CIAT Senior Research Associate – Nutrition Jobs in Uganda

The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is seeking to recruit a qualified person to fill the vacancy of Senior Research Associate – Nutrition to support implementation of the grant action especially on the Nutrition sensitive interventions across all the project value chains.

The successful candidate will be based in Dokolo Town, Lango Sub-region, working in all the seven districts.

Key Responsibilities

Under direct supervision of the Alliance’s project’s principal investigator, the specific roles of the Senior Research Associates will be as follows:

Represent the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT and fully participate in any meetings related to the project at field level (Northern Uganda) and prepare meeting reports

Support and Supervise the three nutrition field assistants based in the field to ensure they are able to fully discharge their duties

Lead the implementation of the Alliance’s R4D activities in Dokolo district

Work closely with the research coordinator based in Kampala to prepare quarterly, mid-term and annual technical reports for the Alliance project activities by collating all the district-based reports prepared by the research associates

Work closely with the Community Development Supervisors in Dokolo to monitor nutrition related interventions and ensure they are carried out as per the workplan

Participate as part of the project team in collation and analysis of any data

and information emerging from the field and submit clean data sets as required

Carry out monthly supervisory field visits to ensure, nutrition is being mainstreamed on the ground, the activities specific to the Alliance are going on as planned and provide any backstopping if needed

Engage with consortium partners and stakeholders at field level

Qualifications and competencies

Master of Science degree in Nutrition or related field from a recognized university

At least 5 years’ experience carrying out research and/or development work in the field of nutrition

Experience in data collection, data analysis (SPSS, STATA, or R)

Experience in capacity building and awareness creation activities

Experience in technical reports writing and good communication skills (written and oral)

Experience working with rural communities

Knowledge of Langi and/or Iteso is highly desired

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; CIAT Senior Research Associate – Nutrition Jobs in Uganda

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