Field Manager at Digital Divide Data DDD

About the Project

The African Oral Genealogy is a project under FamilySearch where individuals visit families to collect and preserve genealogical information on family history on indigenous African communities. We collect information from oral genealogy traditions. By “oral genealogy tradition” we mean genealogy information that has been passed down generation to generation by word-of-mouth.

Purpose of the position

We are looking for a field manager to work in Kajiado and Kitui Counties. The successful candidate will be tasked with managing the Oral Genealogy project within the county. You will ensure timely recruitment of agents, monitoring and evaluating their performance.

You will also plan and engage the community through village entry while liaising with area Chiefs. You will be the point person in promoting project awareness in the County of posting.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Communication of targets & processes
• Monitoring and evaluation of individual agent performance - Enforcing consistency in Data collection & Submission
• Data Collection Tools Management – Data collection paperwork and devices (allocation, management & recovery)
• Collection and submission of completed interviews / raw data to data clerks for entry (weekly)
• Spot checks for agents during interview administration at least once a month for each agent
• Providing on the job support to agents - Interview administration refresher training/clarification, feedback on performance, Technical support.
• Quality Management - Checking of data collection forms and Device app entries before submission for data entry clerk, control fabrication of data
• Motivation of the team - Follow up on incentives, Identify high performers, Continuous improvement.
• Back-checks where necessary

Minimum Qualifications:

• Diploma in relevant discipline
• Result oriented, self-motivated and energetic.
• Strong assessment, evaluation and analytical skills.
• Basic computer skills (MS office, Internet)
• Demonstrable leadership skills and ability to coordinate teams.
• Ability to multitask.
• Speaking Local language and understanding the culture.

Preference

Experience in field research or working with CBO’s

Personal specifications

• People Management skills
• Communication Skills
• Team Player
• Analytical skills

Benefits and Compensation

• Commission based remuneration
• Work on own schedule- only deliverer results