Position Summary

The 2022 disaster risk global index ranked the Philippines first among 193 countries, illustrating the need for programs to support Filipinos impacted by disasters. Cash transfers have been proven as an effective tool for poverty alleviation and means to support households’ resilience to shocks (Adhvaryu et al., 2018, Baird et al., 2013, de Janvry et al., 2006). The Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) Program, launched in 2020, is intended to serve as a bridge between immediate disaster relief, humanitarian response, and early recovery support. It is the first institutional and unconditional post-disaster cash transfer intervention of the DSWD. 
IPA will conduct a rapid randomized controlled trial (RCT) process evaluation. The process evaluation primarily aims to understand the implementation processes and challenges as well as beneficiary experience of the ECT Program of the DSWD to provide DSWD with actionable insights for program improvement. The study will also test the impact of providing timely information on beneficiaries’ cash transfer usage and subsequent well-being. 
There will be one round of quantitative data collection targeting approximately 700 survey respondents. The Field Team will be composed of one (2) Field Coordinators and at most fourteen (14) Field Officers / Enumerators. 

The Field Coordinator (FC) will assist in the quantitative data collection under the guidance and monitoring of the Research Associate. 

Responsibilities

The FC will be responsible for the following tasks: 
• Coordinate financial and logistics arrangements as well as other preparations for data collection with counterparts from partner organizations and IPA Philippines Procurement and Human Resources including but not limited to preparation of cash advance requests and expense returns, distribution and liquidation of field staff per diem.
• Assist in the pilot testing of the quantitative survey instrument
• Assist in the translation of the quantitative survey instrument
• Assist in training and hiring of FOs for the survey data collection
• Monitor the performance of a team of FOs to ensure targets are met 
• Perform other data collection-related tasks to assist the Research Team, as needed.

Qualifications

Required

• Experience managing a team of enumerators conducting quantitative surveys preferably through both phone and/or face-to-face interviews. 
• Experience conducting one-on-one quantitative surveys preferably through face-to-face and/or phone interviews using SurveyCTO and/or other computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) 
• Tech savvy or computer literate and able to effectively use basic software including Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Box, Adobe Acrobat and communication applications like Viber and Google Meet.  
• Detail-oriented and able to a) identify errors in a timely manner, and b) comply with financial and other project-related processes and requirements 
• Good communication skills to a) comprehend and relay instructions from the Research Team to the Field Staff in a timely manner, b) communicate errors and issues during data collection and recommend practical solutions to address them. 
• Fluent in Davao bisaya to effectively communicate in the local dialect/s in Davao Oriental and/or Davao del Norte 
• Willing to travel to Davao Oriental and/or Davao del Norte
• Access to reliable and strong cell and mobile data reception

Preferred

• Familiar with IPA data collection and financial processes and protocols
• Interest and willingness to learn and use other productivity programs such as Notion

Reports to

Research Associate 

Deadline to Apply

April 26th, 2024 

Location

Davao Oriental or Davao del Norte or Manila

Application Instructions

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About IPA 

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine these solutions and their applications, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s poor. In recent decades, trillions of dollars have been spent on programs designed to reduce global poverty, but clear evidence of which programs succeed is rare, and when evidence does exist, decision-makers often do not know about it. IPA exists to bring together leading researchers and these decision-makers to ensure that the evidence we create leads to a tangible impact on the world. Since its founding in 2002, IPA has worked with over 600 leading academics to conduct over 900 evaluations in 52 countries. This research has informed hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals worldwide. 

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