Jobs at:
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

Vacancy title:
Qualitative Research Field Manager

Deadline of this Job:
1st December, 2016

Duty Station:
Kitgum, Agago, Lamwo, Uganda

Job details:
Reports to: IPA Senior Research Associate & Principal Investigator, Tracey Chantler, PhD, MSc MCH, LSHTM

About IPA:
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy non-profit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems.

Job Summary: The Qualitative Research Field Manager should be an experienced qualitative researcher and native Acholi speaker to coordinate process evaluation activities which are embedded within a cluster-randomized controlled trial. The trial is assessing whether data-informed community co-managed vaccine defaulter tracing increases infant penta-valent 3 and measles vaccine coverage. The intervention is called the ‘Fifth Child Project’ and it is being implemented by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Northern Uganda. We are looking for a social scientist with experience in conducting semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, transcription/translation of interviews and qualitative data analysis. The potential candidate should also have experience of leading field work activities and managing/mentoring junior staff. The study constitutes a partnership between IPA, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and IRC.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Communicating with national, district and local officials, healthcare providers, village household members as well as LSHTM academics and IPA research team;
• Field piloting and refining survey tools for data collection;
• Recruiting, assessing, training and managing a small team of interviewers and transcribers;
• Planning and organizing of interviews, focus groups and observations in rural Acholi Region;
• Create project timeline and ensure successful scheduling and mobilization of each appointment;
• Managing information and data collected and ensuring targets are reached in a timely manner;
• Designing and coordinating data quality assurance and auditing systems;
• Financial budgeting and control of field budget and transport, per diem, facilitation allowances;
• Maintaining/repairing project inventory including tablets, laptops, voice recorders, generators, etc.;
• Supervising health and safety of interviewing team and reporting issues according to internal processes;
• Maintain compliance with all organizational policies and procedures
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor;

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree desirable
• A minimum of three to five years of qualitative research experience
• Native Acholi/Luo language skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel and Outlook, ideally some experience with NVIVO)
• Willingness to live in rural Acholi Region for duration of contract
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices

Job application procedure
Interested applicants meeting the above requirements should send a CV (max 2 pages), a cover letter (max 1 page) and copies of academic certificates to both the Human Resource Manager at jobs-uganda@poverty- action.org and to Senior Research Associate at lschmucker@poverty-action.org Type “Application for Qualitative Research Field Manager” in the email subject line.