Innovations for Poverty Action,ICT Entrepreneurship Enumerators jobs in Rwanda

Enumerators:
ICT & Entrepreneurship Development (Rwanda) 

                                

Position:  ICT &
Entrepreneurship Enumerators

Location:  Kigali, Rwanda and
field sites nation-wide

Desired
start date
:
April 18, 2016

Reports to: Field Supervisor

Length of
Commitment

2 months

Application
materials
:
Please complete the online application form, which can be found here: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2666373/IPA-Rwanda-Enumerators-ICT-Entrepreneurship-Development-Rwanda
   

Project
Description:

Innovations for
Poverty Action (IPA), is an international non-profit research organization.
Based in New Haven, CT, with offices in Washington, D.C. and worldwide, IPA
works with development partners and academic researchers to create and evaluate
approaches to solving development problems, to communicate “what works” in
development and to scale up successful projects in a variety of fields, including
health, education, microfinance, governance and agriculture.

Innovations for
Poverty Action will be working with over 4,000 entrepreneurs throughout Kigali
to understand the impact that improved information has on their businesses. At
the center of this project is an innovative ICT tool which entrepreneurs will
use to track and analyze their firm’s growth over time.  This tool will
assist entrepreneurs in making strategic business decisions regarding their
finances, operations and assisting them in customer research.  The
Enumerators will play a critical role in recruiting entrepreneurs to use this
tool and in conducting the subsequent evaluation of the tool’s impact on
entrepreneurs’ work, growth and job creation.

Position
Summary
:
 

IPA is looking for
brilliant and highly-motivated people to assist with our fieldwork activities
as enumerators within and outside Kigali. The Enumerator position provides an
excellent opportunity to be train and gain hands
on experience in a field
setting with a vibrant organization undertaking cutting
edge development research.
Successful candidates will be added to our database and be contacted based on
available positions.

The Enumerator will
work closely with the research staff and field staff to perform a variety of
tasks including, but not limited to:

  • Attend
    training sessions
  • Adhere
    to all IPA survey and data protocols;
  • Conduct
    interviews in the field using survey instruments designed by IPA
  • Document
    issues that arise during fieldwork and communicate them to the field
    supervisor
  • Be
    responsible for maintaining good relations with IPA, its employees,
    partner organizations and project participants.
  • Perform
    other duties related to the project that may be assigned to him/her, such
    as, but not limited to, testing the questionnaire and make arrangements
    for his/her interviews.
  • Transmit
    data collected to her/his supervisors on a daily basis
  • Assist
    in any other tasks related to the delivery of the project at hand

Minimum
Requirements

  • The
    applicant must have a bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship, Marketing,
    Economics/ Statistics, Finance and or related field, with at least one
    year field/data collection experience.
  • Excellent
    Sales and product Marketing skills, preferably interacting with small
    business owners in an urban setting is strongly required
  • Past
    experience with data collection using electronic devices (tablets,
    smart-phones ) is an asset
  • Excellent
    verbal and written proficiency in Kinyarwanda and English.
  • Excellent
    communication and interpersonal skills
  • Good
    computer skills:  ability to type in Microsoft Word
  • Attention
    to detail with excellent numerical skills
  • Sharp
    problem-solving skills and quick learner

How to
apply:

Please click
on the following link to apply for this job position and follow the
instructions: 
http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2666373/IPA-Rwanda-Enumerators-ICT-Entrepreneurship-Development-Rwanda

Failure to
follow these instructions will result in a disqualification of the application.
 The deadline for
application is April
1, 2016.
 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 to be
performed by the 
Enumerator. 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.

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