Job Description
PROJECT SUMMARY
IBTCI is currently seeking candidates for a Field Coordinator to coordinate field data collection on an endline evaluation of a Results Based Financing (RBF) intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The endline study mainly involves two surveys: a household and a health facility—collecting data at the intervention and comparison RBF sites in the provinces of East Kasai, West Kasai, Katanga, and South Kivu. The ideal candidate should possess a successful track record as a field study coordinator, implementing and managing data collection. The Field Coordinator will oversee a team of supervisors and will be in charge of large teams of interviewers and data collectors. Therefore, careful management of personnel and logistics in the field is required. S/he must be available from March 2015 – September 2015.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conduct trainings of survey personnel on study data collection and management tools and methods.
- Oversee supervisors, interviewers and data collectors during endline data collection for the RBF impact evaluation.
- Oversee periodic data management tasks during the survey, including but not limited to data cleaning, verification checks, and ad hoc calculations.
- Provide survey logistics and management support in the field throughout the data collection phase. Maintain and regularly update the Field Implementation Plan.
- Conduct routine data quality control checks.
- Conduct key informant interviews with key stakeholders at Kinshasa and provincial levels.
- Analyze and identify significant interview findings, especially vis-à-vis the costing data.
- Collaborate with the Evaluation Team Leader on the empirical analysis of survey results to estimate the impacts of RBF services.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- A master’s degree in economics, international development, or public health (or an advanced degree in a relevant field).
- At least five years prior experience as a Field Coordinator for research and evaluation studies in the DRC.
- Proficiency in mobile phone based data collection and management system e.g. Datadyne/Magpi; computer skills in word processing and data analysis tools such as SPSS, MS Excel or STATA.
- Familiarity working in rural DRC, specifically in the Kasais, Katanga, and South Kivu
- Native fluency in French and working knowledge of English (both written and oral) are required.
- DRC nationals highly preferred; will consider non-national current DRC residents of other nationalities.
- Experience and willingness to work under harsh conditions in remote areas.
APPLY
Please submit all application materials along with three references https://ibtci.devhire.devex.com/.
Any questions please contact yinanli [AT] ibtci [dot] com
No phone calls please. Applications will be acknowledged, but only final candidates for particular activities will be contacted. IBTCI is an equal opportunity employer.
