
• Report to the SFO/FM/RA on work assignment and provide useful feedback on surveys and other work-related activities.
  
• Any other duties assigned by the SFO/FM/RA.
  

Qualifications and Experience

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• Diploma and above in social sciences or related fields with at least 1 years’ experience in data collection.
  
• Excellent verbal communication skills with fluency in the local languages spoken in the study areas.
  
• Well organized, detail-oriented, excellent listening skills.
  
• Experience in using surveyCTO for data collection.
  
• Demonstrated experience in tracking respondents.
  
• Proven ability to exercise discretion in dealing with confidential or sensitive matters.
  
• Willing and able to traverse various study regions by public transport.
  
• Adept in survey translation with great communication skills.
  
• Flexible, self-motivated and able to work efficiently under minimal supervision.
  
• Ability to stay and work comfortably in the specific study county during data collection exercise.
  

Preferred

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• Candidates who are from or are comfortable working in Nairobi County and its environs are strongly preferred.
  
• (No accommodation offered).
  

How to Apply
Please CLICK HERE to apply online.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the Field Officer- INCLUDE Project. The statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Management reserves the right to amend and change
responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Please note that IPA will never request any form of payment from an applicant. Applicants are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA.
Please contact us at jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org if you have any questions or concerns.