Research Officer I – IFPRI at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Responsibilities 

• Coordinate the collection of household and agricultural data across studies in several
• countries (e.g. coordinate questionnaire design, monitor quality of incoming data in real-time)
• Prepare large and complex datasets from multiple sources for analysis; and analyze these
• data using advanced econometric methods with general guidance
• Conduct literature reviews and syntheses relatively independently, with general guidance
• Contribute to drafting reports and research papers from large projects; lead the writing of
• data-driven project reports and outputs such as blogs, videos and briefs of small projects
• Establish relationships with key stakeholders externally and internally, and contribute to their capacity development
• Supervise consultants hired for specific tasks to several projects, and across several countries
• Contribute to proposal development, as well as study inception and design
• Develop new data management procedures
• Make decisions within generally defined research protocols
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Statistics or closely related fields.
• A minimum of 3 years’ work experience in academia, the private sector, a development[1]oriented research organization or comparable institution in the area of impact evaluation.
• Knowledge of microeconomic theory and applied quantitative econometric methods
• Knowledge of recent agricultural development and/or applied microeconomics literature
• Excellent knowledge of STATA
• Excellent interpersonal skills and to work in a team-oriented multi-cultural environment
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task as needed, meet deadlines and manage time well
• Ability to work independently and with initiative
• Demonstrated fluency in written and spoken English
• Demonstrated professional level of attention to detail and accuracy of work