Evaluation Coordinator -Busia, Kenya
posted on January 19th, 2010
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) seeks a qualified applicant for the position of Evaluation Coordinator for a project in Kenya entitled Contract Farming, Technology Adoption and Agricultural Productivity. This position is located in Busia, Kenya, and the principal investigators are Michael Kremer, and Sendhil Mullainathan.
Evaluation coordinators work closely with academic researchers and other field staff to perform a variety tasks including, but not limited to: designing survey questionnaires, conducting qualitative research, running pilot exercise, refining study design and surveying instruments, managing survey teams, negotiating contracts with survey firms, checking and analyzing data, cleaning data and assisting in preliminary analysis, assisting in the writing of project reports and policy memos and coordinating with local partners running the programs being evaluated.
Desired Qualifications and Experience:
• A Bachelor's Degree in economics, social sciences, public policy, or related fields
•Experience living in a developing country is a strong plus
• Excellent management and organizational skills along with strong quantitative skills
•Fluency and excellent communication skills in English a must and desire to learn Swahili preferred
• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and team player
• Demonstrated ability to manage high-level relationships with partner organizations
• Knowledge of Stata (strongly preferred) or other data analysis software is preferred.
• Familiarity with randomized controlled trials preferred.
We are looking for a commitment period of 18 months for this position. If you are interested, please complete the Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) common application indicating that you are interested in applying for a "Type 1" position. You will also need to submit transcripts and letters of recommendation in order to complete the application. J-PAL and IPA work closely together to conduct rigorous impact evaluations to test and improve the effectiveness of poverty reduction programs. More details of the common application process can be found at http://povertyactionlab.org/getinvolved/
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.