The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Research Officer to manage implementation of field data collection for the range of surveys the project team implements; oversee preparation of logistics of field data collection and supervise enumerator training, financial records and reports, organize and maintain collected data. The incumbent will study IBLI and its pastoral economy by analysing collected data to deepen and expand IBLI’s research portfolio on pastoral economy in arid areas and support implementation of IBLI and Kenya Livestock Insurance Project (KLIP) product pilots.
ILRI works with partners worldwide to enhance the roles that livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation, principally in Africa and Asia. The outcomes of these research partnerships help people in developing countries to keep their animals alive and productive, to increase and sustain overall productivity, find profitable markets for their products, and reduce the risk of livestock-related diseases. www.ilri.org
ILRI is a not-for-profit institution with a staff of about 700 and in 2015, an operating budget of about USD83 million. A member of the CGIAR Consortium working for a food-secure future, ILRI has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and offices in other countries in East, West and Southern Africa and in South, Southeast and East Asia.(www.cgiar.org)
Responsibilities
• Oversee implementation of field data collection, including preparing field logistics and budgets; procuring field activity tools; recruiting and training enumerators; supervising field team and implementation process.
• Contribute to development and revision of socio-economic field data collection tools.
• Contribute to cleaning, organizing, maintaining, and analyzing the collected field data.
• Provide research and analytical support to project scientists and contribute to research papers.
• Write research reports summarizing and analyzing data.
• Support IBLI team in coordinating with its research and implementation partners for extension, capacity building, sales and indemnity payout activities.
• Oversee implementation of field data collection, including preparing field logistics and budgets; procuring field activity tools; recruiting and training enumerators; supervising field team and implementation process.
• Contribute to development and revision of socio-economic field data collection tools.
• Contribute to cleaning, organizing, maintaining, and analyzing the collected field data.
• Provide research and analytical support to project scientists and contribute to research papers.
• Write research reports summarizing and analyzing data.
• Support IBLI team in coordinating with its research and implementation partners for extension, capacity building, sales and indemnity payout activities.
Requirements
• A Masters’ Degree in Agricultural Economics, Sociology or Natural Resource Management.
• At least 5 years of experience of leading implementation of medium-scale (300+ households) socio-economic household panel surveys in field, including preparing logistics; recruiting and training enumerators; developing sample frame; and implementing and supervising the surveys.
• Experience of managing project cycle, including communicating and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, enumerators, commercial partners, and local stakeholders; preparing budgets and keeping and reporting financial records for field activities; prepare plans and logistics before field activities and report on implementations of field activities; maintaining and procure electronic files and data and many assets for field activities such as laptops, smart phones, and GPS machines.
• At least 5 years of field-oriented research experience in pastoralist areas.
• Experience with statistical software such as STATA.
• Experience with computer-assisted personal interviewing software such as surveybe and GIS software is added advantage.
• A Masters’ Degree in Agricultural Economics, Sociology or Natural Resource Management.
• At least 5 years of experience of leading implementation of medium-scale (300+ households) socio-economic household panel surveys in field, including preparing logistics; recruiting and training enumerators; developing sample frame; and implementing and supervising the surveys.
• Experience of managing project cycle, including communicating and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, enumerators, commercial partners, and local stakeholders; preparing budgets and keeping and reporting financial records for field activities; prepare plans and logistics before field activities and report on implementations of field activities; maintaining and procure electronic files and data and many assets for field activities such as laptops, smart phones, and GPS machines.
• At least 5 years of field-oriented research experience in pastoralist areas.
• Experience with statistical software such as STATA.
• Experience with computer-assisted personal interviewing software such as surveybe and GIS software is added advantage.
Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus. It is open to Kenyan nationals only. The position is on a 3-year contract renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.
Salary: ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes; pension, medical and other insurances for ILRI’s Nationally Recruited Staff.
How to apply: Applicants should send a cover letter and CV explaining their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Director, People and Organizational Development through our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com/ before 15 March 2015. The position title and reference number RO/02/2015 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.
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ILRI is an equal opportunity employer.
