The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit Monitoring & Evaluation – Field Support Staff, Feed the Future (FtF) – Accelerated Value Chains Development (AVCD) program, to contribute to the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation systems / protocol for Dairy value chains under the AVCD project.
Number of Positions: 2
- Dairy value chain:1
- Livestock value Chain:1
Post location: The position is based in ILRI Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travel to rural areas in Kenya.
As part of a larger USAID – funded agriculture development program, ILRI is leading a project to accelerate the impact of livestock and dairy market interventions on household incomes, with the goal to reduce poverty and hunger in a number of counties in Kenya.
The focus is on taking successful interventions to scale to achieve broad impact on agricultural incomes and nutrition.
The interventions span four areas: Enhancing market access and promoting business development, increasing livestock and milk productivity, enhancing the enabling environment for livestock and dairy production, improving nutrition for women and children.
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 keep their farm animals’ alive and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity, find profitable markets for their animal products, and reduce the risk of livestock-related diseases.
ILRI is a not-for-profit institution with a staff of about 700 and in 2015, an operating budget of about USD 83 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.
Responsibilities
- Under the supervision of the M&E scientists, design and implement monitoring and evaluation systems / protocol for dairy value chains under the AVCD project, together with partners within and outside of ILRI.
- Implement a robust beneficiary tracking database system; managing and regularly updating M&E databases.
- Train project partners on the implementation of the monitoring system, in particular the use of data collection forms and reporting formats, and provide ongoing coaching support through regular site monitoring visits for quality control and timely problem solving
- Contribute to the design of evaluation frameworks, survey instruments (including both quantitative and qualitative methods), sampling strategies and other protocols for collection of M&E data.
- Together with other team members Implement, supervise and monitor field data collection – including training of enumerators and instituting quality assurance standards and checks
- Work with the data systems manager and higher level M & E team to incorporate M&E indicators into the overall data platform.
- Contribute to analyses of monitoring and impact assessment data using qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Contribute to the production of publications including M&E reports, annual reports, policy briefs, peer reviewed articles and other scientific publications in collaboration with scientists and other Research staff in ILRI.
Requirements
- MSc. in Agricultural or Development Economics.
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in the development and implementation of M&E. frameworks including design of tools for data collection.
- Experience applying monitoring systems in agricultural development projects necessary.
- Good understanding of impact, monitoring and evaluation theory and applications extending to study design as well as quantitative and qualitative analytic methods.
- Competence in quantitative analysis and specific strength in micro-econometric analyses
- Knowledge of statistical packages for data analysis (STATA, SPSS and Nvivo).
- Experience in producing project reports, training manuals and peer-reviewed publications;
- Familiarity with dairy system issues and challenges an advantage.
- Familiarity with digital data collection tools such ODK, CSPro an advantage.
- Ability to work effectively in multi-regional teams and with partners drawn from a diverse range of nationalities, cultures and scientific disciplines.
- Ability to work under pressure, meeting tight deadlines without compromising the quality of deliverables.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and able to work with little or no supervision.
- Strong English language skills, both written and spoken.
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.
Job Level: This position is job level 2D. 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.
The position title and reference number M&E/FTF /AVCD/08/2015 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the cover letter and specify the value chain; Dairy/Livestock.
All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portal HERE by 12 September 2015
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ILRI is an equal opportunity employer
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