ILRI Careers in Ethiopia
ILRI Research Officer – Socio-economist Careers in Ethiopia
Main duties & responsibilities:Leads and/or collaborates in all socio-economic survey of ACGG including preparation of survey instruments, training of enumerators, data analysis and compilation of reports;
Coordinates the proper management of data, including proper storage, cleaning and preliminary analysis during and after the survey;
Provides technical support in socio-economics and gender to the country teams;
Conducts regular field visits to supervise data collection and follows-up with partners in Nigeria, Tanzania and Ethiopia institutions
Manages all activities including organizing and hosting workshops, presentations, field trips and meetings with and for relevant stakeholders and project partner;
Conducts collection and analysis of secondary data relevant for social, economic and policy research;
Conducts econometric analysis of data using STATA or other standard statistical software;
Conducts literature reviews and assists in preparing strategy documents, research reports and policy briefs to strengthen research and development;
Compiles, summarizes, documents and publishes research data in to reports, briefs, journal articles, periodicals, discussion papers, magazines and newsletters;
Participates in the development of communication materials to enhance the impact of strategic social, economic and policy research in Nigeria, Tanzania and Ethiopia;
Compiles regular reports from data summaries, workshop and trip reports, and project briefs
Builds the capacity of partners in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Nigeria
Establishes and maintains contacts with collaborating organizations and partners;
Other duties that may be assigned by supervisor.
Requirements
BSc degree or MSc in Agricultural Applied Economics or related fields from a recognized university
At least 5 years’ experience in agricultural research for BSc degree or 3 years for MSc degree.
Field experience in socioeconomic, poultry research and/or development activities in in Sub-Saharan African countries;
Familiarity
with the activities of ACGG project.
Practical experience of field surveys in sub-Saharan Africa and analysis of farm household and producer level survey data
Practical training and experience of facilitation training in different workshops
Strong quantitative skills in econometrics and agricultural research,
Good understanding of the poultry sector, markets, value chains and agricultural in the sub-Saharan African countries
How to apply
For more information and job application details, see;
ILRI Research Officer – Socio-economist Careers in Ethiopia
ILRI Research Officer Careers in Ethiopia
Main duties & responsibilities:
Writing literature review, research reports, and advocacy notes;
Collecting and analyzing primary and secondary data using descriptive and advanced multivariate analytical methods;
Drafting, editing and/transcribing reports, manuscripts, proposals and other documents;
Writing concept notes and funding proposals;
Organizing seminars, workshops and other learning events;
Assist in the preparation of reports and presentations, ensure timely and accurate dissemination of research findings to the relevant government authorities and donor agency;
Assure that reports and other deliverables are submitted as required;
Communicate research findings to external audiences as appropriate;
Respond to requests for information about research projects, lead the knowledge management practices and real-time, applied and collaborative learning processes;
Any other responsibilities that will be assigned by supervisor and or/management;
Minimum Requirements:
At least BSc degree or Masters’ degree in Agricultural Economics, Economics or related field.
Minimum of five years for BSc degree or three years of relevant work experience for experience for MSc degree.
Proficiency in using statistical packages like STATA, SPSS and SAS. In our working environment, Stata is most commonly used.
Excellent quantitative analytical skills
How to apply
For more information and job application details, see;
ILRI Research Officer Careers in Ethiopia
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