Back Checker at Innovations for Poverty Action (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 on 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 tangible impact on the world. Since its founding in 2002, IPA has worked with over 600 leading academics to conduct over 830 evaluations in 52 countries. This research has informed hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals worldwide.
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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Back Checker

Job Code: LTP-PL-BC-23
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Contract
Reports to: Field Manager
Duration: 2 days of training and 5 days of fieldwork
Desired start date of training: 6th December 2023

The Lagos Transit Project

• In many emerging cities, transit is private: operated by many small bus companies, some so small that they only own a single bus. This system is flexible but can be disorganized and dangerous. In recent years, many cities have invested in formal public transit to replace private transit.
• But mass rapid transit is costly, and unlikely to replace informal transit anytime soon.
• This project will study the informal transport industry in Africa’s largest city, Lagos in Nigeria to assess
  • How the introduction of new travel option affects riders and operators
  • The costs and benefits of informal and decentralized transport provision.

Job Description

• The Backchecker shall administer / conduct interviews with respondents and assist in HFC corrections.

Responsibilities

• Carry out community entry, advocacy, and mobilization in the communities assigned.
• Locate the eligible respondents and the community in the sample assigned to and administer surveys objectively and in a technically correct and friendly manner.
• Make re-visits to respondents who could not be located during previous visits due to various reasons.
• Ensure that the information given is correct by keeping the respondent focused on the questions.
• Inform the Field Manager of any problems or difficulties encountered during the administration of the survey and help identify appropriate solutions.
• Listen to audio audits and fill in the audio audit feedback form.
• Behave professionally when working, dress in a modest and culturally appropriate manner.
• Provide feedback on data collection progress during debriefs and any other task related to the project.
• Ensure confidentiality and quality of data collected by adhering to IPA's data collection policies.
• Ensure safe storage and handling of all IPA equipment issued.

Required Skills or Experience

• Must have Higher National Diploma (HND), First Degree or its equivalent from a reputable institution with at least one year field/data collection experience.
• Should be familiar with Computer Assisted Interview (CAI) or keen to learn.
• Familiarity with administering interviews using SurveyCTO is an added advantage.
• Must be fluent in English and Yoruba. Fluency in any other local language widely spoken in Lagos is an added advantage.
• Must be a resident of and familiar with transportation system in Lagos.
• Should be willing to travel and work in local government areas and communities within Lagos in which the project is working in.
• Language requirements: Yoruba and English

Application Closing Date
24th November, 2023.