Field Manager / Field Supervisor
Online Stores, Inc.
full-time
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Location: 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Supervise a survey team in deploying the GridWatch sensors, supervising the field team in survey administration and data collection, involving human subjects.
- Use nLine’s backend data management systems to conduct weekly reviews of sensor data to ensure data quality assurance and to troubleshoot issues accordingly.
- Visit sensor locations, as needed, to perform any required sensor maintenance or visits with participants.
- Support with critical preparations for project kickoff including purchasing field equipment, meeting with local stakeholders for project approval (as needed), and preparing arrangements for the survey team training.
- Lead or co-lead the survey team training; nLine will provide comprehensive leadership training in advance and at least one nLine staff member will attend the training for additional support.
- Serve as the point of contact for all field work and serve as the link between nLine headquarters and the on-the-ground project.
- Serve as the point of contact for participants in case of questions or concerns.
- Oversee financial management of the project which includes budget planning, tracking, and reporting; regularly report project expenses to nLine HQ and ensure project expenses align with allotted budgets.
- Maintain regular contact with nLine via Slack and join a weekly virtual check-in with the HQ team, including reporting on the progress of field activities and data quality assurance.
- Manage your own working environment including finding appropriate working space to take phone and video calls, and to store relevant project hardware such as GridWatch sensors and powerstrips.
- Cultivate relationships with key in-country project partners to ensure success and intended impact are achieved; support the development of new relationships with relevant energy stakeholders in Sierra Leone, as appropriate.
- Attend meetings, workshops, and conferences with local energy stakeholders, including government agencies, energy providers, and funders, as appropriate and as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in energy and resources, energy policy, economics, public policy, public administration, business or a related field.
- 5 years of relevant work experience in project management, field data collection, field research and/or partnership engagement.
- Experience supervising data collection research projects, including leading survey design, implementation, and data management.
- Ability to supervise temporary field staff and manage projects independently.
- Familiarity with using survey software (e.g. SurveyCTO or ODK Collect) and using a tablet.
- Previous work experience in conducting surveys (human subjects research) with households or businesses.
- Ability to meet weekly with nLine HQ over a virtual video platform (e.g. Zoom, Uber Conference, or Microsoft Teams).
- Competency with Microsoft Office, Slack, email and video conferencing.
- Cultural sensitivity and demonstrated ability to work successfully with mult-cultural teams.
- Proven capacity to work independently and to be responsive to time-sensitive deadlines.
- Self-directed, intrinsically motivated.
- Well-organized with attention to detail.
- Ability to deal with unstructured and changing environments.
- Proactive in anticipating challenges and proposing solutions.
- Ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality.
- Previous experience living and working in Sierra Leone.
- Fluency in English.
- Master’s Degree in energy policy, energy and resources, energy systems, or a related field. (Desired)
- Previous experience working closely with multi-national donor organizations and government agencies in Sierra Leone. (Desired)
- Working knowledge of government energy policy making processes. (Desired)
- In possession of a working vehicle for visits with participants and project partners. (Desired)