Position Overview

The Field Manager will report directly to the Associate Research Manager and the IPA management team. He/she will be responsible for assisting the IPA Zambia Survey Project team.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Social Sciences, Agriculture, Statistics, Public Policy, Demographics, or any other relevant field.
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining a positive attitude and interacting well with respondents.
• Proficiency in written and oral communication in the local languages in the four provinces mentioned above.
• At least 3 years of field management experience working on data collection projects, training of enumerators, managing and coordinating project logistics.
• Excellent understanding of project management. Strong organizational, management and communication skills.
• Proficiency in the MS Microsoft Office package. Excellent command of Excel is required.
• Experience with electronic data collection platforms. Knowledge of SurveyCTO is a plus.
• Experience with data management with Stata is a plus.
• Prior experience as an enumerator is desirable.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and complete fluency in English is required.
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in Nyanja, Lozi, and Tonga and other languages are a plus.
• Attention to detail, ability to manage multiple tasks and datelines efficiently and work effectively on a team.
• Flexible and proactive work ethic with a demonstrated interest in the vision and mission of IPA.
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity.

Preferred

• Possesses exemplary Emotional Intelligence.
• Extremely proactive and works to meet deadlines.
• Extremely confident and can learn and adapt very quickly.
• Should be organized and be aware of all the moving pieces all the time.

• Written and oral communication in local languages
• Project management
• Organizational skills
• Management skills
• Communication skills
• MS Microsoft Office package proficiency
• Excel proficiency
• Electronic data collection platforms experience
• Data management with Stata (plus)
• Written and oral communication skills in English
• Oral and written communication skills in Nyanja, Lozi, and Tonga (plus)
• Attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines efficiently
• Ability to work effectively on a team
• Flexible and proactive work ethic
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Emotional Intelligence (preferred)
• Proactive work ethic
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly
• Organizational skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Social Sciences, Agriculture, Statistics, Public Policy, Demographics, or any other relevant field.
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining a positive attitude and interacting well with respondents.
• Proficiency in written and oral communication in the local languages in the four provinces mentioned above.
• At least 3 years of field management experience working on data collection projects, training of enumerators, managing and coordinating project logistics.
• Excellent understanding of project management.
• Proficiency in the MS Microsoft Office package.
• Experience with electronic data collection platforms.
• Experience with data management with Stata.
• Prior experience as an enumerator is desirable.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and complete fluency in English is required.
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in Nyanja, Lozi, and Tonga and other languages are a plus.
• Attention to detail, ability to manage multiple tasks and datelines efficiently and work effectively on a team.
• Flexible and proactive work ethic with a demonstrated interest in the vision and mission of IPA.
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Exemplary Emotional Intelligence.
• Extremely proactive and works to meet deadlines.
• Extremely confident and can learn and adapt very quickly.
• Organized and aware of all the moving pieces all the time.